Posts filed under 'The Future of the Internet'

By Adam Smith, Posted in The Future of the Internet on February 8, 2012
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Social media has been a wonderful platform for connecting friends and family in a casual atmosphere for many years now. As the prevalence of this technology has increased among many age groups, social media has since been useful in more serious...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on December 30, 2011
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Back in October of this year, comScore released an article that coined the name "digital omnivore," a term used to describe Internet users who are actively participating in the evolution of how we consume content on the Web. Imagine a type of Darwinian...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on December 23, 2011
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One of the greatest parts of the holiday season is the joyful music that plays starting around Thanksgiving all the way until Christmas Day. I think holiday tunes help create a hopeful soundtrack for the holiday season, as they bring people together...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on November 1, 2011
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The ING NYC Marathon kicks off this weekend and over 40,000 people will partake in the 26.2 mile run that covers all five of NYC's boroughs. The NYC Marathon is part of the World Marathon Majors, bringing Olympians and the average runner together on one...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on October 26, 2011
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Voters "like" politicians who are using social media. Whether you support President Obama's political platform or not, the 2008 candidate not only stole the show as one of the youngest and first African-American presidents to be elected, but he also...(more)

By Mary Manzo, Posted in The Future of the Internet on September 29, 2011
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Ten months ago the US Federal Communications Commission imposed a new set of rules, "Preserving the Open Internet," that was finally published last Friday and is set to take effect on November 20 of this year. Though these rules were created with...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on September 16, 2011
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Over the summer, the band OK Go, Pilobolus choreographers and Google revealed a dynamic music experience that gave users a taste of HTML5's impressive capabilities with All is not Lost. The ongoing production of revising the current HTML standard,...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on August 26, 2011
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Online Education on the Rise Online education is an enterprise that offers accredited programs for students of all kinds. For the student who wants to "earn while you learn," (hattos.com) online degree programs are beneficial and convenient. The New...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on August 22, 2011
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While having dinner with friends at Red Robin the other night, two of my friends both took their smart phones up to a Heinz ketchup bottle that sat in the basket of condiments at the center of our table. I thought this was odd, I mean, I know sharing...(more)

By Elysa Vreeland, Posted in The Future of the Internet on July 22, 2011
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Social Media Background Checks, Would you Pass? You've done well in your recent job interviews and now you await the final steps as the company performs all "standard" background checks before hiring you. Little did you know that the joke you made on...(more)