Sandy Fitzgerald

When Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake was young, she didn’t want to be a technology start-up guru — she dreamed of becoming a writer and an artist.

Search was only the beginning.

Watch out, nerds.

Apple’s Scott Forstall was a brilliant innovator — but when his reputation for abrasiveness eclipsed his genius, he found himself without the job he’d held for the past 15 years.

Back in the late 80s, there wasn’t a young teen boy immune to the charms of Danica McKellar, the raven-haired young beauty who starred in “The Wonder Years” as Winnie, the main love interest of Kevin Arnold, played by Fred Savage. But it’s been almost 20 years since that show ended in 1993, and she’s gone on to a whole new kind of fame. Still as gorgeous as ever, she’s better known today for something that will last long after her looks are gone — her incredible mind.

It’s easy to hate Gwyneth Paltrow. Not only does she have that blue-blood Hollywood background, but a killer figure, a handsome rock-star husband, two beautiful children, a multi-million dollar movie career and permanent place atop the best-dressed awards at just about every red-carpet event she attends. And did we mention she also has an Academy Award?

He’s hasn’t worn parachute pants in decades — he’s a different kind of Hammer.

From his gruff, I’m-much-cooler-than-you exterior, you wouldn’t think celebrity chef, author and travel guru Anthony Bourdain has much patience with social media. But Bourdain, who calls social media “a big bathroom wall where anyone can write anything,” has become as adept with Twitter and Facebook as he is in a restaurant or touring obscure kitchens in Croatia.

In these last few weeks leading up to the election, the nastiest debates aren’t between the candidates, but instead between people who call themselves “friends” on Facebook and Twitter.

Where do you go when you’ve conquered the world? Since Justin Bieber’s debut album just three years ago, this 18-year-old has sold 15 million albums, earned $150 million on 157 tour dates and pulled in another $30 million on the opening weekend alone with his biopic, “Never Say Never.” Not enough? He’s also got a fragrance, “Someday,” with more than $60 million in retail sales.