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Would you/could you give up technology for Lent?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

UK bishops are calling for everyone to observe Lent this year with a “technology fast” — that is, cutting back on carbon in areas of daily life like cooking and clothing. The actions they suggest are small but could make…

Facebook’s First FPS

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Ah, Facebook games.  The time was that Facebook was just a humble social networking site, connecting college students to the cute people in their recitation sessions.  Nowadays, Facebook users can log on and become mafia dons, bloodthirsty vampires, Special Forces…

Facebook Axes Regional Networks

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Facebook has changed so drastically since it started over 5 years ago and people are growing increasingly wary of their privacy.  Sure, there are options to make your profile completely unsearchable…

Facebook: Encompassing Our Lives Since 2004

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

When Facebook launched in 2004, it was mainly restricted to the Ivy League Universities.  The elite of the elite.  If you were at any of those campuses you could be a part of Facebook.  And it was good.  It was…

Facebook’s ‘Mafia Wars’ Run By Shady Characters

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Maybe this shouldn’t come as any surprise, but it sucks that this sort of thing still goes on.

Dealing With ‘Gamershame’

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The social networking site Twitter, which allows users to post quick, 140-character updates on their activities, has served many purposes for the Millenial generation.  First and foremost, it’s like a Facebook status update in fast-forward, helping co-eds and social butterflies…

Levels of Intimacy in Communication

Monday, November 9th, 2009

There isn’t necessarily a real hierarchy or chronological progression to this amusing graphical list describing the various ways in which we communicate today. One doesn’t necessarily bleed into the other, though the similarities in form and function are worth considering.…

Ideal Game for Music Snobs

Friday, November 6th, 2009

So I was just turned on to the Facebook game Herd It–an application which has already sucked far too much time out of my week. You pick a genre of music and then it plays clips of songs and you…