social media

Who should be allowed to buy facebook ads?

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Who should be allowed to buy internet based ads? That’s a deep and intriguing question in today’s political and commercial landscape. With allegations of Russian meddling in our political discourse I thought to myself, “Who looks at ads? Like seriously, you don’t run ad block?” but also “How did these ads happen in the first … Read more

A Must-See Video of the Impact of Technology on Our Lives

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In my recent post, I argue that opportunity costs (time spent doing one thing is time not spent doing other things) may be the greatest threat from technology. A friend just sent me this video titled Look Up that powerfully demonstrates what we miss–life, love, beauty, opportunity!–when we immerse excessively in technology. Here are a … Read more

Who is driving social media in the US, part 2 The Editorial

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Recently we received an email from FinancesOnline.com inviting us to share their article “Most Popular Social Media Sites Review: Why Women Are The Real Power Behind The Huge Success of Pinterest and Tumblr” with our readers. As the resident female I said, Okay I’ve got this. So what FinancesOnline.com is extrapolating from Pew Research, Burst … Read more

Who is driving social media in the US part 1 The Data

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Recently we received an email from FinancesOnline.com inviting us to share their article “Most Popular Social Media Sites Review: Why Women Are The Real Power Behind The Huge Success of Pinterest and Tumblr” with our readers. As the resident female I said, Okay I’ve got this. They’ve got a real nice infographic. So here it … Read more

George Takei talks Google Glass. Oh, myyy!

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I am a long time, die hard Star Trek fan. I grew up in science fiction fandom. I have gone to conventions, sung filksongs, and even shared a stage with George Takei. (It was a reading of a short, fan-written “Sulu story.” I got to say 3 sexy lines to him. Before he came out. … Read more

SEO? No Thank You! I’ll Do it My Way

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As lifestyles defined matured past its 2nd year of existence, I’ve come to change my stance on more than a few things. Not only on how to run a business, curate content and keeping the movement motivates, but more importantly, SEO. I had enjoyed plenty of joyous moments at the helm of LD, watching the … Read more

Is Technology Making Your Children Mindless Instead of Mindful?

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I’m no Zen master and I don’t expect you to teach your children to meditate all day. At the same time, the notion of mindfulness has much broader meaning than as an Eastern philosophy or for practitioners of Buddhism. In fact, it has tremendous significance for your children growing up in this crazy new world of technology.

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Is Your Family’s Relationship with Technology Healthy?

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How involved in technology your children are is only half of the equation in its impact on them. The other half, of course, is the degree to which you are savvy in both your understanding and use of technology. The research indicating that children spend, on average, more than 7.5 hours a day in front … Read more

Psychology of Technology: Caught in the ‘Net

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If you’ve followed my tech-related blog posts over the last few years (if you haven’t, you can catch up here), you know that I have real concerns and what I consider to be some healthy skepticism about the impact of new technology and social media on people, particularly their biggest consumers, children and young people. … Read more