Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Thursday, February 06, 2014

The Day We Fight Back

Feb 11th will be the next big event...

For info on what is driving this watch this video




and for more info on "The Day We Fight Back" you can visit the website  https://thedaywefightback.org/

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

STOP SOPA

To support the STOP SOPA Blackout being conducted today, this will be the only post created here:



Sunday, November 01, 2009

The World of Tomorrow (If The Internet Disappeared Today)



Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:





via TomorrowToday's Blog by Barrie Bramley on 10/28/09

This is a great read (look) at what the world would look like if the internet disappeared today. A photo contest by the readers of Cracked.com. Some really fun stuff to think about how much the world has changed : ) While there's a lot that's funny, there is a reality check and reminder at how [...] Related posts:
  1. The world is changing cell phones Once upon a time cell phones changed the world. They...
  2. How to reduce energy at school – world class example I am involved with a project management company called SEDS...
  3. Stop Tweeting about these… Had to smile as this post from The Oatmeal this...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.




Things you can do from here:



Thursday, April 02, 2009

First internet-induced disorder identified

As a follow up to my book review about Nature-Deficit Disorder, I find there is now one caused by the Internet

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

via acleareye.com by Tom Asacker on 4/1/09

The American Psychiatric Association is adding a new psychiatric disorder to the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). It's referred to as I.A.D.D., or Internet-induced Attention Dependence Disorder. You can read more about it at this link.


Things you can do from here:

Friday, February 29, 2008

Berkman: Clay Shirky


Berkman: Clay Shirky, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Clay Shirky spoke at the Berkman Center at Harvard Law School last night as part of their Berkman @10 series of events open to the public. Berkman is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year.

The photo depicts Clay at the podium queuing a slide for his presentation. Multiple attendees have their laptops open and operating. The one directly in front is open to the site just referenced by Clay as an example from his new book "Here Comes Everybody".