In RetroTech: NetLingo Blog
Tracking tech trends and how the internet is changing our lives.
April 28, 2009
Why Twitter is Sinking Some Relationships
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In the age of Twitter, it may be necessary to lay down some rules - such as, don't let your personal gadgets interfere with your persona...
April 13, 2009
Do you think the net is dumbing us down?
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Recent research suggests that men and women use the Internet differently. The results strengthen stereotypes that men are visual and focused...
April 9, 2009
5 Times You Shouldn't Text
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As seen in Cosmopolitan magazine, firing off too many text messages can kill a budding relationship. Casual electronic notes have become a ...
March 31, 2009
Three-Quarters of the World's Messages Sent by Mobile
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According to TNS Global, 74% of the world's digital messages were sent through a mobile device in January 2009, a 15% increase over the ...
March 27, 2009
Sexting: 14 -year-old Girl Arrested for Porn
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In a bizarre case in New Jersey, a 14-year-old girl was arrested and charged with child pornography after posting nude photos of herself...
March 23, 2009
I'm Here to Make You Feel Better
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Meet Bandit-II a "socially assistive" robot being developed at the University of Southern California. Robots can already perform ...
March 17, 2009
Becoming Web Dead: How to Erase Your Online Identity in 10 Steps
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Because what happens in Vegas, stays online . I've talked to you before about your digital doppelganger and your digital footprint , no...
March 10, 2009
Privacy and Google
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It's not a winning combination. First came the use of Google search engine results as evidence in court to convict a man of murder beca...
March 2, 2009
Lessons from the Online Job Front
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Checking out job sites? Surfing around looking for possible new career opportunities? Don't become the victim of an online scam in the p...
February 24, 2009
Would you kiss a robot? Your grandkids might!
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Robotics expert David Levy, author of Love + Sex with Robots says in five years, people will be having sex with robots and in forty years...
February 16, 2009
Lessons Learned from the Online Dating Front
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Like many people who use the Internet to communicate with friends and connect with people, I'm continually amazed at how rude and insinc...
February 9, 2009
New NetLingo site is LIVE!!
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I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that after 6 months of hard work, my team and I have launched the new and improved NetLingo website!...
February 6, 2009
Love in the Age of Texting
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It's official, technology is slowly killing romance. And many are ready to hit "delete." Take Natalie, she had a boyfriend who...
January 26, 2009
Critics are out of touch, what else is new?
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Many social critics have blamed the distractions of technology for weakening family ties, but that's simply not true. According to Pew I...
January 22, 2009
Obama Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages!
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The Washington Post reported today that If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama adm...
January 21, 2009
Did You Update Your Facebook Yesterday? 1.5 Million Users Did... for Obama!
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People are waking up today with new hope! GOBAMA! Adios dubya , Erin
January 18, 2009
Obama First President with Internet Access
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Barack Obama plans to have a laptop on his desk in the Oval Office, making him the first president to have Internet access there. But he...
January 13, 2009
No More Free Jott? Fine. A Company's Got to Make Money!
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I like to follow Internet start-ups, especially when they involve subscription services and have the potential to grow into mega-success sto...
January 12, 2009
Reminder to All: Think Before You Hit "Send"
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"Plans for Saturday?" That was the subject line of an email I received the other day, and I was excited about the prospect of some...
January 8, 2009
Take a Cue and Get a Clue as to Why Text Messages are All the Rage
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It is so funny to see the difference between teens and parents when it comes to online communication. I say funny because I'm on the out...
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