American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Parking Trouble

Ever have trouble finding a parking space? Well, this Friday it is about to get worse, at least for the day.
Friday, September 21st is Park(ing) Day.
Back in 2005 an art collective called Rebar took over a metered parking space and turned it into a mini park for the day . They got such a positive [...]

Follow ups and Such

First I would like to thank all of our readers and glancers- Yesterday we passed 200 page views in a single day (219 to be exact)! Yeah, go us. Now let’s see if we hit 300 posts or 300 viewers first.
Next up I am going to post a quick follow up to the Google Maps [...]

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 [...]

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