Monday, August 29, 2011

In Times of Unrest, Social Networks Can Be a Distraction - NYTimes.com

In Times of Unrest, Social Networks Can Be a Distraction - NYTimes.com: "THE mass media, including interactive social-networking tools, make you passive, can sap your initiative, leave you content to watch the spectacle of life from your couch or smartphone."

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

How to unplug from Facebook, Twitter and Google+


How to unplug from Facebook, Twitter and Google+

Tired of being friended and poked on Facebook? Just not that into your followers on Twitter? Google+ making you feel less than totally happy? Here's how to unplug from three popular social networking sites.

Monday, August 1, 2011

A media obsession - Views - livemint.com

A media obsession - Views - livemint.com: "Cleavage,” he said.

I thought I hadn’t heard him clearly.

He sensed my question even before I asked it.

Big ones, he said, moving his hands out till they were at least 10 inches in front of his chest."

At VidCon, YouTube’s evolution becomes clear — Online Video News

At VidCon, YouTube’s evolution becomes clear — Online Video News: "The defining image of VidCon 2011, for me, came from a video shown during YouTube’s keynote presentation on Friday morning. The video was a comedic retelling of how YouTube’s new Cosmic Panda layout was developed; the creators depicted one of the challenges of reinventing how things work on YouTube with a shot of product manager Brian Glick, curled in on himself like a battle-scarred soldier in the foxhole. “Change is bad, change is bad, YouTubers don’t like change,” he chanted."