Betsy Sigman's Information Technology Blog

Chrome to Phone Beta

2012-02-07T15:11:00.001-08:00

I just installed the "Chrome to Phone" Beta app on my Android phone. Maybe, if you're like me, you've looked up directions to go somewhere on your computer, then printed out directions. Of course, you could look up the directions on your phone, but often it was easier to just print out what you'd looked up on your computer. Now, if you download the Chrome to Phone Beta from the Android Marketplace, the go to chrome.google.com/extensions/ and download the Chrome to Phone extension, all you will have to do is click the little Chrome to Phone icon in the upper right of your screen and whatever you are looking at in Chrome will be sent directly to your phone. You might want to try it and see if you like it as much as I do.

Thoughts on Google-Motorola

2011-08-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

Just got a new Droid X2 to take the place of my Blackberry Tour. It is an amazing phone--and is the dual-core processor fast. And even though it's not a 4G phone, it still has pretty fast internet. So, I can see why Google wants to acquire the 17,000 patents that come with a Motorola Mobility deal. My only complaint so far is that battery life seems a little short, but that is pretty common when you have a new phone. I've custom set the battery and we'll see how it goes from here.

Other schools are starting to create programs like Georgetown University has created with OPIM

2011-08-04T10:23:00.000-07:00

Other schools and employers are becoming more interested in the very skills that the OPIM (Operations and Information Management) program at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University has specialized in teaching. Click here to see the story from All Things Digital.

Google+ Hangouts

2011-07-29T10:58:00.000-07:00

Check out this article on Google+ Hangouts. These are easier ways to bring together virtual teams. Remember though, that whatever goes on there is streamed to all participants.

Zocdoc.com

2011-07-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

I wanted to pick a specialist that fell under my insurance plan. When I googled the location and my insurance plan, I had the choice of choosing zocdoc. Since I hadn't heard of it before, I decided to look at it. Wow--it let me choose the specialty and the location, and see lots of reviews. I was able to quickly select a doctor, while looking at when the various docs showed availability. Next I was able to book an appointment online at a convenient time in about 1 minute. To verify the appointment, I chose to have them text me (with a code that I then input into zocdoc). I could even choose to have the appointment go directly to my Google calendar site. This site has taken what was always a chore that took at least a half an hour to complete and turned it into a pleasant minute or two. Makes you optimistic about the future of health care.

New Business Models for E-Commerce

2011-01-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

Those of you who follow TechCrunch will probably have seen this, but for those of you who haven't, I think you'll be amazed by some of the different business models that have emerged in the last year. Click here to see a slide show of them.

LivingSocial.com--one of the OPIM Major's Major Success Stories!

2010-12-07T05:32:00.000-08:00

The OPIM Major was started in 2002 at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. In 2004, we graduated our first class. In this small class of pioneering OPIM majors were two individuals who now work for LivingSocial.com, an extremely successful Washington-based company. Tim O'Shaughnessy is serving as the CEO, and Ian Costello as Vice President of Product Development. Amazon.com just invested $175 million in the company. To read more about LivingSocial, read this article from the Washingtonian magazine (which mentions the OPIM major). In six years, Tim and Ian have been part of an amazing success story.

Google and the Future

2010-09-17T07:08:00.001-07:00

This article about the creation of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence position for Craig Walker, the creator of Google Voice, helps to show why Google continues to amaze. One wonders if the laurels ever get rested on at all, before they put their energy and focus into the next endeavor. Click here to view this NYTimes article.

Google and the Future

2010-09-17T07:07:00.000-07:00

Keep an eye on Flipboard

2010-08-26T06:52:00.000-07:00

Recent stats show that in July 2010 1,181,194,905 hours were spent on Facebook and 65 million tweets were sent per day. Backed by famed VC John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins and recently checked out by Apple's Steve Jobs, this is an interesting company to keep an eye on. The reason is that it brings together all the different tasks we now undertake on the Internet--social media, dealing with pictures, video, etc. And it does so using a clean, intuitive interface. Described as "Your social magazine" it shows you what others want you to see in a manner that is perfect for the iPad multi-touch technology. And, by the way, 3.2 million iPads were sold during this last month.

