Historical Perspective
In his excellent, 1998 book, The Victorian Internet, Tom Standage offers this insight about what he calls chronocentricity, which he defines as: “The egotism that… Read More
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Happy Halloween
This makes me want to delete my Facebook!!! Be careful out there on the World Wide Web & this Halloween weekend, there are some crazy… Read More
First Impressions of the Newest Social Network, Chime.in
So a new network just hit the market called Chime.in. But I would suggest rushing over and signing up just yet. First off, one small… Read More
Facebook Timeline Cheat Sheet
At the F8 conference, Facebook announced the features of their new profile, Timeline. Timeline’s purpose is to bring content sharing and viewing… Read More
Disruptive Technology.
Today, Techcrunch reported Square (makers of a smartphone-based mobile payment system) is now processing over $2 Billion in payments per year. That’s Billion with… Read More
Is “Poking” Someone on Facebook Dead?
Mashable just ran a story titled “Facebook, It’s Time To Kill the Poke“, and I couldn’t agree more. No, I’m not… Read More
Tying the virtual knot
I recently went to my sorority sister’s wedding, and she is a technology fiend. She’s a graphic designer who still had the traditional save-the-dates and… Read More
Facebook is Following You
At the risk of sounding more and more like Chicken Little when it comes to social media, I saw this pop up on Slashdot over… Read More
Facebook Subscribe Button A New Feature for Celebs and Fans
Facebook’s “Subscribe” feature itself isn’t all that new. I started seeing it a few weeks ago on some of my friends profiles and some company… Read More
Gobble Gobble
There’s a digital book made for the iPad, authored by Al Gore, that’s simply stunning. It’s called Our Choice, and follows his groundbreaking work… Read More