Monthly Archives: March 2013

Ordering Online….at a Restaurant?

Ordering takeout online isn’t necessarily a new concept.  Online ordering has actually become extremely popular and convenient.  No one asks you to “please hold” while they take another order, your order is always correct as there is no second party …

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Has automation failed to simplify our lives?

In the 1950’s people had mixed emotions on automation, whether it was a good thing or bad, was based on your perception of the future and what it would hold. Many believed that it would take jobs away and we …

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The Youtube Community: More Than Just Online Videos

When it comes to social media, and media on the Internet in general, the first thing that comes to mind is YouTube. Youtube can used as hours upon hours of entertainment for one person, or a creative outlet for another. …

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Has Technology Destroyed Societies Study Habits?

Most people born during the past twenty years could never imagine a life without the technology we currently rely on. The inventions of calculators, search engines, and laptops have by far made finding the answer to a homework question more …

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The Power of Tabloids: Are they Completely Unrealistic?

Sometimes when I stand in the check out line in the grocery store I immediately gravitate to the tabloids displayed opposite the gum and candy. The headlines on the cover of these so called magazines are just so unbelievable, yet …

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The Information-Interpretation-Knowledge Cycle

Information is data; it can be facts or opinion. Information can be stored on a document (like a birth certificate), on a hard drive (like the files for class) or in the brain (like 2+2=4). Information itself is relatively useless; …

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Has Kickstarter Changed the Way the Movie Industry Works?

To many fans that have lost a favorite television show and have longed for a conclusion movie to be made but there seems to be no studio interest in making one, Kickstarter campaigns have changed all of that. Kickstarter is …

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Click Trajectories and How You Can Make Millions Being Their Guru!

Two years ago I accomplished one of my bigger life goals; I wrote and published a book. It’s called Recessions End – Stimulus for the Rest of Us and although it didn’t make me rich or famous, it was a …

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Ever-Changing Technology: For Better or Worse?

In our technology induced society, where we upgrade nearly everything about our lives. We are guilty as a whole of compromising with the new technology in our lives. The question we forget to ask ourselves is this upgrade or new …

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Is the Internet Degrading Our Reading Comprehension Abilities?

Most people would say that the Internet has helped our society.  Information is easily and quickly accessible by just typing in a question or phrase on a search engine, such as Google or Bing.  We are quickly guided to the …

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