Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Another Onion piece...

I laughed outloud. I also snorted. If you're troubled by coarse language, perhaps this one's not for you...

Monday, February 23, 2009

Teaching Mom to Internet

This Onion article ran years ago. I was reminded of it 2 months ago when, calling my mom to find out if she had received an email I sent her, she told me that her "firefox is broken."
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38572

They've since updated it:
http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/elderly_woman_destroys

And... something on whether the generational divide influences perspectives on reality vs. virtual reality in online relationships:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6522273.html

Monday, February 9, 2009

What the google?


Google's newest application, My Location, uses cell signals to locate user's locations. If indeed the medium is the message, what does this innovation have to say about privacy and the individual in an interconnected world?




Check it out: