3D Printing
3D Printing Industry News: Insights into the future of 3D printing
Forbes Article on 3D Printing Saving The World One Prosthetic At A Time
US FDA Overview of 3D Printing of Medical Devices
4D printing
Harvard News Article on 4D-printed structure changes shape when placed in water
Article on 4D Printing – What You Need to Know about this New Technology
A Video on Forward Thinking: 4D Printing is the Future of Design
4G Technologies
A Website devoted to Understanding 4G Technology Standards
International Journal: The Growth of 4G Technologies in India Challenges and Opportunities
A Research Paper on 4G Mobile Communication Systems: Key Technology and Evolution
5G technology
Ambient Intelligence
Ted Talk: Ambient Intelligence Theo Kanter
Crunch Network Article: The Next Stop on the Road to Revolution is Ambient Intelligence
Video on Outlook Future Technology 2016
Artificial Intelligence
An Article on ‘Artificial Intelligence’ was the Fake News of 2016
The Wall Street Journal The Year Ahead: Artificial Intelligence Drives CIO Agendas
Ted Talk: Can we build AI without losing control over it?
Audio Fingerprint
Apple begins rolling out iTunes Match with audio fingerprint to Apple Music subscribers
News on Top Websites Using Audio Fingerprint to Secretly Track Web Users
Vimeo Introduces Audio Fingerprinting
Autonomous Vehicles
A Paper on Top misconceptions of autonomous cars and self-driving vehicles
Video on How Automated Vehicles Will Learn with DENSO
Article & Video on Uber’s Now Self-Driving Car Roaming Pittsburgh
A Video on The Changing Landscape of Autonomous with Zipcar
Big Data
Federal Records on The Impact of Big Data on Government
Article on The 4 Benefits For The Public Sector When Governments Start Using Big Data
IBM’s Image Showing How to Extract business value from the 4 V’s of big data
Biometrics
A Video on Visa Biometrics Study 2016
Biometrics Institute List All Types of Biometrics
CNBC-Biometrics: The future of digital security
Bitcoin
SAGE Pub Article on How is Bitcoin Money?
BBC News: Bitcoin enjoys end of year price surge
Cloud Computing
IBM Article Explains What is cloud computing?
A Video Tour of the History and Future of Cloud Computing
Context-Aware Computing
A PDF of an Intro to Context-Aware Computing
The Interaction Design Foundation: Context- Aware Computing
Global Context Aware Computing (CAC) Industry 2016, Trends and Forecast Report
Convergence, Interoperability & Quadruple Play IP
Latest Analysis on Convergence: repositioning in an expanded mobile ecosystem
A Video of an Advertising of MIND CIT Corporate
A Chapter on Convergence & Effects
Crowdsourcing
Article on What is Crowdsourcing, Types and Pros & Cons
US News & World Report: Crowdsourcing Meets Music for Symphonies of the Future
The Huffington Post, Slowing The Spread Of Viral Misinformation: Can Crowdsourcing Help?