How to Become and Entrepreneur More Quickly and More Cheaply

2010-08-26T06:28:00.000-07:00

In the September 6, 2010 edition of Fortune, Jessi Hempel and Betsy Feldman have a great article on "Building a Faster, Cheaper Startup." Read it and see how easy it is to start a new business. I will post a link as soon as I can find one. Since it just came out, it may be a couple of weeks.

The way browsing will change by 2015

2010-08-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

PCWorld has an article comparing the three major browsers this month, but what I found more interesting was the article "Your Browser in Five Years" by Jeff Bertolucci. As the Web becomes the computing platform of choice, we will increasingly use more voice recognition and text-to-speech in our interactions with the Web. And we'll be using the Web everywhere, including the most dangerous places of all, our cars. I love the idea of the touchless gesture for interacting with the Web (being developed by EyeSight Mobile Technologies). But I hope it is used more for activities like turning on light and sounds systems and turning off security systems, when you arrive home with arms full of purchases, and not for interpreting our gestures, whatever they may be, in the car.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/199071/your_browser_in_five_years.html

I can sing like I always wanted to sing, thanks to a new iPad app

2010-08-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

This one's amazing. A concert pianist, and his company, MuseAmi, have developed a iPad app that shows you the score as it plays, and adds automated harmony and background sound. And the best part, it assures that your voice comes out in perfect tune. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/08/20/arts/1247468534351/improvox-unzipping-the-dna-of-music.html?th&emc=th

Is it worth being tracked around the mall to get a $5 gift certificate?

2010-08-17T06:39:00.000-07:00

Read this interesting NYTimes article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/technology/17app.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Is it worth giving up privacy for points that will eventually accumulate to a small amount of credit or cash at a major mall store? Or is it worth it for points on a Facebook game such as Farmville . . . or for a free music download? Maybe and maybe not. What makes Shopkick different is that your actions, including entering a store and even such actions as picking up an object to peruse it will now be tracked and add points to your total. All this will be done with your iPhone (and soon the Android will also have this capability.) By the way, Shopkick will also add points when you enter the dressing room.

How to Get Rid of Marketplace

2010-08-03T08:48:00.001-07:00

I find that the Marketplace application for Facebook is really intrusive. If you want to get rid of it and stop the emails coming that tell you what all your FB friends have bought, here is how to do it: http://apps.facebook.com/marketplace/info/faq/Find%20out%20more%20about%20Oodle%20Pro.#122

Business Week Article--Betsy Sigman

2010-08-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

Here is the "Pro" side, which I gave when asked if landlines would soon be extinct. http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2010/07/residential_landlines_face_extinction.html

Tumblr and Posterous--Two ways to consider posting

2010-06-25T04:50:00.000-07:00

Click here to read about Tumblr and Posterous. http://blog.posterous.com/hey-tumblr-users-got-comments-want-video-grad

A solution to speeding up your computer?

2010-06-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

Here is one way to figure out and fix some problems with your computer. I'm not recommending it, but just saying it might be worth investigating. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20novel.html?th&emc=th

Google Goggles

2010-06-04T11:37:00.000-07:00

Click here to see what Google Goggles can do. Pretty amazing!

Geofences and Location Apps

2010-06-03T18:13:00.000-07:00

Read this for a glimpse of what the future may be like as more and more of us use location apps: Click here to learn about how Foursquare, Yelp, and other apps will become integrated.

