Turning Silver into Gold
One day back in the late 1990’s, Mary Furlong paid a visit to IBM to give us an update on what she was doing at SeniorNet, which she had founded in 1986. SeniorNet ‘s mission was to provide older adults with education about and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them […]
ThirdAgers
For years I have been urging corporate executives to talk to "kids" so they could better understand the future. " Look over their shoulder", I have urged them. Ask them what they do on the Internet. Talk to them about their values. What do they think of intellectual property rights? What do they like most […]
The Future of Advertising
The title may sound presumptuous since I am not an advertising expert. However, from a consumer point of view, I suspect my views may be shared by many of my friends, colleagues, and readers. Let’s start with television and then consider the web. There are very big differences. The convergence of the PC and TV […]
Su Doku
I suspect a lot of us would have more time in the day if it were not for Su Doku. Apparently, Sudoku was seventh of the top one hundred web searches for 2005. I can see why — it is really addictive! Similar to a crossword puzzle but totally numeric, the idea is to fill […]
Ben Franklin
Reading biographies of presidents and other famous people was of great interest to me as a young child. The one I remember most vividly was that of Benjamin Franklin. Born in Boston, Benjamin Franklin was an ambassador of goodwill around the world but was also a printer, writer, inventor, and scientist. Three hundred years after […]
