Archive for June, 2011

Quote o’ the Day

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Bob Dylan

“It’s peculiar and unnerving in a way to see so many young people walking around with cellphones and iPods in their ears and so wrapped up in media and video games. It robs them of their self-identity.”
Bob Dylan

Facebook’s Face Problem

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

In case you haven’t noticed, Facebook recently added a feature to photo uploading that suggests tags for those photos based on face-recognition software. It’s sorta creepy and occasionally humorous, but it doesn’t strike me as any big deal. Other disagree and feel that it is a big deal, as the Guardian reports.

As ElmerPhudd notes in the comments section of the above article: If you’re at all concerned about being among the names suggested, you can always turn the feature off at Account > Privacy Settings > Customize settings > Things others share > Suggest photos of me to friends.

 

Watch It Wednesday

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

I woke up this morning to multiple posts on my Facebook wall about The Monkees (well, three of them) appearing locally in August. So here’s a clip of the Prefab Four in the prime of their popularity, on Laugh-In in 1969.

Advice for Politicians on Using Twitter

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Jason Linkins pretty much nails it.

AOL-HuffPo: Doomed?

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Back in February, I wished Arianna Huffington luck in her new role as Goddess of AOL Content. So how is the merger faring? Well, according to this AOL insider, it’s going down in flames.