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Is Social Media About to Eat Itself Whole

Staff Writer

You know all those freinds you have on Facebook? Say the hundreds and hundreds of them, some of which you really like and others you haven’t spoken with in 10 years. Now a new Web site will let any of them review YOU annonomously and for free. Unvarnished.com, currently in beta testing, lets users review friends, families, ex-boyfriends, etc … without having to leave a name (or even initials). Employees can comment on bosses, students on teachers, and even co-workers on co-workers. While not fully launched, the controversy about its functionality is in full gear.

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The Power of 3G and Me

Staff Writer

I got a new phone yesterday. It’s one of those fancy, newfangled 3G smart phones and has a whole host of awesome features that my old phone didn’t have: a touch-screen, Wi-Fi, video—you name it, its got it. When it arrived, I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I couldn’t wait to get it out of the box and start using it.

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You Just Logoed My Facebook

Staff Writer

Everybody loves to ride the wave. In just about 20 or so years the world has gone from the lovable (then annoying) you’ve got mail to a place where we can’t seem to live without the Internet to support our social and work interaction. Need an answer from a co-worker two cubes away, fire off an E-mail. Need to update Aunt Sophie on how the kids are doing—shoot a quick video and send her to You Tube. Want to get new car insurance, drop by Geico.com today.

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Sleuthing with Google Alerts

Michael Cornnell

Well hey everybody, welcome to week two of “Mike talking about handy computer programs.” If you missed it last week, I explained that for the next few weeks [link] I’ll be using my semi-substantial nerd powers to dig up some Web tools that you might find useful. This week, we’re going to cover Google Alerts.

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RSS For Success

Michael Cornnell

For the next few weeks, I thought I’d highlight a few Web applications that some of you might find useful. Not that I’m any great-and-powerful computer wizard or anything, but I do like to get my nerd on now and again. As a result of said nerdiness, I’ve picked up a few good tricks that those not permanently tethered to a computer screen like myself might not know. This week we’re going to cover one of the basics–RSS readers.

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There’s an App for That!

Staff Writer

Admittedly, I fell into the category of people believing the hype about Apple’s latest release, the iPad. I read the rumor blogs and wallowed in the speculations about futuristic features once only realized on the Jetsons*. Now, after watching Steve Jobs’ somewhat uninspired launch of the iPad I’m left thinking two things (and, no, one is not the name).

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Plyter’s Product of the Week: Orlando Edition

Staff Writer

The word from Orlando is cold. Outside it is cold, hitting a purported 32 degrees. Inside the the hotels it’s cold with people donning the light emergency jackets they thought they would never read. And, inside the convention hall it cold, perhaps more so from the icy grip 2009 has left on everyone, the the weather.

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Plyter’s Product of the Week–December 29th Edition

Staff Writer

Even though it is the middle of winter here in Philadelphia and a 50 mph wind is sending the windchill into single digits, I have to make the Cooladio Solar Cooler my first Product of the Week. I will admit quite a few USB drives caught my eye, but the Cooladio came out on top this time.

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