technology

“Follow us on Facebook!”

Posted on 24 March 2018 and filed under media, social media, technology

I’ve become too dependent on Twitter to expose me to smart people and smart writing.

Posted on 24 February 2018 and filed under blogging, social media, technology

“Look at the apps on your phone right now. Are you sure you are comfortable with what’s going to happen when everyone’s running the same apps that you are?”

Posted on 23 March 2017 and filed under outbound, technology

Making direct democracy even more direct-er.

Posted on 16 October 2013 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George, technology

Why I stopped writing at fancy new computers and bought an elementary-school reject.

Posted on 5 October 2013 and filed under articles, Best Of, big, comments, main, technology, writing

I could restore my entire music collection, but it doesn’t seem worth it.

Posted on 17 September 2013 and filed under music, technology

What does it mean when our memories are divided into the pre- and post-digital age?

Posted on 18 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, personal, technology

Finding new ways to read and publish blogs.

Posted on 14 March 2013 and filed under articles, social media, technology

By killing Reader, Google is missing an opportunity to bring more people inside the Google+ environment.

Posted on 14 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, social media, technology

Over  the last couple of days I’ve seen two posts from people whose opinions I respect indicating that putting files in the cloud would soon be a thing of the past. First, Fred Wilson: “I was in DJ Woooo’s Dance/Electro Turntable room last week. I heard a remix track that was super fun. I hit […]

Posted on 10 August 2011 and filed under articles, music, technology

I’m posting this as a follow-up to the @hotmail.com debate. I’m doing it because I think there are a lot of people who may not realize there are implications of who your email provider is beyond functionality and perception. There’s also the matter of ownership. When your email address ends in a domain owned by […]

Posted on 28 July 2011 and filed under articles, technology

What does your email address say about you?

Posted on 27 July 2011 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, technology

I’ve mentioned ambient awareness before. It’s a concept used by social scientists to describe the phenomena of obtaining peripheral knowledge. It’s usually used to the describe the process of sort of knowing what’s going on in people’s lives without necessarily engaging directly with them by getting information via things like Twitter, Facebook, etc. I think […]

Posted on 4 April 2011 and filed under articles, Prince George, social media, technology

This is a story about the internet making the world an amazing place. Back in December, I was on Tumblr, and someone I follow posted an image of a map breaking down “North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns.” I took a look, found it appealed to my inner language geek and reposted. But then […]

Posted on 26 March 2011 and filed under misc, technology

In a world where even the smallest action is chronicled by a Tweet or Facebook status update, Daytum is the logical next step. For the uninitiated (and this will be pretty much everyone), the website is the creation of a guy by the name of Nicholas Feltron, who in 2005 sent out what he called […]

Posted on 25 October 2010 and filed under articles, misc, personal, technology