College Buddies
The Harvard Crimson chronicles two college buddies who turned out to be stars in the same field.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Facebook v MySpace
I started using Facebook back when it was only for one school. MySpace, for me then, was just "there". Now here's an ethnographic account (sorta) of the two social networking sites and the kind of people who tend to use them, basically reflecting class division.
I started using Facebook back when it was only for one school. MySpace, for me then, was just "there". Now here's an ethnographic account (sorta) of the two social networking sites and the kind of people who tend to use them, basically reflecting class division.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Diaspora calling
My intersecting interests in both Filipino diaspora and information technology recently got engaged with a report from the Economist [7 June 2007]. With the falling cost of IP telephony, everybody should be calling, right? Not so fast. It looks like in general there's really not much increase in the time we spend calling other people. But look who's dialing who over the Internet? Peoples in diaspora. Hmmm... no surprise there for me, since I myself spend a great deal of time talking to friends and family abroad. But other than the fact that these people are using Skype or Yahoo or what-have-you more than other groups, availability or accessibility of the VOIP technology doesn't automatically translate into its increased use.
My intersecting interests in both Filipino diaspora and information technology recently got engaged with a report from the Economist [7 June 2007]. With the falling cost of IP telephony, everybody should be calling, right? Not so fast. It looks like in general there's really not much increase in the time we spend calling other people. But look who's dialing who over the Internet? Peoples in diaspora. Hmmm... no surprise there for me, since I myself spend a great deal of time talking to friends and family abroad. But other than the fact that these people are using Skype or Yahoo or what-have-you more than other groups, availability or accessibility of the VOIP technology doesn't automatically translate into its increased use.
Friday, June 15, 2007
"Scientific Consensus"
Here's one for my friends teaching Science, Technology and Society. "Scientific consensus" is supposed to be a good thing. But what if it stifles dissent and fosters false finality in debates over issues? Is science about consensus, to begin with? The Czech president makes his point.
Here's one for my friends teaching Science, Technology and Society. "Scientific consensus" is supposed to be a good thing. But what if it stifles dissent and fosters false finality in debates over issues? Is science about consensus, to begin with? The Czech president makes his point.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Booked in NY
When I'm in New York, I stay with my sister. So this is probably something I can't experience for myself. But for my literate friends who are looking for a place to stay in the Big Apple, the Library Hotel is an enticing proposition.
When I'm in New York, I stay with my sister. So this is probably something I can't experience for myself. But for my literate friends who are looking for a place to stay in the Big Apple, the Library Hotel is an enticing proposition.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Internet--the biggest generation gap since rock-n-roll
NY Mag has done a wonderful piece on Internet being a dividing line between Before Netters and After Netters. After Netters, the generations that grow up with the Internet, may complain that Before Netters, the folks who might know or not know how the Internet works, are clueless what privacy entails today. Do you have a Facebook profile? A YouTube video? A MySpace account? Oppss... don't tell. What you say might give away your age.
NY Mag has done a wonderful piece on Internet being a dividing line between Before Netters and After Netters. After Netters, the generations that grow up with the Internet, may complain that Before Netters, the folks who might know or not know how the Internet works, are clueless what privacy entails today. Do you have a Facebook profile? A YouTube video? A MySpace account? Oppss... don't tell. What you say might give away your age.
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