When I was young, I had a computer that displayed two colors, puke green and black, and I was happy with it. I could type papers and play a second-rate version of Jeopardy. It was all that I really needed. Years later, I have a laptop that displays countless colors that I can bring with me wherever I feel like I need a computer. ...
Continue ReadingWhile there is plenty of discussion out their about how news organizations of all types are trying to handle the migration of eyeballs, ears, and advertising dollars to the Internet, there's another important issue — especially when considering news content distributors like NPR and their relationship with their affiliates. Since similar organizations like the Associated Press,...
Continue ReadingLast May I wrote a post about how offices on Capitol Hill deal with the barage of emails they constantly receive. Regulatory bodies and similar organizations also must handle similar flows of e-mails. Despite this, it is very important for our country's democratic nature that individuals' voices are heard. Further,...
Continue ReadingWriting about Google, Inc. hits close to home, quite literally, as I am a past townie of Lenoir, North Carolina, which will soon become Google’s latest data farm. As I walked around my hometown a week ago, I began to wonder what the town would look like when the median income of the citizenship raises by $20,000....
Continue ReadingA little over a year ago I wrote a post that guessed which emerging technologies would have an impact on the 2008 election cycle. I figured I’d take a quick look back and grade my predictions, as well as list a few new technologies that have emerged since I last covered this ground....
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