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After writing a positive review of Roy's Hawaiian Grill on Yelp, Matt Siltala received a "thank you" from the company and encouragement to visit the restaurant again. It's that kind of active involvement with Yelp that Siltala, president of Avalaunch Media, recommends to his own clients ...

It's natural to reach for a pad and pen when you need to take notes, but the end result can be frustratingly limited. Handwritten notes have to be transcribed or scanned to become part of a permanent digital record ...

Lexicographer Erin McKean gave a TED talk in 2007 called "The Joy of Lexicography," in which she pointed out the limitations of print dictionaries. After that talk, she decided to make her vision of a new kind of dictionary a reality. Thus was born Wordnik ...

Mark and Lesleyann Coker wrote a novel called Boob Tube, based on her experiences and observations as a soap opera reporter. They found an agent, who shopped it around to traditional publishers to no avail. Rather than give up, however, they decided to start their own e-book publishing company, Smashwords, to give their book -- and others -- a chance.

You don't need much to become a serious runner. There's no big investment in gear or apparel required. ...

The right diving gear makes all the difference. Here's what's trending in underwater technologies ...

Skiing technologies have undergone a revolution in recent years, with skis, gear and gadgets changing how a new generation experiences the sport. These new technologies are making skiing safer, greener and more connected ...

In 1999, Chris Baty was looking for inspiration to write a novel. He got together with some friends in coffee shops and started writing, with rewards of coffee for those who reached their word counts ...

This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2013, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series ...

Artists are using social media to market their work, communicate their ideas and even create new forms ...

This story was originally published on July 9, 2013, and is brought to you today as partof ourBestofECT News series ...

New technologies are transforming how artists make and market their work. Google Earth sometimes makes mistakes: Freeways look like they are upside down or waterfalls flow sideways. For engineers or programmers, these might seem like things to fix. For artists like Clement Valla, however, they're artistic opportunities. ...

Robotic instruments that could be programmed to play music, respond to human musicians, and even improvise were a source of fascination for Steven Kemper during his graduate student days at the University of Virginia, where he studied music composition and computer technology. ...

Social media is changing the way teachers teach and students learn ...

A teacher standing at the front of the room at a chalkboard is one of the iconic images of education. Smartboards and other digital technologies, however, are changing how classrooms are structured, how teachers teach, and how students learn ...

Augmented reality and other interactive technologies are changing what it means to play, read and interact ...

Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, are served up by a variety of companies, organizations and educational institutions, including Coursera, Udemy, Iversity, EdX and many others. Together, they're garnering millions of students from around the world ...

From programmable robots to robotic family pets, toy robots are pushing the limits of interactive technologies ...

Barbie's gone digital. She's wearing a new dress outfitted with programmable LED lights that let her change her look on a whim ...

Remote-control vehicles once primarily inhabited the territory of hobbyists. People would take their planes out to a field on a Saturday afternoon and spin a few lazy circles in the sky ...