7 stories to read this weekend
This week’s group of articles reflect the change that technolgoy is bringing upon the society in general and the Internet, specifically. It also reflects the many things I am contemplating these days.
- Corporate blogs are boring, except Virgin’s. They have just posted a hilarious blog post that translates startup speak for mere mortals.
- The social revolution that has impacted society is now finding its way into the enterprise, and it is going to redefine corporate identities, argues Christoph Schmaltz.
- The New Yorker looks into the issue of why so many Americans are single, while the Atlantic magazine wonders if Facebook is making us lonely. I think those two stories together reflect the new human condition in the age of the Internet.
- What happens when a kid is too smart for school? The story, Santiago’s Brain, was published in Rolling Stone in December 2011 and it touched me so deeply that, four months later, I still can’t forget it and had to share it with all of you.
- So you want to be a food writer? Good luck. Advice for future food writers is one of the most honest pieces I have read this week.
- Whether tweets live or die is all about attention and the network, a study finds.
- And now The Economist is weighing in on 3D printing. Worth reading, even if you are a skeptic.
I enjoyed the article questioning if Facebook is making us lonely. I think it does for some people. Some peoples only interactions with friends is through Facebook and online avtivities. I don’t think this is healthy.
There is a typo in the first sentence.
Heller’s article – if accurate – convinces me more than ever we live in a nation of semi-educated neurotics. And I still feel from what understanding I’ve accumulated over a long time + personal experience that it needn’t be so.