Monthly Archives: October 2012

How Automation in the Workforce Met Ambition

Many young people think that cell phones and portable computers are the most important aspects in society, but it is astonishing to think back to our ancestors and realized that they did manage to survive without all this technology (however …

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The Internet Is Creating a Short Attention Spanned Society

I remember when I was younger, I could read an article, or write a whole paper without having reel myself back into my reading or writing. Now I have to constantly remind myself of what I am doing and to …

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Newsroom Demographics: Less People, More Computers

A couple years ago, the television news station I was working at went automated in their news distribution process.  They wanted to be cutting edge, so they pushed forward into the “less is more” concept.  The one where people are …

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Is Intelligence Stripped By Technology?

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr is a cynical look at the progression of technology in our society. The opening metaphor takes from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where an astronaut is nearly sent to death by …

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Rural residents more likely to be fat

New results from a study on obesity cautions public health professionals not to abandon location-based initiatives just yet. It found that people in rural areas are significantly more obese than people in metropolitan areas, 40 percent versus 33 percent respectively. …

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There’s No Running From Technology

We keep adopting more and more technology at an astonishing rate. We’re texting, checking emails, making phone calls, have at least five different tabs open when browsing the web, and it doesn’t seem to stop even there. When we have …

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The Boy Scout Scandal Illustrating Our Need to Understand Gay vs Pedophile.

I’m writing this with no citations or any real, empirical research, which is a dangerous, possibly irresponsible manner in which to write.  The Boy Scouts of America surely did some research, though.  They read that 1950-something report saying something along …

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New Media: More Personal Than Ever

I’m fascinated by these personal shopping websites like ShoeDazzle.com and JustFab.com. They claim to offer personalized selections, each of which is a standard price. You simply answer a series of questions, choose preferences and options like color, type of shoe …

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The Benefits of Dating Older Men

If dating older men grosses you out or is unattractive then this article may not be for you. But if you are open to dating older men then you might find this article interesting. There are many benefits for younger …

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The Good Ol’ Days or Just Blind Ignorance?

Today we often joke about going back to a simpler day, when we weren’t all consumed by our multimedia devices. I personally have said for years that I feel like an old soul, who would fit in much better in …

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