Tag Archives: demographics

tethered technology

There was a really interesting article in the New York Times today: Minding the Meeting, or Your Computer?
The article talked about how (particularly among employees in their 20s and 30s) laptops are now practically fashion accessories at meetings. From there, the Times article’s discussion of employees started to sound a lot like a Chronicle [...]

another presentation on the shifting power in media

I’m working on a presentation that I’m giving as a guest lecturer for a few information literacy classes tomorrow. I think I’m going to post the slides on SlideShare.
Looking for inspiration I found this:

how folks are *really* using it

Great MP3 interview on how real people are really using the internet.  It’s a good panel of teenagers and parents.  There are several good survey questions including how people communicate with friends and what browsers everyone prefers.  Some of the answers surprised me!

the end of privacy?

The other day Giz forwarded me a link to Kids, the Internet, and the End of Privacy, which has really got me thinking about generations and how we approach information. I really recommend it to anyone interested in demographics, cultural shifts, privacy, and how technology shapes culture.
There were three generational changes that the article [...]

new year, new topics, same blog!

With the new year, I wanted to refocus this blog on my areas of specialty. When I started library school, I wrote about everything, as I narrowed down my interests to technology and information literacy, I wrote about everything in those areas. As I approach graduation, I realize that I am specializing, and [...]