This is the first in a series of posts on my top ten web trends. We will work our way from #10 down to #1. Trend #10 is the end of print. The web has always provided many advantages over print including greater efficiency, quicker publishing cycles, wider availability, and substantial cost savings due to  Read more »

For the past few years, colleges have been adapting to a new breed of parents known as helicopter parents. These parents are always hovering, ultra-protective, and unwilling to let go. They will meddle, fuss, and even call their legislators if they

I have been showing “Did You Know; Shift Happens – Globalization; Information Age” in many of my presentations in recent months. It fits in nicely with the themes in my “Born to be Wired” presentation. I recently came across this updated version

I’ve been a fan of MeeboMe for quite some time. (See my earlier post on MeeBoMe). Now Meebo has launched a new service called Meebo Rooms for group chats.  While chat is nothing new, there are a number of interesting features including a foc

I came across another article exploring the topic of multitasking in the New York Times called Slow Down, Brave Multitasker, and Don’t Read This in Traffic. Millennial students consider themselves expert multitaskers with an innate a

Here’s an interesting article from the L.A. Times titled “Gen Y’s ego trip takes a nasty turn”. My personal experience with employing students is similar. In recent years I have had difficulty finding students who are willing to show up to work on ti