Book review: Joanne McNeil’s debut book delivers a valuable history of the internet while advocating for a fresh future. Lurking: How a Person Became a User by art critic and digital culturist Joanne McNeil is full of fresh insights into how the internet has brought us together and torn us...
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Major Milestone–Turning 25
The OJ Simpson murder trial. Pixar’s Toy Story. Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. What do they have in common? They launched during the winter of 1995. So did I. It was January 1995 when I opened the doors of my consulting practice. I had one client signed before I walked into my...
Getting in Touch with Your Future Self
Our future self has desires, ambitions, and big plans for us. Now it also has an app. Have you ever looked back and wished you could tell your 16-year old self some sage piece of advice? I have. But what about your future self? I just love the new app...
5 Ways Digital is Transforming Who We Are and What We Want
Back in 2012, I started looking into what digital culture is doing to our sense of identity. I was especially curious about how the Internet is affecting the interplay between identity and ambition. I’m talking about how our drive to become someone–to make something of our selves–might be transforming in...
New Rules for Communicating with Millenials and GenZ
Millennials and Gen Z live in two worlds. The time spent in the virtual world competes aggressively with life in real-time. It also means coming of age in two worlds. For the past five years, I have followed the lives of 90 Millennials and Gen Z teens using social media...
Digital Media Usage Doubles in a Decade
Last night, I juggled a bag of groceries on my knee while I rifling through my handbag to answer my cell phone. Yes, 2016 is off to a hectic start. Our devices make us efficient. And I love every handy APP on my phone. But why is it that I...
BusinessTown’s Satire of Silicon Valley Speak
We love following BusinessTown!, a Tumblr blog devoted to cartoon versions of Silicon Valley stereotypes. Lately it’s been blowing up on the internet. Cleverly illustrated by Lunch Breath, it reimagines the charming characters created by Richard Scarry, the children’s author most well-known for his Busytown series. We see “value-creating winners”...
One Simple Truth about 21st-Century Love
Dating coaches are a growing industry. It’s a high-tech, high-touch phenomenon spurred by the explosion of online dating. Amy Alkon began her love-advice giving on a street corner in Manhattan. It was an experiment. She set up a table, made a sign, and waited to see what would happen. Remarkably, people...