Cameras are pervasive. We carry them in our pockets. They’re posted to lamp posts and store fronts. Some people have them in and around their homes. Or attached to their doorbells. In some cases, they can be helpful. For example,…
Category: Social Media
The Creep of Apps
I have to confess that I’ve been using Facebook (FB) marketplace for about a year. It started out innocently. In an effort to reduce waste and cut down on costs, marketplace offered a way to purchase second-hand goods. I also…
The Vast Realms of Friendship
I grew up in the analog age when the kinds of friendships were more limited. We didn’t have “facebook” friends, chat buddies, or communicate with people we hadn’t met IRL first. Friends lived close by. The few long-distance friends I…
Acknowledging Artificial Intelligence (AI)
ChatGPT has been around for almost a year. It’s hard to fathom the magnitude of the impact it has had, along with other similar Artificial Intelligence (AI) products. And yet, at the same time, some things that I wish would…
Snapchat’s My AI Companion
I first heard about Snapchat’s “My AI” companion on a podcast. Essentially it’s an AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot automatically rolled out to everybody’s Snapchat account. According to the Snapchat help pages, My AI “can answer a burning trivia question, offer…