Stories for January 2003
January 25, 2003
New Age Etiquette: It’s Easy as A-B-C
I saw Michael Jackson on the subway yesterday. Not the present version but the one from the 70s: medium, well-shaped Afro and that angelic, before the shit-hit-the-fan face. It’s been oh so cold here in DC (coldest it’s been…
January 23, 2003
The Washington Post is reporting today that yet another wireless technology is being tested in this country. EvDO (Evolution Data Only) is ten times faster than regular modems and faster than WiFi (the wireless networks available in many Starbucks and…
January 20, 2003
The Net is redefining our social space. Hyperbole aside, in the last week I’ve discovered two new ways to define my net community. Did I tell you I’m reading Howard Rheingold’s Smart Mobs? Howard has researched the ways technology is…
January 9, 2003
I was deep into Howard Rheingold’s new book, Smart Mobs, when I looked up and discovered that twelve other people in the subway car were reading it as well. As I raised my eyes, everyone lowered their books to give…
January 1, 2003
Overused Words: Now More Than Ever
“Make no mistakes about it, Lake Superior State University issued its 28th annual extreme List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness, which the world needs now, more than ever.” People are encouraged…
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