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Coming CleanPosted on October 31, 2008
In chatting with Roy Sekoff, editor of the Huffington Post, at the Webby Connect conference last week, I couldn’t help but spill it out like a sinner in a confessional: I am seriously addicted to the election. Read the full post »Posted Under
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Can the Internet Make You Smarter?Posted on October 24, 2008
The Internet is a powerful knowledge and communication facilitator. It is the largest, most accessible, and conclusive reference library in existence, but it is also so much more. The Internet has changed the way we connect and learn, by offering users a variety of new tools and tricks. The question is: Are these tools really helping us think, or is the structure of Web applications limiting higher-level thought? Read the full post »Posted Under
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Web App Keeps Kids’ Lunch Money SafePosted on October 20, 2008
SchoolTipline.com is a Web-based application that serves the digital-age tattletale. In a time where kids are born with a cell phone in their hand, the days of the anonymous tip box outside the principal’s office are nearing an end. “SchoolTipline provides administrators with an affordable and easy-to-use Web-based service through which they can send and receive timely information and manage feedback...” Read the full post »Posted Under
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Dell’s “Iron Man” Promotion: Blurring the LinesPosted on October 06, 2008
Is Dell’s announcement that it will sell and preload the hit movie Iron Man on new computers simply a marketing tactic, or could this, perhaps, become the start of something big? This appears to be the continuation of a trend that further blurs the line between the computer as an entertainment device and a piece of functional hardware. Read the full post »Posted Under
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Did Branded Content Spoil Bratz?Posted on September 22, 2008
Bratz dolls, the wide-eyed, pouty-lipped, former rock stars of the toy industry, have lost some of their cache of late. Sales are down and the brand is suffering. Did branded content contribute to the slide? Read the full post »Thought Categories
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