Thanks for the Cash Mr. Bubble Man
The Debut Installment of Pando House Rock Explains the Difference Between the Dot Com Bubble and Tech Investment Climate in 2012
View ArticleNASA's $2.5 Billion Gamble On Mars
Summoning their inner Ziggy Stardust PandoDaily and Explainer Music tell the story of NASA's Curiosity Rover's trip to Mars.
View ArticleOMG GMOs!
Tackling the issue of world hunger and genetically modified organisms, PandoDaily and Explainer Music team up to share the risks of genetically modified food.
View ArticleThe Great Firewall Of China Song
"The Great Firewall of China" is one of the most powerful tools ever created for controlling public discourse. And yet it's also a notoriously leaky construct that Chinese residents can circumvent by...
View ArticleThe Cell Phone Privacy Song
Two months ago, cell phone providers revealed that they had responded to a staggering 1.3 million demands for cell phone records from U.S. law enforcement agencies last year alone. These records can...
View ArticleThe Patents Song
In the wake of the Apple-Samsung trial, patent law is dominating headlines again. In their latest PandoHouse Rock video, the Explainer Music team breaks down U.S. patent law and how we might reform it.
View ArticleConvertible Notes Explained
Many startups are forgoing traditional seed funding in favor of convertible notes, loans which convert into stock after a company goes through its next round of funding. But are convertible notes good...
View ArticleReddit, Explained
The social link-sharing site Reddit has been hugely influential in driving discussions (and Web traffic) since shortly after its debut in 2005. But only recently has it infiltrated the mainstream...
View ArticleA Musical History of Voting in America
PandoDaily and Explainer Music explain the history of American elections through song, from colonial times to email voting in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
View ArticleThe JOBS Act, Explained
In April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, designed to create better access to capital for startups. Many major figures in SIlicon Valley, including...
View ArticleThe Ballad of John McAfee
From anti-virus pioneer to fugitive blogger, the story of John McAfee has transfixed the tech world over the past few weeks. But despite all the coverage, we're still left with more questions than...
View ArticleA History Of The Internet And Computing In 71 Seconds
From machines that took up entire rooms to Web-connected devices you can wear on your face, PandoDaily and the Explainer Music team tell the story of computing and the Internet with a song made...
View ArticleThe Series A Crunch Blues
Here at PandoDaily, we've written a lot about the Series A Crunch and what it means for investors and entrepreneurs. But before diving into our coverage, here's a musical primer on what exactly we...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: Copyright, Explained
Thanks to the Internet, social media, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), navigating copyright issues has never been harder. In our latest song, we've broken it all down for you, from...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: CFAA Hacking Law, Explained
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was passed in 1984 to crack down on hackers, specifically those that attack government computers. But does the law still make sense in 2013? Many have called for its...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: What is Bitcoin? Super Mario Bros. explains it all in a...
This week Bitcoin went mainstream, thanks in part to a fantastic article by Maria Bustillos on the New Yorker's new "Elements" vertical. PandoDaily has been reporting on the phenomenon for a while...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: A History of 3D Printing, From Prototypes to Pistols
3D printing has garnered a lot of press lately, thanks in large part to the Liberator, Cody Smith's (almost) fully 3-D printed gun. But as Chris Dixon noted at last night's PandoMonthly, popular...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: Quantum Computing Explained
Scientists say quantum computers could be built to operate up to a million times faster than conventional computers. But how do they work? And how close are we to putting them in homes and offices...
View ArticleThe evolution of synth, from theremins to Auto-Tune
Today is the birthday of Thaddeus Cahill. What, you're telling me you've never heard of Thaddeus Cahill? Don't worry, he's not exactly a household name. But perhaps he should be. He invented a machine...
View ArticleMark Pincus - "The Game of Business"
In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...
View ArticleMark Pincus - "I Dream to Disrupt"
In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...
View ArticleMark Pincus - "Hacker Blues"
In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...
View ArticleThe most ridiculous patents of all time
The requirements put forth by the US Patent and Trademark Office are surprisingly straightforward. Is it new? Is it useful? Is it already widely in use? If the answers are "yes,""yes," and "no," then...
View ArticleWhy is college so expensive?
Watch our video explainer on how college became so expensive.
View ArticlePandoMonthly: How to pitch Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis lays down a few ground rules for pitching him your ideas
View ArticlePandohouse Rock: Income inequality in San Francisco
Our music video explains the worsening rent and eviction problem in San Francisco. Regardless of how you feel about rent control or the tech industry's impact on the city, it's hard to disagree with...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: Encryption Explained
As the NSA revelations continue to mount, encryption is on everyone's mind. But how do technologies like public key cryptography actually work?
View ArticlePandoMonthly: How does caffeine work?
90% of Americans consume caffeine every day. (I bet among the entrepreneurial set that number is even higher). But how does it work? And what's it do to our bodies? Our latest musical explainer has...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: E-cigarettes, an R&B explainer
The debate over e-cigarettes is complicated so we boiled it all down for you in a two-minute R&B video.
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: Net Neutrality, Explained
In one minute, Explainer Music explains the recent Net Neutrality ruling and what it means for Internet providers, content companies, and consumers.
View ArticleHow to Make It in Porn: A PandoHouse Rock explainer
Between 2007 and 2011, global revenue for the porn industry dropped 50%. Yet people watch more porn than ever before; in fact, one in every four web searches is for adult content. What gives? Our song...
View ArticlePandoHouse Rock: Bandwidth, peering, and streaming video explained
There's been a lot of talk lately about streaming video, ISPs, and what Netflix's slower speeds have to do with net neutrality. The latest jam from PandoHouse Rock explains how Internet TV is...
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