By Flávia Vianna It’s incredible how a tool used to send messages through 140 characters can be used to update us, convey emotion, encourage thinking, reflection, and laughter, or “all of the above.” A few weeks ago, I got a post through Twitter talking about a mom who went into an electronics store and asked [...]
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By Margie Maddux Newman* I’ve got two weeks left to say “I’m 29,” and mean it. As the big 3-0 approaches, that’s really my only deep thought. I don’t feel like I’m getting old – mentally nor physically. I certainly don’t look old – the casual passerby is often fooled by my petite frame. Honestly, [...]
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When your boss comes near you, do you have to get off MSN? Can you only tweet after work? Is Facebook blocked at the office? If you live in this type of world, then I am an alien. Believe it or not, I recently joined my first social network, (Orkut) because I was practically forced [...]
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Velocity. Our world spins with great velocity. It keeps getting faster, and faster, and faster. Actually the word velocity doesn’t even begin to explain the rhythm of our lives. I can’t find the right world. I can’t find the word that depicts the frenetic accumulation of information, and the constant change, which surrounds us. I [...]
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Clip from the band “The Zimmers,” singing “Generation,” originally recorded by the British Rock Band “The Who” in 1965.
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“If you tweet my post on Flickr, I’ll give you props on your blipper, and confirm your PR on my Facebook App.” When I hear a sentence like this, I get chills up my spine. I feel that I’ll never “get there.” I’ll never truly understand this new language that kids use when they talk [...]
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