You’re probably thinking this but don’t have the balls to admit it. So I’m going to go ahead and say it: the internet and the way we use it have gotten way out of hand. Just look at social networks – what started as a way to connect with people important to you and a… Continue reading Potluck: A New Social Network That Makes Sharing Links Kinda Like Going to a House Party for the Internet
Month: June 2013
What If We Could Wire Our Brains to Rewrite Bad Memories?
Anxiety disorders like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are a difficulty all-too-real in our country; the number of annual cases of PTSD among soldiers, for example, has risen sharply since September 11, since soldiers started serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn. These disorders create huge, sometimes unscalable hurdles for suffering… Continue reading What If We Could Wire Our Brains to Rewrite Bad Memories?
The DashBurst Guide to Choosing an RSS Reader
Since Google announced the July 1 closing date for Reader, companies have been scrambling to produce alternatives that would draw in the suddenly “homeless” Google Reader users. Feedly, one of the most popular RSS readers, has added functionalities to replace some of the actions users used to be able to do with Google Reader, like… Continue reading The DashBurst Guide to Choosing an RSS Reader
Back to the Social Future [COMIC]
Every time I hear a press announcement these days I get a sense of déjà vu, as if I’ve heard the news before. Maybe that’s because heralded features like hashtags on Facebook and video support on Instagram were expected for a long time. Or maybe it’s because all these new features are pretty old and… Continue reading Back to the Social Future [COMIC]
Rumor: Facebook Set to Release a Flipboard-Style News Reader Focused on Mobile
Facebook is poised to launch a Flipboard-style newsreader service designed especially for mobile, knowledgeable sources told The Wall Street Journal. Labelled internally as “Reader,” the service will source content from Facebook users and brands, focusing on news. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, Reader has been in development for over a year under close observation by CEO Mark… Continue reading Rumor: Facebook Set to Release a Flipboard-Style News Reader Focused on Mobile
10 Best Instagram Videos so Far
It didn’t take long for folks to start posting interesting and funny new videos on Instagram, just days after the video feature was introduced by Facebook. The big announcement also declared that Instagram would support 15-second videos, as opposed to the 6-seconds offered by the popular light-video sharing app Vine. This offers athletes and creatives… Continue reading 10 Best Instagram Videos so Far
17 First World Problems in 2013
By 2013 you would think that technology would have made us more productive than before. The internet, though, is a new tool (historically speaking, that is), and studies have shown a wide learning gap exists before humans can fully incorporate technological advances. While digital cameras, for example, now give you the ability to take and store… Continue reading 17 First World Problems in 2013
Identity on the Internet: Then and Now [COMIC]
Back in the day nobody on the Internet knew who you really were, you could browse the web anonymously doing and saying as you pleased, but today privacy on the web has changed. Now, the government taps into your phone, Facebook and Google accounts before investigators even pour the first round of coffee! … Continue reading Identity on the Internet: Then and Now [COMIC]
