David W. Boles' WordPunk

Barack Obama, in an attempt to appeal to as many niche political groups as possible, has splintered his support so much that -- in the end -- there is no single coalition of minds that leads to results instead of mere yearning. Here is one of the lapel buttons for sale on his website:

Indexed makes the following argument concerning the X and Y rise of what you know and who you know in Web 2.0:

Let's get one thing straight:  There is one -- and ONLY ONE -- way to manage your money in your pocket or wallet.

Sometimes technology expands just enough to cogently clear the way for expanded communication opportunities. 

When Janna and I created sosASL.com as a portal for emergency communication between the Deaf and fire, police and EMT first responders, we realized it would not have been possible to create the site without the rise of technology and its seeping into every niche of the American psyche.

We are all tethered to each other via pipes and wires -- but every growing day detaches us from deeper connections with the outside world -- and our mind-body dyad begins to melt in the soup of technology.

Learning on the internet is a sensation that is growing every day. To meet the needs of new virtual learners the world over, Janna and I have created seven levels for studying American Sign Language online via our HardcoreASL.com portal.

Is the era of Google as the fresh-faced new kid on the block now over as it becomes more Evil Empire than Free Love?

Should cities be in the business of drawing lines in the sand between what is free speech and what is not? Or should the public -- the community of citizenry -- be the overlord of deciding what is and what is not acceptable conduct in the public square?

I was recently charged for a second year's subscription to the Premier Edition of Google Apps and that event brought me to a meandering consideration if the punch is still worth the purchase price.

Why do so many large businesses forget that people are the key to creating projects that find success and resonance in the marketplace?