The Importance of the “Bridge” in Your Social Network
Part of what makes the combination of globalization and social networking so amazing is that it has the ability to connect previously unconnected groups of people. What was already socially organic in the real world, ie. a person meets someone and becomes involved with the groups and communities the person belongs to, and vice versa, … Read more
Would Americans overthrow the government?
No, we’d much rather just complain As I noted previously, 80% of Americans don’t believe that the government can be successful. By and large, we Americans believe that the government is broken. Yet, we still maintain that America is the best country in the world. We don’t have nearly the best education system, nor healthcare … Read more
The American Government is Broken!
Down with transparency? According to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll, 80% of Americans believe that government is broken — mainly because of fighting between the political parties and branches of the government. The poll found 33% blaming Republicans for a broken Washington and 27% blaming Democrats, with 2% blaming both parties, 5% unsure and 17% saying … Read more
A Glimpse into the Future of Television
Thanks to Toshiba, LG, and the Consumer Electronics Show, we’ve gotten a glimpse into the future of TV. And three themes seem to be the focus: “Ultrathin”, “3D”, and “Connected”. The Anorexic LG HD TV The yet-to-be-named HD TV shown above was debuted by LG at CES this week. It comes in at under seven … Read more
15 earthquakes in less than 24 hours, and counting
Shake, rattle, and roll, baby. Welcome to San Francisco Bay. The San Jose/Milpitas area has been rattled by a series of more than fifteen earthquakes yesterday and today, beginning with a 3.0 magnitude quake at 11:09pm local time last night. The quakes are all occurring around the same area, near the Calaveras Reservoir, about five … Read more
