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Americans doing more politics through social media
In 2012 Americans conducted more political activity online than ever before, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. This is significant stuff, especially for educators. First, the numbers are impressive: “39% of adults do political … Continue reading
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When 2013 feels like the future
Although 2013 lacks flying cars and space colonies, it does offer some occasional glimpses of what the future was supposed to be. For example, this week the Cassini probe team published their successfully photographing of meteors as they crashed through … Continue reading
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The future of technology brought to you by the letter “S”
Maybe the long boom of technological disruption will slow down, ponders sf writer Charlie Stross. We are undeniably living through the era of the Great Acceleration; but it’s probably[*] a sigmoid curve, and we may already be past the steepest … Continue reading
Going beyond Google Reader, RIP
Google just announced that they are going to shut down Google Reader, a very powerful and (until now) reliable RSS reader. This is very bad news for my work. I’m a researcher, and spend a lot of time in GR … Continue reading
American social media users, the latest Pew info
Which Americans are using social media, and how? The excellent Pew Internet and American Life Project updates us with useful information, especially for educators. Some traditional patterns persist, such as youth being a strong indicator of social media use, and … Continue reading
The online migration continues: health care update
Call it a portrait of America in digital transition. For an example of American life removed from Silicon Valley, we might do well to consider the ways we interact with the health care sector. For all of its use of … Continue reading
The jock, the tragic love, the digital hoax
[T]he death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world — and equally is it beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such topic are those of a bereaved lover. -Poe, “The Philosophy … Continue reading
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