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

Another Wireless Network?

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

It’s a Small World After All

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

Smart Underground Mobs

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…