Technology

So—is anyone on the new MySpace?

I suppose this could be the first one-word article in history: No.

As of right now I know, literally, not a single person that has been on MySpace since it relaunched.

The first mistake they made with their relaunch was keeping the name MySpace. It reminds a great deal of people of a more juvenile time in social networking, and that does not bode well for the community—not when most social media lovers are now immersed so deeply in Instagram, Facebook, and now Vine.Read More »

In our ever-connected world, we feel the need to have our phones with us at all times. What if there is an emergency? How will you wake up without your phone’s alarm? What if your significant other sends you a romantic text and you don’t respond in a timely manner?

One-quarter of young people feel that they have to be available at all hours. These days, there is less understanding for those who don’t provide an immediate response, so few feel that they can let go of their phone, even while they sleep. Unfortunately, keeping phones nearby wrecks our sleep in a couple of ways.Read More »

Tweeting used to be one of the worst things you could do during a live performance. Now, it’s not only encouraged, it’s rewarded. Some theaters are embracing social media by asking their patrons to send tweets from their seats during shows, even giving them free tickets for doing so. As a firm believer in shutting down electronics regularly (I’m easily distracted), I was outraged when I first heard this. But with some careful planning, it might just work.Read More »

Alicia Keys is switching jobs. Though her music career is still on fire, she is joining BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion, or RIM) as their Global Creative Director. No, not as a spokeswoman or a performer at launch events. She’s not the face of the BlackBerry 10 (though her involvement is definitely getting more press for the new smartphone) – she’ll be plugging away in the background to develop the platform.Read More »