internet

Yotting to the future

(Jul 21, 2011) As it usually happens with the rapidly developing countries, sometimes poor infrastructure is an advantage rather than a drawbac...

For the Grown Up Sassy Reader

(May 26, 2011) As a young tweeny-bopper I waited on pins and needles for each month’s Sassy magazine to arrive in the mail.  It brought t...

The Burning Desire for Curated Experiences

(Feb 10, 2011) What are we seeing? Finding information is rarely a challenge anymore. The challenge is finding the right information: the most ...

Smartphone attack, Internet rip-off

(Jan 14, 2011) While providers sell smartphones like crazy, mobile internet prices are still very high. This will be solved in 2011, but as for ...

The Stickiness of Internet Memes

(Jan 04, 2011) “Bitches Love (insert a random desirable thing)” is an internet meme which originated as a quote from the Adult Swim cartoon ...

Trivia That’s Hip

(Dec 24, 2010) Disclaimer: I didn’t play online games — not on Facebook, nor on any other internet platform.  That changed last week. A...

What Would We Do Without the Internet?

(Dec 21, 2010) Strange happenings have been abuzz lately. The founder of Wikileaks has been arrested and has threatened the world with a “...

Some Things in Life Should be Free

(Nov 16, 2010) Paris park with WiFi My computer and I recently visited Paris. The hotel Internet was barely usable, but it was a non-issue becaus...

The Incredible Disappearing Internet

(Oct 29, 2010) Overnight, Ubuweb disappeared. At least temporarily… due to hackers or something. A rather contentious site for a variety of rea...

The Importance of Readability

(Aug 20, 2010) I spend all day on the Internet, mostly reading. I’ve had to get glasses. Those flashing and pop-up ads give me a headache...

The Quest For Pirate Radio Booty

(Apr 28, 2010) I’ve always believed in radio and its magic. After many, many years spent snug under the covers listening to everything fro...

Chatroulette can be Fun

(Mar 01, 2010) So funny that a few weeks ago, nobody heard about Chatroulette. Just before the overdose and the probably death of the system, th...