Posts Tagged ‘news’
The Primitive Internet of 1981
A friend sent this to me on Facebook and it struck me. We talk about how things have changed so much in our lifetimes, but we usually reference things like 8 track tapes and vinyl records switching to compact discs and bytes on an iPod. Did you realize that the patent for the compact disc ...Read more.
Twestivals & Brushfires: How Social Media Continues to Bring People Together
As the old phrase “technology is killing face to face communication because everyone is buried in a computer or mobile device” continues to be spoken by some, it simply doesn’t ring true for people who are actually using social networking sites. Yesterday we saw a stunning example of this in Australia with emotional tweets bringing ...Read more.
Barack Obama’s Inaugural Influence
You may have heard that tomorrow there’s some inauguration thing going on. Apparently there’s been a little bit of news coverage on this event. Actually, there’s been more media coverage on Barack Obama’s inauguration than any other previous inauguration. In fact, tickets for the inauguration are going for thousands of dollars online. It seems that ...Read more.
How the Mainstream Media Actually Works
This video of The Young Turks helps to point out how political pundits lie to the public while kissing up to the most powerful politicians until they begin to lose power. Then, like magic, the truth that everyone knew all along comes out of their mouths for the first time …years after it could have ...Read more.
Economic Crisis? – Your Perception is Your Reality
It’s not news that how you think the world is defines how it is for you. What’s amazing is how many of us learn this, but continue to go through life thinking that our way is THE way. Is your glass half full or half empty? With the unending drum beat about the economy “crisis,” ...Read more.
The Bushlin Wall Has Fallen, The Obama Era Dawns and Political Pundits Still Don’t Get It
First off, I’m happy that Obama followed my lead and is choosing to get a puppy to open this new chapter of history. The picture above is my puppy who’s still too young to come home, but I’ll have him well before inauguration day. Most of the world appears to be ecstatic and elated that ...Read more.
Everything is Great …Until it’s Not
Yesterday Alan Greenspan told congress `That is precisely the reason I was shocked because I’d been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well.” This is a great example of how we are blindly influenced by the way our brains make meaning in the world. What ...Read more.