Living Social and its Success

2010-05-31T06:59:00.000-07:00

Check out the latest article on the company, Living Social, started by Georgetown student (MSB '04, from first class of OPIM majors) Tim O'Shaughnessy. The company has been steadily growing, from its start as "Hungry Machine", which did Facebook applications such as Visual Bookshelf, to "PickYour Five," which asked people to name their five favorite books, movies, etc. The success of these two apps led them to change the name of their company to "Living Social" and to focus on how they could use what they knew about online marketing to drive potential customer to local businesses, among other goals. Read more in Tom Heath's article in the Washington Post.

An eery kind of computer virus

2010-05-26T15:40:00.000-07:00

How is a computer virus similar to a biological virus? As biological viruses threaten biological body parts, computer viruses can pose threats to mechanical implanted body parts. A British scientist has "infected" himself with a computer virus as he studies how computer viruses might effect artificial parts, such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, and automated limbs. He noted that once the RFID chip that was implanted in his body was infected, the computer virus spread to the system that the chip communicated with. For a more complete story, see this Financial Times article.

Squareup.com

2010-05-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

Take a look at this new technology for the iPhone, iPad and Android. Squareup.com. It looks to me like a nifty solution to enable users to easily accept payments on the road. It can accept cash or cards as long as you have an audio input jack. And they'll even send you a card reader and a sticker (for verification purposes) when you sign up. Receipts can now be sent directly to your email or phone. When you buy, it sends a photograph so the salesperson can check that you are who you say you are. Your buyers are even encouraged to tip easily (with the help of a calculator that allows them to tip by percentage, even though they can still choose to tip by dollar amount.) The keyed in rate is 3.5% +.15 and the swiped rate is 2.75% + .15. Since, unlike similar companies, setup and cardreader are free, there seems to be little to lose.

The problems at AT&T

2010-04-15T14:38:00.000-07:00

The iPhone has overwhelmed AT&T's data network as customers want apps that require significant bandwidth. This article in Business Week points out the problems.
Click here to read the article.

Story of a Hacker

2010-04-15T06:20:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting story of how a teenage hacker took on Microsoft and ended up improving their security.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20002317-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Franklin Page sets world texting record using new technology

2010-03-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have to admit that this is my nephew, of whom I'm very proud. Anyway, he's working for Swype, a company responsible for creating software that helps users "swipe" the keys as they text (without lifting their fingers as much), thus doing it faster. Anyway, he was able to beat another intern out in the race to use the technology to beat the World Record, and is now going on a publicity tour for Swype. Here's the article from March 22's Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011399114_brier22.html

Google fiber flavored ice cream?

2010-03-22T06:30:00.000-07:00

Had to laugh when I read this in the NYTimes today. Cities are competing to get Google to install an ultra high-speed broadband for up to 500,000 residents. Madison, Wisconsin even went so far as to create a Google fiber icecream, with granola and M and Ms in Google colors. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/technology/22stunts.html?th&emc=th

Who will win location, location, location?

2010-03-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

This is the best discussion of the huge location issue I've seen. http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/19/check-in-fatigue-location-war/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
It's obvious that location check-in will be very important when a company finally gets it right and gets enough customers. It will be interesting to see who that will be. Stay tuned.

A data lover's dream

2010-03-18T17:19:00.000-07:00

If you love data, check out http://www.factual.com/. This site promotes open data and is a wonderful resource for researchers. It invites people to upload data tables of all types (see the video on the site for instructions). And it gives access to data of all types. Truly a wonderful addition.

Privacy, who me? Take Two

2010-03-17T07:03:00.000-07:00

This article makes me want to take down my facebook account. Generally, I'm not too concerned about there being a lot of data out there about people, because most of it will just be used for data mining or crunching massive amounts of data. However, the study at Carnegie Mellon, where they were able to predict 8.5 million social security numbers, makes me want circle the wagons on my data posse. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/technology/17broadband.html?th&emc=th

Privacy, who me?

