Technology: Does Technology Connection Mean Life Disconnection?
Has computer and communication technology allowed us to connect more deeply with life? Or, as we become more connected with this technology, are we becoming more disconnected from life? As someone who has made his life’s work the study of human behavior and who is fascinated by the nexus of humanity and computer and communication […]
Read MoreBusiness/Technology: AT&T Has Chutzpah!
Disclaimer: I am an AT&T customer with a data plan. I?ll do my best not to let this ?conflict of interest? interfere with my opinions expressed below. You have to hand it to AT&T; they?ve got chutzpah! That, by the way, is not a formal psychiatric term. I could have said that AT&T is delusional, […]
Read MoreTechnology: The Evolution of Connectivity
Have you ever thought about how far we’ve come in our ability to connect with others and how far we’ll go? I’ve been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we […]
Read MoreTechnology: Twitter Attack: Crisis of Disconnectivity
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ve heard that Twitter was the victim of a cyberattack causing the popular social media to shut down for two hours last week. Well, if you live in the Land of Twitter you would have thought that it was 9/11 all over again. CNN.com quoted one Twitter […]
Read MorePopular Culture: Who’s Responsible For Mean People?
Talk about hitting a man when he’s down, literally and figuratively. Did you read the New York Times article on Friday about the surge in attacks on the homeless, many by so-called thrill offenders? There’s even a genre of on line entertainment called “bum fight” videos that get posted on the Internet. In other words, […]
Read MoreTechnology: Microsoft Has Lost Its Mojo: An Open Letter to Bill Gates
Dear Bill, I know you’ve been retired from Microsoft’s day-to-day operations for about a year now and Steve B. is running the show, but you are still Chairman of the Board and the public identity of Microsoft. That’s why I’m writing you, Bill, because Microsoft is still your company and it needs you. Think modified […]
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