This is my archive

How Social Networking is Like the Flu

If you’re a Facebook user, you’ve probably been bitten by the “25 Things” bug. Slate has a fascinating article today about how the… Read More

Cave paintings, the pyramids, SETI, twitter, Facebook, orphids, and being heard: why we tweet into the aether

I’ve been reading Year Million: Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge (Damien Broderick, ed.) and was really taken by an essay called “The… Read More

Recovery, Bit by Bit

Silicon Alley Insider recently calculated that printing the New York Times costs more that twice as much as it would cost the Times to… Read More

Technology, Meet Sustainability (with a refreshing scent!)

I’m an eco-freak (self-confessed), so when I came across this product the other day via a curious targeted ad/link at the top of my goggle… Read More

Ex-Commerce: Womyn, Rage, and Unwanted Gifts

My sister maintains that when it comes to break-ups, whoever has the most stuff wins. For years she’s been selling off the boyfriend spoils and… Read More

Who invented the search mailing? The viewbook? The fancy annual report?

Last night, Sean and I attended an AIGA event that honored the work of Barton Gillet, the pioneering higher education marketing company, and the work… Read More

Ringing in another ‘Cyber Monday’

If you’re at all like I (and I am beginning to believe that most people are not), you avoid the stores and sales from Halloween… Read More

Change.gov

At the risk of making AttentionScan all about politics lately, this website deserves a mention: Change.gov, which was put up very quickly after election… Read More

Endings and Beginnings: Witnessing History

2:01am, Wednesday November 5, 2008 Wow. History. Never before in my life have I felt as truly proud to be an American like I did… Read More

The Wisdom of (betting) Crowds, part 2

Just to add to my post of earlier today, CNN.com has posted (at 1:56am) the final results of the election. 338 Obama, 159 McCain. Read More