Digital Age
10 Emojis Philadelphia Needs Right Now
Sometimes, words just aren’t enough. Other times, words are just too much. That’s where emojis — little cartoon icons that can be used in text […]
“No Body Talk” Summer Camps: Is This a Good Thing?
Last week the New York Times ran an article on a couple of summer camps that enforce a “no body talk” rule. As one such […]
Philadelphia Cabs Debut New Uber-Like Payment App
The first cab driver I asked about the new Way2Ride payment app for Philadelphia taxicabs had no idea what I was talking about. The second […]
Lenfest Appoints Interim Philly.com Editor
Any print devotee who hoped against hope the new ownership of Interstate General Media might let Philly.com whither and die — or at least fade […]
Drexel Sexting Study: Majority of Kids Exchange Sexually Explicit Texts
Drexel University just released a new study that finds that the majority of minors engage in sexting, much to the horror of parents everywhere. The […]
Comcast Today: As Hotspot Program Expands, So Do Concerns
Comcast’s plan to turn your home’s private router into a public hotspot is gaining more attention. And because it’s Comcast, not all of it is […]
UPDATE: The Inquirer Apologizes for Sex Crime Tweet
[Update 10:20 am] The Inky has apologized: …much to the relief of its readers: [Original] Hey, we all know the social media sphere is supposed […]
Black & White and Dead All Over Now Available on Amazon Prime
Black & White and Dead All Over, the documentary about the long, slow, sad decline of newspapers, and Philly newspapers specifically, is now available to […]
Have a Moral Dilemma? There’s an App for That.
The parking garage I use downtown has a coupon online that makes for a hefty discount. So every day, I make sure I’ve printed out […]
Even Professional Journalists Hate Inquirer.com
Via Romenesko, comes the sad tale of a Washington Post reporter trying, fruitlessly, to read a story on Inquirer.com .@PhillyInquirer @tomfitzgerald I give up on […]
Comcast Wants to Impose “Data Caps” on Internet Use
Warning: If you watch a lot of Hulu or Netflix, Comcast‘s Internet service is probably going to get more expensive for you sometime in the […]
Bucks Native Takes Helm at CBS Evening News
Philadelphia Business Journal reports: “Bucks County native and former local news executive Steve Capus was named executive producer of the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley and executive editor […]
Comcast May Offer EA Games Through X1 Cable Box
PC Mag reports that Comcast is about to make its X1 cable box much, much sexier: According to a number of sources, Comcast is allegedly […]
“10 Surprising Things Miley Cyrus and the Swiss Cheese Pervert Have in Common”
Every once in awhile, someone asks me how I go about coming up with topics for articles and blog posts. Since the fake, talking-to-college-kids answer […]
Main Line Drugpocalypse the Result of Ecstasy Vortex?
Place your bets now, sports fans. The smart money is on “vortex” for 2014. For what, you ask? Oh, only the most important award of […]