Meredith Broussard

Hidden City Festival 2013 to Kick-off Block Party

gridphilly.com — Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:01AM The Hidden City Festival 2013 will kick-off this year with a block party at the Goldtex Building, located at 12th & Wood Streets on May 25 from 7-11 p.m.

The Power of Visualization's "Aha!" Moments

blogs.hbr.org — Amanda Cox has been a graphics editor at the New York Times for eight years. Trained as a statistician, Cox develops visualizations across platforms, from simple print infographics to highly complex online interactive data tools. The Times is a visualization leader, but Cox believes the best is yet to come from this discipline, which she calls "both young and not young."

New Jaron Lanier book argues Web stole middle-class jobs

upstart.bizjournals.com — There's provocative new reading assignment has come up for digitally-minded (as in all) entrepreneurs: Jaron Lanier, known as the father of virtual reality, has come out with a new book, Who Owns the Future, which argues that the rise of the Internet has equated to the fall of middle class jobs.

New This Year At The Chelsea Flower Show: A Tweet-Controlled Garden

mediabistro.com — Now you don't need a green thumb to be a skilled gardener - all you need is a thumb, period. At this year's Chelsea Flower Show, May 21-25 in London, Twitter users will be able to control the appearance of one of the display gardens.

Nice Idea but Who Benefits?

thenextweb.com — Earlier this week, a post entitled Turning Down TechCrunch generated a heap of discussion around the Internet.