Archive for February, 2008
Big brother gets a PS2
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Andy bought a PlayStation 2 game system yesterday. I was really happy for him, because this was something he’s wanted for a very long time. And his parents finally caved realized this would be an asset to our household. Of course, some “rules” were part of the bargain, but by far the biggest challenge was trying […]
My online blunder
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008I recently did something very, very naive, and I’m going to confess it right here.
For Christmas, I gave Joe a Web site–a blog really–on which it was my intention to write daily notes to him about what an awesome guy he is and how much I appreciate him. Then one day, I noticed Andrew at the site, […]
The slow life
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Last night, everyone in my house went to bed early–except me. So, with an unexpected hour alone, I sat down at the computer with the intention of hunting online for a freelance writer based in Zurich (for work). Which led me to the magazine of SWISS International Air Lines. Which led me to a blog post […]
Club Penguin meets YouTube
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Fans of the penguin would probably appreciate this a tad more than I. The video follows a sad penguin, to the tune of “Bad Day.” But I am in awe of the innate ability — even for kids, especially for kids – to mash up worlds online.
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Screen-free Wednesday is a hit!
Friday, February 8th, 2008We just had our very first screen-free Wednesday, and it was quite a success. (True confessions: Last week we forgot, conveniently enough.) I found it very relaxing — so quiet. And it definitely made for more quality family time (mostly because I wasn’t constantly checking my email). Andy tried to circumvent it all by saying he […]
Teens reinvent shopping
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 I just came across an interesting project, Digital Youth, at the University of California Berkeley. Here’s an excerpt from a post on the influence of digital media on shopping by project team member Danah Boyd:
I had just finished giving a talk about youth culture to a room full of professionals who worked in the retail […]
Digital speak
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008My children see the world through a digital lense, and I sometimes notice this in their language. When we take a short break from playing together, they say, “Let’s pause it.” Alex begs me to play a “two-player game” (translation: board game). A sentence crossed out in Andy’s homework becomes “deleted.” One of the first words […]