2010-03-13T05:45:00.000-08:00

Is the quest for privacy hopeless in today's digital world? There are certainly some who think so. This is a very interesting article from cnet.com. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20000336-38.html?tag=rtcol;pop

Geolocation in Austin

2010-03-13T05:38:00.000-08:00

In Austin, Texas, things are happening at the SXSWi (South by Southwest interactive Festival), as they have in the past (this is where twitter made its first big splash). Geolocation is one of the hottest topics--how do you "check-in" with your friends virtually at different spots and announce your own location? Two key players in this area are Foursquare and Gowalla. For more info, see http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10466901-36.html?tag=mncol;txt

iPad vs Slate

2010-03-09T06:41:00.000-08:00

Which of these two devices will have the edge? See this video of the capabilities of HP's Slate to help you decide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p-RZAwQq0E&feature=player_embedded

Display Advertising Gaining on Search Advertising

2010-03-08T09:06:00.000-08:00

Search Advertising, Google's cash cow for years, has a growth rate that has slowed some recently and is only expected to grow in the single digits this year. In response, Google has launched a strong effort in display advertising, mainly on YouTube. It should bring in billions. Also very interesting is the news that Google is creating ways to automatically change colors, language, and other features so that they stand the greatest impact of being noticed by the individual views (because they are tailored to him/her.)http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_08/b4167022997907.htm

Pandora in the news

2010-03-08T06:59:00.000-08:00

I have been investigating Pandora a bit lately and am very impressed with their recent advances. Here is an article from today's NYTon Pandora that I found interesting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/technology/08pandora.html?th&emc=th

More multi-touch

2010-03-01T18:31:00.001-08:00

Check out these multi-touch techniques--there are amazing advances going on in this area.
http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/2/17/video-getting-hard-to-wave-away-all-these-minority-report-gesture-computers

Good News for OPIM Undergraduates!

2010-02-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

I just saw this on Potomac Tech Wire (potomactechwire.com). OPIM majors, take note!

o New Alliance to Invest $3.5B in U.S. Tech Firms, Create Jobs for Grads

Washington, DC -- Speaking at The Bookings Institution in DC, the head of computer chip giant Intel on Tuesday unveiled a multi-faceted program aimed at boosting the U.S. tech industry while also increasing jobs available to recent college graduates. The centerpiece of the Invest in America Alliance features investments totaling $3.5 billion in U.S. tech companies over the next two years, from Intel and 24 venture capital firms, including Chevy Chase-based NEA and Reston-based Updata Partners. The firms plan to invest in area such as clean tech, IT and biotechnology, with Intel Capital announcing a new $200 million fund as part of the effort. A second component of the plan includes commitments from 17 companies to increase their hiring of recent college graduates, some by as much as two-fold. Tech companies making that pledge include Adobe Systems, Dell, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft and Yahoo, among others. "It would be a long-term mistake to let our future scientists and engineers sit idle after graduation," said Intel CEO Paul Otellini. "Today's announcements are both an investment in the country's innovators and a signal to the global marketplace about America’s commitment to innovation and future competitiveness."

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100223corp.htm

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/InvestinAmerica/

The Buzz about Buzz

2010-02-23T06:32:00.000-08:00

See this article from techcrunch.com for an overview of what's good and bad about Google Buzz.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/22/google-buzz-review/

Article in Converge

2010-02-02T10:21:00.001-08:00

This is a story in Converge that I was just interviewed for, in which I talk about a couple of ways Georgetown is using technology.
http://www.convergemag.com/edtech/6-emerging-technologies-that-will-impact-college-campuses.html

Hackers in China

2010-02-02T05:32:00.000-08:00

A very interesting story in the NYTimes today on hackers in China. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/business/global/02hacker.html?th&emc=th

Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens?