Cryptography
A Khan Academy Video on Cryptography
A Website with Resources providing an in-depth Overview of Cryptography
Technical developments in Cryptography: 2016 in Review
Encryption in 2016: Small victories add up
Cyber intelligence and Protection Act
A Video and Graphic Overview display of CISPA (Cyber Intelligence & Protection Act)
A LinkedIn Slide Share Cyber intelligence sharing and protection act research
A Report of Federal Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act signed into law
Cyber Threats
Emerging Cyber Threats Report 2016
Cyber Threat Alliance Infographic
Cyber Threat Alliance Uncovers Crypto Wall version 4
Data Mining
Data Mining History and Current Advances
Article on Big data offers new way to find hidden drug interactions
Data Theft
An Article on The Biggest Data Breaches in 2016, So Far
A Video on Secure Wireless: Data Theft Animation
CNN Video on Yahoo’s 500 million accounts stolen
Defense Applications (Use to be Defense Applications & Social Media)
Defense applications ripe for quantum computing
Article on Defense and Aerospace
Video on Synthetic Biology: Scale-up and Defense Applications
Digital books (e-reader)
CNBC Books Sales are in Decline but Audio Books are Thriving
A Video on How E-readers Help Thousands in Africa Learn to Read
Article on The Benefits of Digital Learning Platforms
Digital Divide
A Ted Video on The Digital Divide Effecting Education and Future Job Opportunities
White House FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces ConnectALL Initiative
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
A Blog Discussing DMCA’s two most controversy provisions
DMCA: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digitization and Copyright Law
A Video on Why every leader should care about digitization and disruptive innovation
News Article on Terrible Ruling In Germany: Digitizing The Public Domain Creates New Copyright
Disaster Preparedness/Recovery
A PDF on Information Management Advice 26 Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
E-Book of Red Cross Guide for Preparedness & Recovery
U.S Small Business Administration Disaster & Preparedness Recovery Plan 2016
E-Gambling
An Overview of Top Rated Online Gambling Sites
A CNBC Video of the President of Philippines orders closure of all online gambling firms
The Washington Post Article on Gambling industry hopes casino mogul in White House pays off
E Government
Congress e-Government Act Implementation
A Video on Korea’s e-Government: Future of e-Government
E-learning
Article on Why Online Education has a Bright Future in India
10 Factors That Make eLearning The Future Of American Education
E-Learning Market Trends & Forecast 2014 – 2016 Report
E-pornography
Short Article on E-Pornography Doesn’t Need the Law
Internet Sex Crimes + Laws, Charges & Statute of Limitations
The New Yorker Article Making Sense of Modern Pornography
Electric Car/Electro-mobility
Ted Talk The Mind Behind Tesla, SpaceX, Solar City
Scientific American Electric Cars Are Not Necessarily Clean
Bloomberg Video on How Electric Cars Will Cause the Next Oil Crisis
E-Voting
CBS Video How vulnerable are Pennsylvania’s electronic voting machines?
American Security Today Article The Security Challenge of e-Voting – Anthony Giandomenico
E-Waste
Berkeley Blog What environmentalists get wrong about e-waste in West Africa
Smithsonian Article on The Burning Truth Behind an E-Waste Dump in Africa
A Video on The Oncoming E-Waste Hell
Face Recognition
Wired Article on Hackers Trick Facial-Recognition Logins With Photos From Facebook (What Else?)
Fake News
Where Memes Could Kill: Indonesia’s Worsening Problem of Fake News
News Article on These 3 things need to happen to effectively crack down on fake news
Video Vox Fake news is a convenient scapegoat, but the big 2016 problem was the real news
Hacktivism
Government Technology Article on Understanding New Hacktivism: Where Next for Hackers With a Cause?
Forbes Article on Where Have All The Hacktivists Gone?
2016: The Year Hackers Stole the Show — With a Cause
Health IT
15 Amazing Healthcare Technology Innovations in 2016
HealthCare IT News The most important Healthcare IT News stories of 2016
Video on The Value of Health IT at HIMSS16
HDTV & HD Radio
Article & Graphic on How HD Radio Works
HDTV Expert – On Samsung , Pro AV, Car Audio, and Control
Hypertargeting & Personalization
IBM RSG Media – Delivering personalized content and hyper-targeting the audience using Big Data
Harvard Business Review Making Personalized Marketing Work
Forbes Article on The One Marketing Mistake Companies Make Over And Over Again
Information Technology Security
A visual map of emerging cybersecurity trends
Georgia Tech Institute for Information Security & Privacy: 2016 Emerging Cyber Threats Report
2017: The Year Ahead in Healthcare Information Technology
Intellectual Property
Bangkok Post Intellectual property to get boost in 2017
Video Durham University Intellectual Property
Top 5 Intellectual Property Disputes
Internet2
Video on Internet2: The backbone of Innovation
Video on Internet2 Community: Enabling the Future
Internet Censorship
NBC News China Internet Censorship: New York Times Apps Removed
Video on Internet Censorship Andrew Torba
Internet Dating
CBS News Article on this online dating preference changes with age
The New York Times Article on Online Dating Sites, a Bumpy Road to Love
Article on Online dating booming but how much does education matter?
