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Social At Your Front Door?

This photo reminds me of a realization I had last night, while watching Hot Tub Time Machine …
 
In the movie, while the group was at a Posion concert (the time machine sent them back to '86 – in fact, the year I was born) and their conversation was as follows:
Jacob: I'm kinda right in the middle of a thing right now, but can I text you later?
Girl at Club: Can you what?
Jacob: Are you online at all?
Girl at Club: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Jacob: How do I get a hold of you?
Girl at Club: You come find me.
Jacob: That sounds… exhausting.
So, was it exhausting, or more exciting? To not be uber-connected and rely on a "sup" text a few hours later?
 
Sure, you can blame this on my "millennial" nature, where I've had a cell phone since I was 15, and a computer in my room since I was 14 (explains the dork factor). But I've always had the Internet (AIM, facebook, etc) as a way to stay in touch (or find people) after I met them.
 
Bottom line: love the fact that hot tub time machine is social commentary
 
//via Unpluggd

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July 29, 2010 ame 5 Responses ,

With My Favorite Girls of Social Media (Not Pictured: @prsarahevans)

Alana Edmunds before heading to Hamptons Poo

Over the weekend, I was fortunate to be the guest of @georgegsmithjr and @prsarahevans at the opening day for Mercedes Benz Polo Challenge 2010!
We were VIP at the @swaggmobile tent – which was featuring models carrying iPads to give demos of the new iPhone application, which will help to ease the stress of carrying and potentially losing gift cards. The app will also allow you to purchase and send gift cards to friends, and even check out deals at local retailers
[and yes the dress is from lilly]
// Pictured – @juliaroy @amedmunds (me) and @jessicarandazza

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July 28, 2010 ame Leave a response ,

Daily Deals & Steals Infographic

Because we all need information on the deal of the day.

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July 27, 2010 ame Leave a response ,

Add Some Preppy Tech to Your Friday.

Yesterday, while at Saratoga Spring's Pink Paddock Boutique shopping for a dress to wear to a polo match on saturday (sounds crazy right?) I realized that something was missing…
 
Yes, it's the yearly "run-in" with the signature Lilly Pulitzer jeep. Last year, The Preppy Princess featured my photo with said jeep on her blog, and I was honored. It's hard to believe that this year has a repeat.
 
So, if you don't have a chance to have a run-in with a lilly jeep, you can add some techy preppy to your day with the following:
 
Happy Friday!

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July 23, 2010 ame 2 Responses ,

Evolution of Geek (Or Lack Thereof)

 

The Evolution of Steve Jobs

See any changes?

We all have a signature style in some way or another.

Maybe you’re like Steve Jobs and the only thing that really varies is the amount of hair you have.  Or maybe you have your own signature geek style.

If not, here are a few ideas/inspiration to capture your own geek style:

1) Laptop/Gadget Etching: Let your artsy and geeky side emerge with custom etching on your isomething. My laptop has angel wings, but if you want your own, check out Make Mag.

2) Custom Laptop Sleeve or Phone Case from Etsy: Submit a design summary with photos of what you’re looking for and watch the ideas (and estimates) flow in. Or buy a cool pre-made option from one of the crafty sellers :)

3) A Cool USB Drive: When it comes to sharing files, where you choose to store your files speaks volumes about you and your geek style. A friend of mine even has a pair of CK sunglasses with a usb drive ($180)

// image via Geek Hideout

July 21, 2010 ame Leave a response , , , ,

Cognitive Surplus … Visualized

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about cognitive surplus… but nothing shows the impact more than this infographic from Information is Beautiful.
 
//via InformationisBeautiful.net

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July 20, 2010 ame Leave a response ,

Good Morning, Why Doesn’t My Coffee Look Like This?

Coffee Art

I think all coffee should look like this

 

I’ll be the first to admit that I love coffee.

{coffee geek}

Therefore, when I run across images like this (whereas this image was clearly not taken in the United States – given the image in the background) I am still jealous.

Coffee as art is something that I have great respect for.

Even a simple Google Images search for Coffee Art and Latte Art yields great results (and some super awesome photos and ideas).

Has anyone found a coffee bar that offers latte art? And if so, what did you order?

//via Things Like That

July 16, 2010 ame Leave a response , ,

Top 3 Reasons My Mom Sent Me an iRomance Comic

Thoughts, etiquette and even parodies of how technology fits into romance is found everywhere.
 
So when MY MOM (yes my mom) sent me a newspaper clipping of this comic, I knew that:
 
1. My family thinks I’m addicted to technology (they’re probably right)
2. I’m not alone because I know a lot of other people are just as bad as I am
3. It’s about time I write a post on this.
 
When Mashable posted their top 10 geekiest marriage proposals, reported on a custom made usb wedding ring, taught us how to deal with a real life breakup online, and now even CNN has a netiquette column.
 
When this topic usually comes up, it’s blamed as a “millennial” thing, that other generations are shocked by (and if you don’t know what I mean, just watch the 60 Minutes Video). But, overall I think that there’s a difference between updating your facebook status in a church (as a joke) or actually doing it seriously.
 
And the only way it’s OK is if both parties are on board. Take for example the comic– both the bride and the groom (and the priest, humm) are into it, so why not?
 
Mental Note: Maybe it’s okay to put “iPhones allowed” on the bottom of an invitation if your wedding is going to be tech friendly? I know that I plan to have a mini charger station available for guests when I get married.
 
//image via nonsequitur
 
 

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How Do You Use Your Cognitive Surplus?

What do you do with your free time?
 
Do you spend it creating, or do you spend it passively consuming?
 
Typically, we all do a mixture of both (we are human, afterall), but in this TED video from Clay Shirky, he explains how the 1 Trillion hours of free time can impact our society in the most positive way.
 
One point that struck me is how new media is giving us a chance to *create* instead of just watching tv (he seems to point at TV as the root of all evil, haha), especially when he points out that Wikipedia was built out of roughly 1 percent of the man-hours that Americans spend watching TV every year.
 
Shirky gives two examples of how cognitive surplus has been used to “create” something of value – first off, LOLCats. Second – Ushahidi.com, which has allowed Kenyans to sidestep government censorship and report on acts of violence in real time and has since been deployed worldwide in a variety of useful ways (after becoming open source).
 
In his book Cognitive Surplus, Shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last.
So readers of the Techyness, how do you use your cognitive surplus?

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