Last week we watched as the space shuttle Atlantis took its last trip into space. This marks the end of the space shuttle program but if you look around your home or office you can observe evidence of the impact the program has had on our lives. Thousands of technologies developed for the space shuttle program have been commercialized and implemented in a assortment of ways to improve our daily lives.

As technology grows, the definition of team is changing. These days it is normal to see people from different time zones and different countries collaborating as a team. Increasingly more companies are implementing the organizational strategy of virtual teams, also known as geographically dispersed teams (GDT). You have probably heard the term but are not sure if it fits your business model.

If you visit Google News and enter a search for ‘tech bubble,’ you’ll obtain a dozen fresh articles debating this question: Are technology stocks, particularly social media companies, overvalued?

Have you noticed those strange black, square-shaped symbols popping up all over the place lately? They’re called QR codes, and they’re a very advanced version of the common grocery store barcode. Originally created in Japan to help keep track of car parts, the QR code is quickly becoming a globally acknowledged interactive marketing device.

Have you noticed those strange black, square-shaped symbols popping up all over the place lately? They’re called QR codes, and they’re a very advanced version of the common grocery store barcode. Originally created in Japan to help keep track of car parts, the QR code is quickly becoming a globally acknowledged interactive marketing device.

Technology has advanced to a place that allows for constant connectivity. Getting a hold of someone is as easy (and as impersonal) as sending a simple text message.   No matter where we go, as long as we have a smartphone in our pocket, we are within reach.

You’re not alone if you thought tablets were merely shiny toys for consuming media. Most of the television spots advertising these gadgets show game playing, video watching, and web surfing — and not much in the way of work.

Have you noticed the steady decline of traditional spamming in the past few years? The lowered levels have come about because the Internet has developed along with current technologies to make the z a safer place, one that is increasingly difficult for spammers to navigate.

A number of years ago, we all laughed at then-U.S. senator Ted Stevens when he described the Internet as “a series of tubes.”

Technological growth is now motivated by consumer trends. Companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft are all growing because of the innovations being made in line with consumer demands. These consumer-based technologies are providing fantastic advancements and creating deeper levels of practical implication.