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Thoughts: I like it when app developers blog about their work

By Sonya

I really love the blogs that have grown out of app development. Although MacRabbit's entries are short, I think, they provide a nice glimpse into product development, giving us access we typically did not have. I love the interaction and the exchange between developer and potential users as well–and the exchange among users. And frankly, [...]

Currently checking out…DisclosurePolicy.org

By Sonya

For bloggers afraid of running afoul of recent Federal guidelines regarding disclosure of pay or gifts, here's a handy site: DisclosurePolicy.org. The site lets you quickly generate a clear and concise disclosure policy. Once you complete a series of fill-in-the-blank  statements, you get a badge for your site.
What's interesting, and I think valuable, about this [...]

Nullriver's Connect360 Makes Xbox & Macs Play Nice

By Sonya

Full Disclosure: I am a console gaming novice, so what I say here might seem child's play to many of you.
After a couple of weeks of delay, I finally set up the Xbox 360. Console, gamer name, wireless, you name it. But then the darn thing would not recognize my computer. The problem? It's a [...]


Black Labor and Patronage: An Uncle Ruckus Redux?

By Sonya
Employment of Negroes in Agriculture by  Earle...

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Last week, my good friend Anthony Calypso and I had a conversation about his latest piece for TheGrio.com, which addressed a "dirty secret…that blacks don't tip well." Our chat led me to think about not just tipping but also the value that we place on each other–whether its in hiring and [...]

BriteTab Lets You Add Videos, Photos to Resumes

By Sonya
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For jobseekers looking to stand out from the crowd, BriteTab offers the opportunity to create "resumes with personality." What does this mean? Users can set up customizable online resumes with multimedia features such as video clips, links, and photos.
The site is easy to use and pricing starts at $7 per month for Bronze membership and [...]

iWant(?): Apple's iPad, Desire, and Shame

By Sonya
First generation iPod.

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Yesterday, I took two tech devices to my class, sort of a combination show-and-tell and teaching aid. The first, an original Apple iPod, drew lots' of comments: "it's so heavy," "when was it made?" "the wheel moves," "does it still work?" (yes), "why is there so much music from the 1980s?"(shhhh!)
The second device, [...]

On disaster, technology, and community

By Sonya
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Yellowman/ Starting all Over
Today, like everyone else, I'll be waiting with drooling lips for the Apple tablet/slate announcement. It's the promise of transformational device, the surrounding mystery, and the possibilities that stir my interest.
But sometimes it's the small things that blow my mind.
When a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti two weeks ago, I learned about [...]

You Say Tomato…: On Innovation and Semantics

By Sonya
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Yesterday I wandered over to SheGeeks, one of the sites I follow for regular gadget and apps updates. Corvida Raven asked a question that I had been pondering my entire CES experience: “Where is the innovation?”
Like Corvida, my expectations were high. I wanted to be wowed and wooed by innovative technology. As someone who has [...]

Lady Gaga & Polaroid: Perfect Partners or Strange Bedfellows?

By Sonya
Gaga performing "Paparazzi" on the F...

Polaroid has just announced a partnership with Lady Gaga who will serve as creative director on a "specialty line of imaging products." Just vague enough to pique my interest. More info to come when I hit tonight's press event at the Conrad Sky Villa on the 30th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton.

Could be [...]