Tag: internet
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr has written one of the most thought provoking books I’ve read in quite some time. It is a very well researched analysis on the impact of the Internet and the way we think. Carr is an excellent writer and communicates a serious concern without being alarmist (though perhaps it should be pretty alarming). […]
Posted: July 5th, 2010 under Books.
Tags: books, brain, internet, neuroplasticity, reading
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New Web Host – and I can’t be happier
If you noticed this blog posting responding alot faster today it’s because I have changed hosting provider for my web site including this blog. My previous web host provider of more than 5 years was iPower. In the beginning, iPower was inexpensive and provided pretty good service. However, over the past year service has significantly […]
Posted: April 9th, 2008 under General.
Tags: blog, host, hosting, hostmonster, internet, ipower, mysql, performance, reviews, web
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UK 2008 Social Networking Survey
The Office of Communications in the U.K. has just published an 80-page social networking study that should be on your list to read. The study looks at social networking usage across age brackets and includes data on male/female as well. Bebo, Facebook and MySpace take the lead role when specific networks are discussed. Here are […]
Posted: April 4th, 2008 under General.
Tags: children, internet, online, social_networks, uk
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