Curt Finch


The Klout Score, a Way to Measure Online Influence

Klout has been in the public eye lately, especially after closing an Read story

A Decrease in Spam! Oh Wait, Nevermind

In late December and into early January, email spam Read story

Livescribe Has What I Want: Smartpens

I can't help but pine for technology that doesn't fully exist.  Many times I will get an idea of what I would like to have, like a watch that records...  Read story

The Gaming Level to Come

In the past couple of years, we've seen the boom of the social network and how it's affected us.  Facebook proved to be incredibly profitable for Mar...  Read story

Next Time You’re Stuck in the Storm

It seems current news stories spill into our social networks.  I'm guessing that, over the holidays, many of you read multiple Facebook statuses and ...  Read story

3 Must-See SXSW Speakers, Pt. 3

In this third installment of my South by Southwest (SXSW) speaker series, I chose to highlight Bruce Sterling, the closing speaker for the 2011 Read story

3 Must-See SXSW Keynote Speakers, Pt. 2

As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm really looking forward to the 2011 keynote speakers ...  Read story

3 Must-See SXSW Keynote Speakers, Pt. 1

Since my company is based in Austin, we get pretty excited ...  Read story

NYU Professor Implants Camera In Skull

A photography professor at New York University surgically...  Read story

My Top Tech-y Christmas Present

One of the coolest ideas for a Christmas present I've seen ...  Read story

Avoid Speeding Tickets with Your Smartphone?

Like many other drivers out there, I tend to unintentionall...  Read story

Top 10 Android Apps, Part Two

As promised, here are the remaining five apps that I've com...  Read story

Top 10 Android Apps, Part One

Android users, I present to you—in no particular orde...  Read story

I Thought Google Said "Don't Be Evil"

Just over a week ago, Google turned off 800-GOOG-411. This...  Read story

3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 2

Why my company could not survive without a useful application called Nagios.  Read story

3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 3

VMware is software that provides a completely virtualized s...  Read story

3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 1

The unique and invaluable command line interface (CLI) is a tool that I've come to realize I can't live without.  Contrasting with the graphical user...  Read story

SwiftKey for Android

Recently I was speaking at a PMI conference ...  Read story

New Search Engine Optimization Methodology

While teaching a social media class last Friday in Columbus, OH, I ran across a company at the technology incubator up there called Read story

3 Things to Never Say on Twitter

People forget that Twitter is permanent.  Once it's out there, it is on the Internet, forever. Here are some mistakes I've seen: Rule...  Read story

Google Goggles

What will they think of next? Love them or loathe them, Goog...  Read story

Google Taking on Facebook

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Google ...  Read story

Pay With a Tweet

There's a new currency system out there – Pay With a Tweet .  Instead of paying mone...  Read story

IT Integration

Is IT getting left out of the loop i...  Read story

Cellphone Lemon Law

A writer at TechNewsWorld wonders if we should have a 'lemon law' for...  Read story

Why CEOs Should Be More Social

George Colony of Forrester Research believes that CEOs shou...  Read story

Technology Slavery

Are we giving up our very freedom for the latest, greatest tools? Read story

User Experience, Not Content, is King

A new article at Mashable/Social Media declares that though...  Read story

Social CRM versus Real Customer Service

Gartner analyst Michael ...  Read story

Social Media Remorse Syndrome

Toni Bowers at TechRepublic has written about a new syndrome that a...  Read story

Employee Location Tracking = Big Brother?

Minda Zetlin recently wrote an article here at the Inc Tech...  Read story

Tech Techniques in Archaeology and Science

Technology is used in so many different industries today. We have made inconceivable progress in areas like medicine and archaeology thanks to new tools...  Read story

Tech Speakers Wanted

Are you using open source in systems design? If so, I could use your help. Every year, the Read story

Smart Transport Tech in Asia

South Korea and Japan are the world leaders in intelligent t...  Read story

The Paperless Office

Remember this? We dreamed about it in the 1970s and now it may be here – Read story

Hormones in Plastic Water Bottles

Researchers in Germany believe that plastic water bottles pose a h...  Read story

Video Game for Kids with Diabetes

Children with diabetes have a hard time, as do their parents who have to try and coax them to allow their blood sugar levels to be tested with needles d...  Read story

Are Facebook's Days Numbered?

The NY Times has reported that four 'nerds' in New York City have d...  Read story