Huffington Post Blog: 7 Unromantic Facts About Online Dating
Internet Demographics and Major Global Indices
Report on Internet matters: The Net’s sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity
Internet World Stats by Regions
Pew Research Center 13% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?
Internet Governance
UN Internet Governance Forum closes with call to close ‘digital divide’
Why Republicans Are Against Obama Privatizing Internet Governance
Video on The EU and internet governance
Internet of Things
Forbes Article on Internet Of Things (IoT) Outlook For 2017
Video on The Internet Of Things Won’t Be Big It’ll Be Huge
Internet service Provider Filtering
CNN Video on How social media filter bubbles work
The Atlantic Article on How Internet Filtering Hurts Kids
Laws Relating to Filtering, Blocking and Usage Policies in Schools and Libraries
Internet Regulation
CBS Video on How Trump administration could reshape the internet
Legal Memorandum on The Federal Government’s Appropriate Role in Internet Privacy Regulation
Internet Taxation
Video on Bruegel event “Internet taxation: challenges and policy recommendations”
Article and Video on States could make billions taxing Internet access. Will Congress let them?
Fox 13 Salt Lake City: You could be forced to pay sales tax for Internet purchases, like it or not
Legislative Initiatives
States Cybersecurity Legislation 2016
Hogan unveils $65M environmental legislative package
M banking and Microfinance
Video on World Bank’s CGAP: Drive Mobile Microfinance
Ted Talk: Shivani Siroya, A smart loan for people with no credit history (yet)
Major Technology Trends
BBC News: 2017 tech trends: ‘A major bank will fail’
Year in review: 10 major real estate tech trends that shaped 2016
Slideshow on The 11 biggest tech acquisitions of 2016
Malware and Spyware
Forbes Article: This Android Malware Ties Russian Intelligence To The DNC Hacks
10 Essential Tips To Prevent Malware From Infecting Your Computer [Video]
Blog on Common Types of Malware, 2016 Update
Mobile Applications
Tech Article on 10 ways mobile apps will change in 2017
CBS Video: Beware downloading some apps or risk “being spied on”
Report of IBM Center for The Business of Government: Using Mobile Apps in Government
Most Popular Blog Sites
Article on Best Blogging Sites Comparison Guide 2017
Top 15 Most Popular Blogs | January 2017
Forbes on Your Step-By-Step Guide To Choosing A Blogging Platform And Starting Your Blog
Municipal Broadband
News Article on Trump Infrastructure Plan Just One Piece of Vast Federal Broadband Vision
News: Federal court blocks FCC efforts to protect municipal broadband expansion
Nanotechnology
Video: What is NanoTechnology? And, What are the Uses of NanoTechnology?
