Technology, Popular Culture & Society
If the Occupy Wall Street crowds knew about this legislation, they would probably stop protesting the redistribution of wealth and start protesting Congress’s attempted censorship of freedom on the Internet. The Internet is a robust medium where people can express themselves, reinvent themselves, protest and argue opinions. This laws intent is to stop copyright infringement, but it is infringing on our rights as citizens. Read More »
Today was the long awaited iPhone 5 announcement, and the gathered masses anxiously awaited the introduction of the next Apple iPhone. The announcement was met with a mix of applause and disappointment, because instead of a step forward to the iPhone 5, it was a sidestep to improvement with the release of the iPhone 4S. Read More »
If you are like me and grew up in the 80's and 90's, you will be stoked to hear that our favorite childhood program 'Reading Rainbow' is set to return. Read More »
The iPhone 5 is rumored to be released within the first 15 days of October. No exact release date has been set, but since Sprint, ATT and Verizon have employee vacations blacked out for the first 15 days, it is indicative of a major release. Read More »
I call this article a conundrum, when in fact it is simply more of a question. I read an article from a self proclaimed social media guru who posed the question to his internet audience. When writing a bio on a social media property, should you use first or third person voice? Read More »
Criminals are notorious for bragging about their crimes. I should know. Just last night I put M&M's on a pizza... true story. But nowadays, social media has become a birthing ground for idiots to talk about their crimes. Thanks to common sense, the NYPD has decided to start monitoring different social media platforms in order to get leads to uncontested crimes. Read More »
You heard it here first folks. That's right. Apparently this thing called 'internets' coupled with that thing called 'social medias' is some kind of traffic generating machine. I don't know that I am totally on board with this computers nonsense, but that is because I was raised by robots. But, there is a catch. Dun dun dun. Read More »
Everyone knows Billy Zane is a cool dude. This knowledge predates his approval from David Bowie and Owen Wilson. I'd say Billy Zane's extreme awesomeness became general knowledge circa 1985, when he hit the scene as henchman supreme in Back to the Future. But what many people don't know, is that today, Feb 24th, is his birthday. So, happy birthday Billy Zane! Read More »
Eh, get it? It's an ironic title. But seriously. Social media and school. Should they be separated like church and state, or married like peanut butter and jelly? When I was in high school, we weren't allowed to bring our cellphones into the building. If you were caught with them, you got a detention and the phone was confiscated. Read More »
That's right folks. We at SocialTechPop are packing up our bags and heading to the Entrepreneur Magazine's Growth Conference in sunny Atlanta, Ga. The conference will cover a variety of topics boiling in the social and digital media marketing pot. Read More »
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