May 21, 2010

OMG! Here's Erin on The Martha Stewart Show

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At long last, Erin's appearance on The Martha Stewart Show aired in April 2010. They didn't let us know in advance :-( but we got t...
May 5, 2010

Chat Roulette: Chat + Video = Obscene

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I’ve tracked a lot of online trends but the newest craze to sweep the Internet is one of the most shocking developments to date. It’s the...
April 30, 2010

Internet addiction: Curfew on gamers

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In international tech news, South Korea has imposed a gaming curfew to try to crack down on what authorities call an epidemic of Internet ...
April 27, 2010

Apple's new iAd challenges Google in mobile ads

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Advertising is everywhere, and now it's going to be on your iPhone apps. Apple has thrown down a direct challenge to Google's mains...
April 23, 2010

Supertaskers: The rare few who can multitask

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Several studies have shown that it's impossible for most people to concentrate on two or more things at once --homework and Facebook u...
April 20, 2010

Do iPods cheapen music?

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Like millions of music lovers, Steve Almond of the Los Angeles Times was thrilled with the advent of iTunes and iPods . "Suddenly, n...
April 17, 2010

The PC: Miraculous but boring

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Where's the sense of wonder? asked David Fearon in PCPro . The story of personal computers is one of "amazing semiconductor and m...
April 14, 2010

Generation me, myself, and I

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It's a frequent complaint among parents: Young people today are spoiled, self-centered, and have a huge sense of entitlement. A new stu...
April 12, 2010

Lessons from the European Dating Front

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Russian brides are passe, says Petra Prochazkova in the Czech Republic's Lidove noviny . Now it's Russian men who are wooing women...
April 4, 2010

Real-time bidding: An invasion of privacy?

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I love this editorial, it's by my favorite editor at The Week , Eric Effron. "If you are creeped out by those online ads that seem...
March 25, 2010

How about this: Getting disconnected

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My best friend was on a conference call today where she heard of a new malady facing the human race: disconnect anxiety . I knew immedia...
March 17, 2010

Tasty Tech Tidbits: South American Style

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I just returned from vacation in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru, and along the way I enjoyed learning a little about the tech industry ...
March 16, 2010

One of my favorite terms is silver surfer...

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...and " silver surfer " is the NetLingo Jargon Word of the Day today ;-) A silver surfer is an adult, generally 50 years of age o...
March 8, 2010

Just another day in the life of Web head

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I was catching a little junk sleep in the cube farm this morning when I woke up and suspected that a carnivore had attacked my inbox . I ...
March 1, 2010

Lifestreaming: The New Over Flow of Info

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Trying to stay on top of technology is no easy task. Fortunately it is one that I love. Especially when I get to learn about new and intrigu...
February 22, 2010

Can You Really Get "Addicted" to the Web?

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Apparently yes, you really can get "addicted" to the Web. And despite the many jokes about it, Web addiction is becoming more seri...
February 15, 2010

The iPad: Will it change your life?

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Fans of Apple's new iPad are predicting it will have a revoltuionary impact, changing the way people consume books, newspapers, and maga...
February 13, 2010

Can Facebook Affect Your Credit?

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It's become common practice for marketers to glean information from social networking sites. Now, like many campus admission boards and ...
February 6, 2010

Internet Terms for Word Lovers Worldwide

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Before he passed away, William Safire asked me to compile a list of new Internet terms that were both clever and relevant. Even though he re...
January 31, 2010

Tasty Tidbits on the Tech Front

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Will you take me so I can text? The traditional quest to get a driver's license at 16 is on the wane, as a generation hooked on texting,...