PopTech is a unique network of the world’s most inspired—and inspiring—leaders, thinkers, and doers, dedicated to improving the way people live. Once a year, 700 of these leaders in science and technology, social entrepreneurship, design and the arts, media, and more, converge for several days in the seaside town of Camden, Maine. There they plant the seeds of initiatives that...

The folks at Location Labs have created some of the top AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile smartphone apps. Their family-focused location services provided nearly 400 million “locates” in 2010—more than the number of Foursquare check-ins. When Location Labs wanted to launch their first consumer-facing app, named Safely Social Monitor, they turned to Hot Studio for the strategy to...

Kiva is an innovative non-profit that introduced web micro-lending in the fight against poverty. Through loans as little as $25, Kiva invites users to help individuals in 59 countries start businesses and build self-sufficient futures. Since opening in 2005, close to 600,000 lenders have loaned over $222 million through the kiva.org website.