Pew Internet Research: The Web at 25 in the United States

ew Research 2014 Internet usage over time from 1995-2014. Bar chart showing 14% usage in 1995, 87% usage in 2014

As part of the 25th anniversary of the internet, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, released their first of nine reports last week highlighting how Americans use the internet. The first report focuses on internet usage and how it affects our personal relationships. Based on the results of over 1000 phone interviews… Continue reading Pew Internet Research: The Web at 25 in the United States

Video Conferencing Should Be Easy… And Here’s An App That Makes It Easy

Appear.in Video Conferencing App

I don’t know about you, but every time someone invites me to a video conference I cringe.

What application will they use? What do I have to install on my machine? And if I install it, will it break something else? Continue reading Video Conferencing Should Be Easy… And Here’s An App That Makes It Easy

Storytelling and College History Class

ony Bourdain Storify Tweet

If you’re new to my site, you may not know I’m a big fan of Storify (which unfortunately closed down on May 16, 2018).

I love using Storify because it’s an easy way for me to use different social networks, Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, as well as other web resources to tell stories. I add my notes and thoughts to the story to make it more personal.

Over the past four years, I’ved used Storify to create over 100 stories from meetups, workshops, and conferences. Continue reading Storytelling and College History Class