Stop blaming the Internet
I do wish people would stop talking about the Internet as if it is a beast with a mind of its own. While it is true that the Internet cannot […]
Category Archives: being digital
About cyberspace, games, digital life, Second Life, etc.
Mad crowd opposing mad cows
The ongoing mass protests regarding the import of U.S. beef is becoming a “culture” that I strongly oppose. (They are not opposed to all U.S. beef. Just those that are […]
evolution of a game portal
Kongregate is an interesting game portal, somewhat different from the other ones I’ve seen. Its manner of growth, in particular, may be a unique case study. For starters, I found […]
Laziness, DRM and Freebies
It’s no surprise that the cable industry is growing despite the availability of allegedly “free” content available on the Web. People want content, but they are also lazy, and sometimes […]
Political Twittering
Somewhat disappointing, twittering has become more of a method of communicating what you want people to perceive you as doing instead of what you are actually doing. I find that […]
AV content in newspapers?
In the ongoing quest to find a good model of newspapers in the digital age, I want to address two failed brainchilds: the audio slideshow and the narrated video. According […]
Posh Geek
I hereby categorize myself as a “posh geek.” (See previous post “What kind of geek am I?”) As is with everything, the concept is not entirely new. Mwahaha PS. Thanks to Lexie […]
Friendship on Facebook
One of the most disturbing elements in Facebook is vocubulary, and that it names your connections as “friends”. On the web, the definition of friend is different from that in […]
D. Yvette Wohn 