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subscribeThe iPad is not enough. I need an iPen.
posted: 04.06.10 at 11:30 PM
filed under: technology
You may be shocked to learn that Apple released the iPad to the public on Saturday.
This bit of news was easy to miss, between coverage of health care reform, the NCAA Final Four and the release of Clash of the Titans in 3D. Fortunately, a small number of technology-related sites exist on the Interwebs, providing sparse coverage of the event.
As a card-carrying geek, part of me lusts for the iPad. I have spent many nights in front of my laptop, clutching my credit card while resisting the overwhelming temptation to preorder the device. I have found myself unable to justify spending $500 or more an iPad, as it lacks a key functionality that has topped my technology wish list for over a decade: I want a device that will replace a pen and a paper forever.
Chatroulette: Gallery of the morose
posted: 03.03.10 at 12:00 AM
filed under: technology
Have you heard of Chatroulette, the latest social networking sensation that is sweeping the Interwebs?
Of course you haven’t, because you aren’t as plugged in as me. I am always aware of the latest trends on the Interwebs, because I am a social media expert and a bona fide SEM, SEO and web 2.0 marketing professional. It says so in my Twitter profile.
Chatroulette allows you to strike up a video chat with random strangers. Clicking “Play” puts you in touch with one the site’s hundreds of thousands of users. If you do not like what you see, you can click the “Next” button to find a new chat partner.
To refer to Chatroulette merely as a “social networking website” is an understatement. It is a social networking tour de force that opens a window to the world of the morose individuals that live on the Interwebs.
Armed with my webcam and a fifth of Captain Morgan, I decided to explore the Chatroulette experience. After several hours of repeatedly clicking the “Next” button, I developed a strong understanding of the Chatroulette audience makeup. Also, I got shit-faced drunk in the process.
I would like to share my findings with you in the form of this spectacular gallery of screenshots.
Stop bitching about changes to The Book of Face
posted: 02.26.10 at 12:00 AM
filed under: technology
For many, the Book of Face has replaced actual interaction with other human folks.
This is truly a reflection of the sad state of the world today. Social network provides a tidy and convenient forum for managing our relationships, without the hassle of face-to-face contact.
Interpersonal interaction is now comprised sending virtual gifts, inviting friends to play Farmville and writing on one another’s wall. These have replaced traditional, wholesome activities, such as going out for coffee, playing a rousing match of checkers or receiving a handjob in a 1992 Geo Metro while parked outside of a Denny’s at three in the morning.
Squandering time with The Book of Face
posted: 06.19.09 at 09:00 PM
filed under: technology
You may not have heard, but social networking sites are all the rage on today’s Interwebs.
We live in an era where a large percentage of social interaction has been replaced by pounding away at a plastic keyboard in front of a bright LCD screen. Millions of users flock to sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Adult Friend Finder for their daily fix of social activity. The most popular of these sites is Facebook, herein referred to as “The Book of Face.”
As recently as last year, a different site was the premier social networking destination. In April of 2008, The Book of Face unseated chief rival MySpace from the throne. Web traffic is difficult to accurately measure, but by some accounts, The Book of Face is the fourth most popular destination on the Interwebs.