Global Nanotechnology Market Outlook 2024
Blog on 6 things to know about nanotechnology in healthcare
National Broadband Plans & Universal Services
Article on Canada Broadband Universal Service: 50 Mbps Speed Target, Up to $750 Million New Funding
Bangkok Post News DE: Cheaper rural internet due next year
Net Neutrality
The Hill Article on Net neutrality critic in driver’s seat on GOP tech policy
New York Times Video: The New Net Neutrality Rules
Wired Article: Don’t Gut Net Neutrality. It’s Good for People and Business
Niagara Framework
Video Interview: Ed Merwin at The Niagara Summit
Video: Niagara Marketplace: the one-stop shop for the open IoT
Short Article: Current, powered by GE, Utilizing Tridium’s Niagara Framework
One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
Article on How Maine schools proved why schools everywhere should provide one laptop per child
A video Documentary on the Impact of One Laptop per Child project in Rwanda by Donat IYAMUREMYE
Huffington Blog:Why Schools Should Provide One Laptop Per Child
Outsourcing IT
The Top 10 Benefits of Outsourcing IT through Managed Services
Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco IT Jobs Are Moving To India
Video: Advantages of Outsourcing IT
Patriot Act
A short description & infographic on Surveillance Under the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act: A Retrospective On A Major Mistake That Damaged US Civil Rights
Times Video: Deep Web: Patriot Act
Phishing and Spam
Article on New Wave of Hailstorm Spam Pelts Inboxes
USA Today Video & Article: We could not deliver your parcel’ email could be scam
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information: Phishing
Piracy
Article on UK ‘Piracy Warnings’ Are Coming This Month; Here’s How it Works
U.S Department of State: The United States Response to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
Radio Satellites
Webpage on New Satellites on the Horizon
The Extraordinary History of Amateur Radio Satellites
Ransomware
Article on Los Angeles Valley College pays $28,000 in bitcoin ransom to hackers
Forbes News on Ransomware Crooks Demand $70,000 After Hacking San Francisco Transport System
Ransomware Attacks on Government Agencies Tripled in Past Year
Records Digitalization
Article on Project will digitize 200 years of Archdiocese records in Boston
Video on Kaimenyi: land records to be fully digitized by end of 2016
Robotics
Robots: Legal Affairs Committee calls for EU-wide rules
Robots will destroy our jobs – and we’re not ready for it
Article on China turns to robots as workers age
Sharing Economy
The Atlantic Article on The Original Sharing Economy
Video on What is the sharing economy?
Fortune Video on These Are the Startups that Will Thrive in the Sharing Economy
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Web Analytics
Article on Embedding SEO into Your Organization
A Video on What is search engine optimization (SEO)?
Article on Mobile SEO trends for 2017
Smart Grid
Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability: Smart Grid
Smart grid electrical systems – a new export jackpot for Finland?
Smartphones
CNN Video & Article on Half of teens think they’re addicted to their smartphones
Article on LG and Samsung Foldable Smartphones May Be Released This Year
Smartphone market worth $355 billion, with 6 billion devices in circulation by 2020: Report
Social Networking
Article on Social networks let the rich buy influence
Weekly Journal on Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network
Traditional Networking vs Social Networking
Spectrum Management
Spectrum Management Fundamentals
Technology and Religion
The Huffington Post Blog & Videos: Technology, Communication and Religion
Journal article on How technology stands to change America’s religion
Pew Research Center: The religious divide on views of technologies that would ‘enhance’ human beings
Technological Failures
Video on The biggest technology failures of 2016
Video on Technical Hitch – A brief history of technological failures.
CNBC Slideshow on 11 epic product failures of consumer technology giants
Telecommuting
Article from The University of Iowa on Telecommuting extends the work week, at little extra pay
Career News Think Beyond Telecommuting When Looking for Flexible Work
Forbes Article & Video on Work from Home in 2016: The Top 100 Companies for Remote Jobs
Telegeography
The World is Flat
Article on Meet the people who believe the Earth is flat
Think Tanks
The Washington Post Article on Trump could cause ‘the death of think tanks as we know them’
The challenge for think tanks in 2017
What is a Think Tank? Illustrating the Boundaries of the Definition- Video
Uber and Airbnb
The Bloomberg: Uber and Airbnb, It’s time to Get Real
Financial Times on Uber and Airbnb business models come under scrutiny
Forbes Article on How Uber, Airbnb And Etsy Turned 1,000 Customers Into 1 Million
Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Article on Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality
How Augmented Reality Will Shape the Future of Ecommerce
Ted Talk Video: A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset
Wearable Technology
Article on 50 wearable tech gamechangers for 2016
Forbes Article on How Content Marketing Could Change In A Wearable Technology Era
Article on The Wearable Tech That Could Save Babies’ Lives in India
Web 3.0 and Beyond
Article on The blockchain revolution: will universities use it, or abuse it?
Article on a decentralized web would give power back to the people online
A Video and Article: You Can Start Your Own Country, Thanks to Web 3.0
WiMax
Article on Qualcomm allegedly bribed Apple into not making a WiMAX iPhone
Worst of the Week: A bold look back at the Sprint WiMAX network