Digital Age
10 Facebook Friends You Should Unfriend Now
Anyone with a Facebook profile has this dilemma: when is the right time to unfriend someone? If the person makes callous, offensive comments, the choice […]
Wait…the City Of Philadelphia Is More Tech Savvy Than YOU?
The City of Philadelphia is planning on rolling out a mobile app. Let me repeat that in case you missed it: The. City. Of. Philadelphia. Is. Planning. On. Rolling. Out. A. […]
High-Tech Spying Parents Force Kids to Get Sneakier
As an only child born in the 1990s, I’m well aware of so-called “helicopter parents,” or parents who become overly involved in the lives of […]
South Jersey Entrepreneur Thinks He Can Steal You Away From Netflix
In January 2001, South Jersey entrepreneur John Adams thought he had a great idea: Set up a kiosk at Philadelphia International Airport and rent movies […]
Collingswood’s Bad News Travels Fast and Far
I always thought “no news is good news” meant that, for instance, if your loved one is traveling and he doesn’t call, it’s good news, […]
The Government Is Watching You Tweet
As a country, we are now more concerned with guarding utility and government computer systems against hackers than we are with real-world troubles like terrorism, […]
Tailgating, Cell Reception Will Improve at Eagles Games This Year
The Eagles have spent the offseason trying to appease their players and fan base. Next up, the gods. With all the talk of the future […]
The Internet Can’t Help You Pee at Osteria
A few weeks ago, when I was in New York, I went to Momofuku Ssäm Bar in the Village. You already know what that place […]
How Facebook Killed Party Etiquette
Growing up, I was taught—probably like you were—that it was best be a little discreet about one’s social engagements. It wasn’t just about preserving an […]
Celebrity Memoirs Will Survive Armageddon
I’m at Book Expo America in New York, which is for booksellers, authors, publishers, literary agents and the like—in other words, people who read, people […]
Creepy Friend Requests Aren’t the Thing to Fear on Pre-Teen Facebook
My two kids who are under the age of 13 don’t know about Facebook, and I could not be happier. They don’t care about Facebook […]
How to Work Around Comcast’s File-Sharing Crackdown
If you can’t get the Feds to do it, you’d better do it yourself. Starting July 1st, major American Internet service providers will become copyright […]
Your Four-Year-Old Daughter Clearly Needs a Makeover
Of the 120 emails I received last weekend, one shouted out to me, and it wasn’t the one that said, “Score a homerun every night […]
My Wedding Gift to Mark and Priscilla Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg announced over the weekend that he and his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, had gotten married. He did so over Facebook. I wish them […]
I Can’t Wait for Sequel to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” holds a special place in my heart, and not just because of its pitch-perfect take on the lighter side of evil […]