2010-01-27T13:10:00.000-08:00

Read this to see how researchers at the University of Washington have created contact lenses equipped with one LED that can produce semi-transparent words, charts, etc. that allow you to augment your visual world without anyone else knowing!
Augmented reality at the University of Washington, using a contact lense

A recent interview on "Bottom Line"

2010-01-20T12:26:00.000-08:00

Please click here to view my recent interview on "green computing" on "Bottom Line."
http://blogs.baselinemag.com/bottom_line/content/infrastructure/practicing_what_they_teach.html

Bing

2010-01-15T17:09:00.000-08:00

Bing has been a huge success and continues to grow in market share. Here are some details:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/15/bing-search-market-share-december-2009/

Facebook Security

2010-01-15T10:38:00.000-08:00

Check out this interview and see what is going on with facebook security.

http://therumpus.net/2010/01/conversations-about-the-internet-5-anonymous-facebook-employee/?full=yes

Cable no more?

2009-12-10T02:44:00.000-08:00

Read this to see how our viewing habits are changing and will change in the new year or two.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10basics.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

As the digital and the physical worlds blur . . .

2009-12-03T11:48:00.000-08:00

This is an amazing clip into how the physical world is becoming integrated with the digital world.

http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html

Google Wave

2009-11-30T05:38:00.001-08:00

If you haven't seen this yet, you need to. This is a glimpse of how we'll all be communicating soon, I think. It is amazing to me how fast the world is changing. Think about the ramifications of this leap in communications and if something occurs to you, please comment here. How will this change the ways we work with and talk to each other?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pgxLaDdQw&feature=player_embedded#

The Living Proof Project

2009-10-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to get invited to hear Bill and Melinda Gates talk about their Living Proof Project on Tuesday night. They did a fantastic job of being Impatient Optimists--addressing the "living proof" that government and nonprofit aid programs had helped lesser developed countries to make enormous strides in global health, while remaining anxious to quickly see that more is done. Their data presentation was flawless; they even used the audience to create a living pie chart. And their video was as realistic as any I've ever seen--conveyed via a "Star Wars" type projector arm beaming pictures against a semicircular screen that made you feel as if you were in the village or marketplace portrayed. In terms of philanthropy, Gates is the Andrew Carnegie of our times, but unlike Carnegie never passed through a "robber baron" stage and seems like he has always been the "nice guy" he is today.

Tim Westergren, Founder of Pandora, visits the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

2009-10-21T08:54:00.000-07:00

Hear the story of how Tim Westergren, a former Political Science major and nanny, took his interest in music and build the online radio, Pandora.

Pandora from Richard Mitchell on Vimeo.

Think first before posting certain facts on Facebook

2009-09-30T07:01:00.000-07:00

This is an excellent article about some of the facts you should probably be careful about posting on Facebook. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/28/dcot.socialmedia.privacy/index.html

Think twice about posting:

--your birthdate (can be used for identity theft)

--your mother as a friend (hackers can use her maiden name to answer security questions)

--your vacation plans (burglars can be tipped off)

One way to make your site more secure is to create "lists" that allow complete information to only close friends and family (so maybe you can friend mom after all).

Check out Tim O'Shaughnessy's quotes in Wired, Aug. 09

2009-09-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

Tim O'Shaughnessy, from the first OPIM class to graduate from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, is quoted in the Aug. 09 issue of Wired (I know I'm late, but August was not the relaxing month it should have been.) Be sure and check it out: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/17-08/st_hotseat

Tim's had quite a career, starting with the undergraduate project he did for AOL, while taking an e-commerce class. His innovative project ended up in his being hired by AOL in 2004. After a few years with AOL, he went with Steve Case to start Revolution Health. A couple of years ago, he and some colleagues started hungrymachine.com, which rapidly turned into livingsocial.com, when they realized that their facebook applications were going to be where they had the most success.

2009-08-18T04:43:00.001-07:00

Read this article to see how the newest microchips are going to be designed. IBM is definitely an interesting company to watch.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.749b76a59aeda926a4a3848bef046ea2.2c1&show_article=1

Amazon vs. Ebay

2009-08-05T07:25:00.000-07:00

I thought this article was very interesting: http://seekingalpha.com/article/153585-amazon-vs-ebay-2-charts-say-it-all
Shows how a picture can quickly convey a lot of information. Amazon is continually proving how they are the "gold standard" when it comes to e-commerce methods.

