I recently received my life on DVD. No, not a made-for-TV movie, although I think Ashley Judd would portray me quite well. I sent my photos from the 1970s, 80s and early 90s to scanmyphotos.com. Lots of people worried that these precious moments caught on camera would get lost in the mail, or somehow get … Continue reading Digital photos…from 1970s and 80s
Michael Jackson died on Thursday. Within a matter of hours, millions of people flooded the internet posting information and opinions on Twitter, Facebook and blogs. His death interested me not only because he was one of my childhood icons, but the way the news spread. I first heard of it from a text message my … Continue reading How the King of Pop brought down the Internet
Social media has taken the world by storm. There are hundreds of social networking sites and new ones popping up every day. You want to jump in and join the conversation, but there's so much information. It can be a bit overwhelming. So what do you do? Don't think you have to join every single … Continue reading Preparing for an online presence
In 2003, Marc Prensky coined the terms Digital Native (a person who grew up with technology) and Digital immigrant (the rest of us). In his study, he suggests that digital natives want instant gratification. They are used to receiving lots of information fast, and understand graphics more than they understand text. They can be watching … Continue reading My children are digital natives…and I’m a digital immigrant
One Kansas Girl 