Tagging (e.g., graffiti) has crept from (American) cities and unfortunately accelerated blighting National Parks and/or other public recreation areas due to people using Social Networking to showpiece their work… which, of course, resulted in copy-cats also seeking some sort or warped (putting it mildly) notoriety… utterly tragic…
(Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/Up0OW
Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. – Jonathan Winters.
It was only a matter of time before the (perhaps) the next big thing in Social Networking is what one does with their digital-legacy after they’re gone… indeed, planning that is becoming a more ubiquitous option…
(Source) Computer World: http://goo.gl/SC7ph
If size matters perhaps the new 16 cm (6.3 inch) Samsung Smartphone is what any given consumer will covet. Now, if wearing cargo-pants on a regular basis isn’t already your style it might have to be in order to fit said device in a pocket!
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/1WmXp
“Have you done your reading?” (a common refrain heard from countless Professors the world-over)…
With the proliferation of readily available digital materials, your instructor might not only be able to call you out now but validate their assertion via (what’s known as) your ‘engagement index’ (that’s right your reading habits can be digitally tracked!)
(Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/lEUOT
A UK organization is working to bridge the ‘Digital Divide’ amongst those citizens (40% of the total are supposedly over the age 75) who have never been online. This project is both commendable and potentially a resource of talent / market opportunity yet to be fully explored (especially given the overall graying of the OECD nations currently).
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/hVhTh
One would think that (in this instance) once is enough. However, for EA that doesn’t seem to be the case as the company made the Final Four for the ‘Worst Company in America’ two years running now… perhaps they should actually pay more attention regarding the reasons why?
(Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/fB0Nt
According to the (current) ‘net rumors, the enclosed video is supposedly a prototype of a mobile phone from the 1930’s… note the date it was posted…
(Source) YouTube: http://goo.gl/u8Gzs
While it’s a sad state-of-affairs that Aid Workers are regularly harassed (unfortunately) / kidnapped and sometimes (tragically) murdered, offering them access to tracking technology that sends out distress signals (using mobile technology) in order to try to more fully protect these individuals is an exceptional example of modern technology (hopefully put to good use).
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/syK3h
I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason. – Roger Ebert.
