Category Archives: Technology and Social Media
The new ‘shortly’
Greetings from the other side of Hurricane Irene. I won’t judge whether the exclamation points and all-cap warnings The Weather Channel threw around last weekend were warranted, because Irene certainly punctuated her path across Caribbean and American territory. Those who … Continue reading
Panic attack
Mark Twain was known to have said, “Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it.” As Hurricane Irene barrels toward the United States, the weather is all anyone is talking about. Someone, do something. Usually, The … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News, Technology and Social Media
Reddit somewhere
A poll of social media aficionados: Are you on Reddit? How about Delicious? Technorati? Digg? Well surely you’re on Fark. No? Neither am I. I did StumbleUpon for a while; even wrote a blog post about it. Word Nymph enjoys a … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
You rang?
How many of you remember the episode of Seinfeld in which a parking valet left a certain something in Jerry’s car? Fortunately, that didn’t happen to me. The other night, I met a friend for dinner at a wine bar in busy … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Rants and Raves, Technology and Social Media
Meet Mrs. Trumbull
I got a Kindle for Christmas. Late last night, seven months and three weeks later, I turned it on for the first time. In yet another battle of man versus very small machine, I won. It took more than three … Continue reading
Filed under Foibles and Faux Pas, Health, Reading, Technology and Social Media
Friend of the trendless
Do you know what’s trending? The word trend as a verb, for one. Trend as a verb has been around a long time, but its use was always narrow. Data points trend upward, for example. As best I’ve observed, the verb … Continue reading
Super coincidence
Darn you, Stephen Colbert. On Tuesday I had jotted a blog idea on the back of an envelope and had only to fill it out. This, you recall, was the day the nation’s policymakers approved the creation of a Super … Continue reading
Plus or minus?
When it comes to new technology, I consider myself a fast follower. This means I’m not among the first to embrace something just because it’s new. At the same time, I’m typically not one to be dragged into the latest … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Technology and Social Media
Blocked
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I seem to have hit a little slump. There have been days recently when I didn’t post a blog entry, in part for lack of time and in part for lack of inspiration. … Continue reading
Inner-child abuse
Attention users of social media: Have you been hacked lately? If you’re reading a blog, chances are that you’re no stranger to social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. And perhaps you’re savvy enough that you’ve avoided falling prey … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
