Social media more addictive than tobacco. This is interesting. More addictive than tobacco? I wonder if we are going to start to see down and out social media addicts on the streets just begging for a net connection.
Against the Smartphone Thinness Fetish – Robert Wright – Technology – The Atlantic. I guess that functionality does win over form after all. I don’t see this any different from how society tells us we should view women. If our women are thin, why not our technology? Is more gained or lost in wanting to be thin? In many ways being thin can work against women such as heavier women surviving surgeries better. Perhaps we need to not apply such broad brushstrokes of want in our lives.
5 LinkedIn Apps For Power Networking | Fast Company – StumbleUpon. These are all great iPhone apps. If I used LinkedIn more I would certainly use these programs more.
7 Signs of a Facebook Scam – StumbleUpon. This is a good general warning sign of any scam. It is nice to see people are becoming more conscious about this.
The Daily App: Cleanup for iPhone – StumbleUpon. If you have duplicate contacts this is an easy and cheap way to fix it. For only 99¢ it makes sure the duplicate contacted is deleted for good.
Infographic: Worst Web Outages In 2011 | Teknophilia – StumbleUpon. It is no surprise that Bank of America was out for so long. I once banked there and they were terrible. Better than Citibank, which is the worst (most expensive) bank with all kinds of fees. I have rather been impressed with Chase. they haven’t had lots of weird fees.
I was thinking that services like StumbleUpon is almost like candy for your mind. It has quick, easily digestible pieces of information, but nothing that is really satisfying. I find myself drawn to a book or something more in-depth after stumbling for awhile. Even Wiki pages seem too brief to me. Using the same analogy I suppose Wiki pages are the fast food of information.
It has been awhile since I’ve read a well-written, fact-based book. Do you have anything that you have enjoyed that you might suggest?
enya– storms of africa – YouTube. This is a beautiful tune to me. Just randomly surfing YouTube. Isn’t the new look nice? Music is such a wonderful sharing of emotion.
