Tag: Internet
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Your Internet is not Getting Slower
……..you’re becoming more impatient. This blog is about identity – with a focus on “becoming.” Then there’s this underlying current of how technology or new media has an impact on how we are “becoming.” I was watching a news segment this and there was a commercial about how slow our…
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How Google Makes You Sin
Did you know that back in the day – curiosity was a vice. People used to think that curiosity was not a good thing. Curiosity can lead you down some bad and dark places. There are some things that you just don’t need to know. There are some things that…
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My Tablet Experience
Most of the things that I do on the Internet, I can do on my tablet. I’ve quite enjoyed my tablet experience. There are a few things that I need my laptop for, and I’ll get on it when I need to do those things. I am so enjoying my…
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The Internet Amplifies Everything
So Seth Godin wrote about how the Internet as Envy Amplifier. The Internet amplifies everything. It creates a caricature of you. It is a “safe” place to explore those aspects of identity. If you’re shy, you can be internet extroverted. If you are lonely, you can easily make friends online.…
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Mobile Office
This is not a new idea, but like I said in the About section of my blog, there are no new ideas – but I’ll be writing about the ideas that inspire me at the time. With an internet connection and a chair, you can set up your office anywhere. …
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Why We Keep Using the Internet
It provides us almost immediate positive reinforcements and that encourages us to keep coming back. When you click a link, you are given something to look at, experience, and play with. The actions are immediate – depending on who’s on. If you tweet, you can get retweeted. If you update…
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The Internet and Rules
There really aren’t any rules on the Internet. We might have rules on the networks that we log onto. For instance, I just did a search for Internet Rules, and the first one said – that there are no rules on the Internet so I clicked it. Guess what happened? …
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Relationship Tips from the Internet
I follow a few blogs and a few people on Twitter. Some of the stuff is super helpful. Some of it is funny, and some of it is just plain ridiculous. It’s interesting to me how the web has changed the way that we think about relationships. I could probably…