American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Look, that’s where I live!*

So, yeah I like maps.
Google Maps is one of favorite online map sites and they have just added a neat little feature called “Street View.”
Street View allows you to see panoramic views from the street in most major cities (well, ok, Manhattan is all good, but in say, Queens you only have the major streets… [...]

Search Engine 2.0

In the beginning there was Archie. The there was Veronica and Jughead. No, we aren’t talking about the Senior Class at Riverdale High, those are the names of what are considered to be the first 3 search engines. Since those days, Search Engines have come a long way.
Most people when searching on the web today [...]

The New Age of Advertising

We all know that advertisers are getting a little out of control. They aren’t limited to billboards and the likes anymore and they are turning up in more and more places. If you use Gmail you are probably familiar with the text based ads that pop up on the side and are related to your [...]

Why Social Networking sites are Evil and it pays to have an Alias

So many things to write about, where to start? Okay, let’s pick up from my last entry- I am at a conference this week and while typing that last entry from my phone was actually in a meeting about “legal” and “illegal” use of the internet and information found on the internet in admissions and, [...]

Online To Do Lists

I’m obsessive about making lists. That doesn’t mean I actually do the tasks on the list, but it’s nice to know I have written them down in 20 different places.
Lately, I’ve been using a task list widget on Google Homepage to keep track of personal tasks. For work items, I just keep on open [...]

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