Category Archives: Blog

Showing up – Where are my ladies at? In case it somehow escaped your attention, there are zero women represented in this panel on Leadership in Software Development. As the primary organizer, and as a woman, this is a source … Continue reading →

Cookstr is thrilled to be a launch partner for Unbucket, which launched publicly yesterday with the goal of shaping a web that doesn’t just connect us digitally, but a web that brings us closer together in the real world too. Says Unbucket: … Continue reading →

Whenever friends have expressed that they’re unhappy at work, the following platitude is inevitably uttered by someone luckier, “you should love what you do!” Some find comfort in this. Armed with a renewed sense that they’re entitled to quit their … Continue reading →

Tipping Point Partners company, AppOrchard, had an amazing inaugural year in 2011, then grew revenues nearly 3x in 2012, so we are giving back. Assuming we are all around on December 22, we are offering our iOS and Rails development services … Continue reading →

Tube, a new Van Cougar play running through December 16 at Incubator Arts Project, is as tender, disturbing, hilarious and watchable a piece as you can hope to find in the world of New York independent theater. It’s also made … Continue reading →

The Daily News reported Art’s comments on the recent election in New York. Preliminary numbers show that in-person turnout in New York City was down significantly compared with 2008. Nearly 200,000 fewer New Yorkers stood in line to vote on … Continue reading →

The team put together by Tipping Point Partners, the Campaign Finance Board and the Voter Assistance Advisory Committee took the Change Prize in NYU Wagner’s Code for Change Hackathon. Check out their mobile-optimized creation live at VoteScope.us “A second Code … Continue reading →

As released on the wire earlier today, we have a truly spectacular announcement about work we have been doing for the past year+ on some genuinely ground-breaking technology with our partners…   New SDK Enables Real Time Flight Data into … Continue reading →

Rather than brooding over iOS 6′s buggy maps, here are a few little features you probably haven’t discovered yet on the new OS. They won’t change the world, but they’re still pretty cool: 1) Emoji Keyboard Enter Settings and navigate … Continue reading →

A recent decision came down, wherein Christian Louboutin was allowed to keep its trademark on red soled shoes. I think this is a very poor decision, and misunderstands the basic point of trademark law. Copyright law and patent law (whether or not you agree with … Continue reading →