Last year a friend of mine remarked in frustration how everybody “likes” (or “favorites”) something on social media. She would prefer if people said something once in a while through comments. I noted down her thoughts in a draft posting for the…
Category: Social Media
Hiding in Plain Sight
I’ve personally never tried Instagram, but I have a number of friends who use it. They all love it. Instagram provides a platform for people to communicate with each other in a visual way through sharing photos. The uses for…
Communication Sprawl
A few weeks ago I finished a book by Charles Montgomery called Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. A self-professed cosmopolite, I found the book enlightening and started thinking about my surroundings a bit differently. One idea that…
Social Media & Dating
It occurred to me recently that social media has really destroyed the discovery process of getting to know someone when going out on dates. Social media makes it really easy to “learn” a lot about a person before meeting them. The danger with this,…
Connection Paradox
The internet, and social media in particular, has given us new options for connecting with people. “Friend” people on Facebook, follow people on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, or connect with people on LinkedIn. But do these digital connections have the…