Ginny Sloan, 07/23/12

President, The Constitution Project

The Constitution Project has worked as part of a broad coalition of privacy and civil liberties advocates to ensure that any cybersecurity bill incorporates robust safeguards for privacy and civil liberties.

Dan R. Fink, 07/23/12

Author and Educator

Why not just cut that electrical umbilical cord from the power company to your home and go off grid completely, in the middle of the city or suburbs? Unfortunately it's not that simple, and not cheap.

X PRIZE Foundation, 07/23/12

Solving the world’s Grand Challenges

We are on the eve of significant technological breakthroughs with the potential to redefine not only the average life span but also the practice of medicine.

Rebekah Iliff, 07/23/12

Co-founder and CEO of talkTECH Communications

While the polarized political climate is palpable and the complaints around economic stability are great, the groundswell of entrepreneurship has never been more apparent.

Jason Alderman, 07/23/12

Senior Director, Visa Inc.

In this Internet era, your legacy will likely live on long after you die. Do your family a favor and spare them from having to deal with these issues by addressing them now.

Michael Gregg, 07/23/12

COO, Superior Solutions

In 1997, when influential annual hacking conference Black Hat was founded, the average person could be excused for not paying attention to what was happening in the hacker underground. But today it's time for everyone to learn about hacking threats.

Bruce Kushnick, 07/23/12

Executive Director, New Networks Institute

AT&T; is asking the California legislature for a big favor. A new bill -- based on model legislation from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) would remove all regulations on voice-over-Internet services (VOIP).

Ken Schneck, PhD, 07/23/12

Radio Host, Dean of Students at Marlboro College

The fatal flaw in my Facebook rebellion was found where it is always can be found: the students. Turns out, my aversion to using Facebook professionally didn't stop students from going there. In droves.

Barbara Ficarra, 07/23/12

Journalist, Founder Healthin30.com, Media Broadcaster

It doesn't seem as if there is too much hype -- just little guidance. The push to move the mHealth app world forward may be in the power of consumers to clamor for health and wellness apps that are safe, reliable and trustworthy.

Shawn Amos, 07/23/12

Freshwire

From #Linsanity to Lance Armstrong to the MLB Fan Cave, we'll look at how sports is winning the social media game in this week's episode of Freshwire's "60 Seconds of Social Media."

Don Tapscott, 07/23/12

Advisor to government and business leaders; Author, 'Macrowikinomics'

Humanity is beginning to reinvent old institutions around a new set of principles of collaboration, openness, interdependence and integrity. Entrepreneurship is exploding around the world because the Internet enables little companies to have all the capabilities of big companies.

Marilyn Nagel, 07/22/12

CEO, Watermark

If you Google "women in tech," it's likely that the same 5-10 women will pop up in your search results. I fear that seeing the same faces repeatedly gives the impression that they're the only women succeeding in Silicon Valley.

Clara Shih, 07/20/12

CEO, Hearsay Social

This is a proud time for all of Silicon Valley. Technology may be traditionally perceived as a male-dominated industry, but it won't always be that way. Every day we see more and more powerful women leaders boasting outstanding achievements.

Zack Exley, 07/20/12

Venture Anachronist

The world's best communications and transportation systems are no longer America's. The world's highest-value, largest and most dynamic industries are no longer America's. There is only one global industry that America truly dominates: Facebook. It employs 6,000 people.

Ben Pickering, 07/20/12

CEO, Strutta

Brands that have proven most successful at engaging fans over a sustained period of time do so by sharing content, interacting through comments on their Timeline, publishing fun polls and quizzes, and mixing in a healthy dose of engagement oriented applications such as contests.

John Pavley, 07/21/12

CTO @ The Huffington Post, Mgt Hckr

I don't want to get into a debate about gun control, violence in movies and video games, or the sorry support for mental health services in this homeland of ours. But as a technologist I know there is something we can do to help.

Susan Kemp, 07/20/12

Freelance writer

During my lunch break, I saw a familiar image pop up all over my news feed, a theater just five minutes from my house, and then the pieces started to come together. And I have to say, Facebook is a really dissatisfying way to learn about something so devastating.