Recent Blog Posts
Facebook Becomes a More Gated Community
If you’ve been watching Facebook over the years you know that it’s not the same place it once was. First, a haven for college kids with a .edu address, Facebook expanded its community in both directions to accommodate ... Read More
Ode to a Gadget
Actually, it’s a movie, not an ode. Since gadgets have kept me duly employed for nearly 35 years, I thought I might spend a few moments reflecting on what gadgets mean to others. Sheer joy or bane of existence? Making life simpler or making it darn complicated? Defining personality or making all personalities identical? Read more.Is the Promise of Technology to Simplify Our Lives?
And if so …. is it failing? I was asked to write an essay about my thoughts on this prompt for The Economist. I really wanted to ask them who in the world would say that technology was meant to simplify? And why haven’t they received their lobotomy yet? Read more.
Wii-alikes for the Youngest Gamers
Nintendo’s Wii is the Barak Obama of the video game world. Nintendo said if you give families a game that’s fun for the whole family they will come. Change will happen. And so we came and enjoyed as the Wii transcended age and gender barriers. Read more �