Sole Purpose of WOW and Gay “Pride” Parades: To Provoke Religious Sector
Have you ever pondered what the link between gay pride parades and WOW is? I believe the answer is that both have an underlining agenda of provoking Israel’s religious community to show its violent underbelly (yes, wowthe religoius community has a tendency to fight back when provoked just like any other denomination in Israel).
Coffee on the Run
One of the noticeable things about walking through Manhattan is the high percentage of people sipping from large cups of coffee in paper cups. While it’s true that most of…
A GPS Enabled Watch Safeguards Young Children
Any parent knows the fear of a young child wandering off and getting lost, which can happen in a split second. Forever etched in my memory is the panic I…
Social Networking Data Powers Anti-Social App
Although it is a bit small, Israel is a very social country. While taking a walk on the city streets or hiking a trail, you can meet long lost friends…
Tel Aviv’s Love of Selfies
It could be that residents of Tel Aviv are just happy people or possibly oozing with self-confidence, but now there is actual data proving their commitment to sharing their personal…
Harps as Portable Spas
One of those who may have played a role in their speedy recovery is Sunita Staneslow, a well-known harpist not only in Israel, but throughout the world. While we are very fortunate to have such a talented harpist in Israel, she has gone a step beyond entertaining typical audiences.
Meet the Winners of the Dev4Dev Cleanweb Hackathon
Last Thursday and Friday, November 14-15, some very cool techies met at the “Dev4Dev Cleanweb Hackathon” at the Google Campus Tel Aviv with one goal—to develop apps that would change…
A Mobile App to Protect Corporate Secrets
Israelis Yair Amit and Adi Sharabani of Skycure made international headlines earlier this year when they discovered that the personal information of users of LinkedIn was at risk. LinkedIn was…
A Successful Exit for an Israeli Start-up Leads to Facebook Office in Israel
In yet another major Israeli hi-tech success story, Onavo Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based start-up, was snatched up by Facebook last week for somewhere between $100 – 200 million. The company…
Clean Technology Invention Reduces Energy Expenses
We all know what it’s like trying to keep the lights out at home to reduce our electricity bills, but how do companies or even mega-corporations handle that?
Come to the Jerusalem Railway Station
After 15 years being closed, the Jerusalem Railway Station reopened May 14, 2013, before Shavuot, under the name, The First Station, for a full day of exciting, fun activities.