Digital Age
Bob and Barbara’s Ditches Play-Anything Jukebox
We have long believed that TouchTunes jukeboxes are ruining bars with their all-digital, play-anything, Internet-connectedness. And nowhere was our heart more broken by an otherwise […]
I Just Saw Your Topless Photos Online
Late last week, Facebook celebrated a milestone: one billion users. That’s two-fifths of the world’s 2.5 billion Internet users, just in case you were wondering. […]
Let’s Not Kill People for Using Wikileaks
When WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed the UN via a satellite video call from the Ecuadorian embassy in London last week, his usual steadfast, cocky […]
Why Philly Will Never Be a Start-up Hub
Last weekend was Startup Weekend in Philly, and no offense to the great companies who competed (and to voxx.io, the winner of the competition), but […]
There Are So Many Things You Can Do With Your Balls
When I saw the Axe commercial with the beautiful woman who recommends that men wash their balls, I was mildly amused. When I saw Lewis […]
One Week In, Philly’s New 311 App Has Bureaucratic Kinks
Last week, we looked at the city’s brand-new Philly 311 app, a clever bit of high-tech public service designed to make it easier for citizens […]
5 Ways the Government Is Watching You
On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security alleging that the agencies are dragging […]
My Generation Doesn’t Care About Being Informed
On my first day of Journalism 101 at Temple back in 2007, my professor posed a simple question to the class: “Who here reads the […]
Think Twice Before You Check Email on Free Wi-Fi
Ah, America, the land where we often have more money than brains and develop expansive, revolutionary technology faster than we can keep up socially. Case […]
You Will Find Nothing but Worry and Pain in Fantasy Football
In his excellent profile of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman in this month’s Philly Mag, Richard Rys devoted a paragraph describing the football executive’s workday […]
Is Facebook Making Penn Students Binge Drink?
The University of Pennsylvania has posted the numbers for this year’s New Student Orientation, a.k.a. NSO, and alcohol-related hospital transports went up 76 percent over […]
“Apple’s Favorite Blogger” Surveys the Tech World From Philadelphia
Who the heck is John Gruber? The Philadelphia writer just might be one of the most influential tech journalists around, which means he’s getting the […]
Penn State Might Have Leaked 2,500 Social Security Numbers
If you attended Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in 1998, 2002 or 2004, then you might get a surprise in your inbox […]
Give Me an iPad Mini for Christmas
Are you ready to have your computing world rocked again? Two weeks ago, Seattle-based e-tail leviathan Amazon sent out an announcement that rightly sent tremors […]
Internet Access in Philly Should Be Basic Human Right
For a country that consumes such a huge amount of electronic devices and media, you’d think that the United States is so web-connected that we’re […]