Month: August 2013

  • Phubbing? Americans do love their smartphones.

    Phubbing is snubbing someone by paying attention to your phone instead of them in a social setting. Apparently a lot of people are tired of phone snubbing. An awareness campaign begging us all to stop it, started by a guy in Australia, has gone viral. The “Stop Phubbing” campaign, started by 23-year-old graduate student Alex…

  • The Unexpected Benefits of New Technology

    Technology moves incredibly fast! If you are like many people, you probably have a drawer filled with gadgets that you bought with glee just a few years ago, and which quickly became obsolete. Remember cassette tapes and VHS? They’re nearly extinct now. Remember when CDs were all the rage? Now it is becoming increasing difficult…