2009-07-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

This should be encouraging to many.

As Technology Needs Grow, One Sector Has No Shortage of Jobs ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202016.html?referrer=emailarticle
)
By Kim Hart
Platinum Solutions, a Reston information technology firm that serves the government, needs to find new employees so fast that it hired four full-time recruiters. At any given time, the company has 20 to 40 job openings, and it recently opened an office in West Virginia that has 65 employees.

Check out Bing.com

2009-07-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Check out bing.com when you get a chance. While Microsoft has a history of copyvcatting others, this actually seems to be more useful than google.com for search in some ways. I just tested it once in a search on a vacation spot we're headed to, and it gave far better results. Please post your successes/failures with this new entry to the search market. I'll be curious to see what you find.

Detroit bailout, put in IT terms

2009-06-18T19:31:00.000-07:00

I loved this quote from Tom Friedman (of "The World is Flat" fame), which describes the way we will look back on the Detroit bailout some day, in IT terminology.

". . .our bailout of Detroit will be remembered as the equivalent of pouring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the mail-order-catalogue business on the eve of the birth of eBay. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into the CD music business on the eve of the birth of the iPod and iTunes. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into a book-store chain on the eve of the birth of Amazon.com and the Kindle. It will be remembered as pouring billions of dollars into improving typewriters on the eve of the birth of the PC and the Internet."

Howard Dresner's New Book

2009-06-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

Howard Dresner, who is the chief guru of Business Intelligence, is coming out with a new book soon, called "Profiles in Performance: Business Intelligence Journeys and the Roadmap for Change." Although he had originally thought it would be an implementation guide to Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), after looking in detail at the way four companies from different sectors implemented BI, he learned "that "culture", and not technology, was the deciding factor for success or failure. By culture I mean people and groups of people - their beliefs, motives, attitudes, organization, customs, processes, etc." Once again, people and the ways they interact seem to be more important than ever in the success or failure of systems. Based on Howard's earlier works, I expect this will be a fascinating read.

The Growing Importance of BI

2009-06-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc2009032_101762.htm

This is an interesting article on the growing importance of Business Intelligence (BI) software in this economy. BI software was ranked at the top of the list of technology spending priorities for 2009, according to Gartner. It is used in the restaurant industry for making decisions on optimal staffing levels and what should continue to appear on the menu. Large vendors, such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and IBM see this trend and have responded by taking over smaller BI vendors.

Interesting article about E-Commerce Decision-Making Using Data

2009-06-02T07:47:00.001-07:00

See this article in the NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/business/media/31ad.html?em

Basically, this article says how important the analysis of all the clickstream data that is collected is for advertising decision-making.

Wolfram Alpha

2009-05-11T05:04:00.000-07:00

An interesting development in search engines is WolframAlpha. If you're interested in signing up for this go to www.wolframalpha.com. They are only going to give it out carefully in the beginning I guess, but it doesn't hurt to sign up. Apparently it is going to use a lot of data mining techniques to bring up more accurate search results.

10 Ways to Design a Web Site (NYT)

2009-05-05T06:44:00.000-07:00

Here is a NYT article about web site design. It's got some good reminders, for those of you thinking of creating a site. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/10-ways-to-design-a-good-web-site/?em

The Petabyte Age

2009-05-04T17:56:00.000-07:00

This was written a year ago, but is still one of the best articles out there on information overload in our age.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_intro

An amazing video

2009-04-29T15:10:00.000-07:00

This is a mind-jarring video that is worth viewing. I'm not sure all the stats represented have been verified, so view it with caution. What a changing world we live in.

Betsy Sigman's Blog

2009-04-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking about starting a blog for some time. Here I go. I'll try to keep up with it as much as possible, but I'm in the exam period right now, so I'll probably not be able to do too much with it until exams are graded and grades are out.