Internet Black Out
The Day the Net Goes Dark Protest SOPA and PIPA Simply put, SOPA and PIPA seek to further criminalize the sharing of copyrighted material on the internet. They allow for the punishment of internet users who use copyrighted material and the blacklisting of »
Trillion Dollar Growth Trends
Many "Great Eight" encompass the changing dynamic of global growth as the balance of power shifts to emerging economies. Notably 'the next billion consumers' (macro trend 1) identifies up to $10 trillion of worldwide GDP coming from »
Occupied: The Interview
TheURBN: Unconfirmed sources have speculated that Occupy has no leader and is a faceless organization. If true, how does it operate and send down instructions? Christopher Lyman: The Occupy Movement is leaderless by choice. We have general assembly meetings and »
War Never Changes
It's a sad irony in life that the human race has advanced so much in healing as they have in killing. The two run parallel to each other and just when we find new ways to cure people from a harrowing illness, we find a way to inflict that same pain on somebody else and »
We Need a More Progressive Leader in the White House
The source of my optimism for Obama’s second term stems from my anticipation of a rough general election campaign for him. Although I am an ardent supporter of both his domestic and international policies I do »
Will Free Trade Lead To No Trade?
“Hey, I’ll trade you my bologna sandwich for your peanut butter.” “Yeah, and what else? Come on, it’s bologna. Throw in your cupcake and you got a deal.” “My cupcake?! I don’t know… it’s chocolate »
Facebook IPO 101
This article has been co-authored by Charlie Hilton (Founder at Urban Times) and Rory Gilchrist (Chief Technical Officer at Urban Times). Facebook Today Facebook filed their S-1 document on Wednesday setting the ball rolling for an initial public offering (IPO), which »
ACTA: A SOPA By Any Other Name
The publicity and protests around the SOPA and PIPA acts gripped the attention of ordinary people and politicians alike, but did the noise of the crowd drown out the sound of a bigger threat? ACTA (The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is a piece of legislation »
Is Google being Anti-competitive by Offering Free Maps?
It’s being reported that a court has ruled that Google is being anti-competitive by offering free maps, while being in a dominate position. What does this mean »
Invisible Traumas Explored
This week, Urban Times and GV Art kicked off the second in the Trauma series: a series set to explore the tale of scientific traumas via art. The focus: Invisible Traumas. Hosted by GV Art at their gallery in Marylebone, London, we were joined by speaker Rachel »
Rohit Talwar on Extreme Longevity
Living Longer This post is part of the Back to the Futurist Series. Using the brilliant ‘Power of Making‘ exhibition as inspiration for our conversation Rohit delved into a mind-boggling array of »
What Are Brands To A 5 Year Old?
I would like to say that that there is a very important underlying message to the video above, but I really don’t think there is. It says more about the parents and family of the adorable 5 year old girl than American society as a whole. Her recognition of brands »