We want REAL journalism
As a journalist, I cannot be entirely objective about citizen journalism- for starters, I don’t think citizen journalism should be allowed to be considered journalism as all. Although non-journalists have […]
Internet becomes murder weapon
The recent death of Korean actress Choi Jin-sil shows how the Internet can be used as murder weapon. It is not fair to blame the network itself- as a knife […]
Class Notes and Reflections
Some important notes and reflections from Monday’s class (Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion). – Ken says, “Digital representations are, by definition, approximations. They leave out a lot.” “What […]
Privacy issues with nTAG @ EmTech
The Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT featured an electronic nametag, which was slightly fancier and a whole lot chunkier than RFID-embedded nametags that I’ve seen at other conferences. Made by […]
Aussies may back up alleged cloning technology
Australia’s intellectual property protection organization is on the brink of granting a patent to disgraced stem cell scientist Woo-suk Hwang on his alleged technology of cloning human embryos. IP Australia […]
Questionable Question Tool
More conferences and lectures are engaging the use of a live online question tool (or live interview tool), enabling participants to post comments/questions and reply to other posts. While this is […]
Leave your kids alone
I have always been skeptical about technology being used for surveillance purposes- as mentioned in a previous post about GPS-tracking your kids- and I am glad that some experts agree with […]
Evolution of portable music devices
In the 1980s, when I was in grade school, my parents gave me my first portable cassette player. On it, I listened to Alvin and the Chipmunks and Beethoven. When […]
D. Yvette Wohn 