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Technology: Bad Decision Making 2.0

June 21st, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor There has been some egregiously bad decision making in the news lately, highlighted by the revelations around now-former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s ongoing sexually explicit Twitter conversations and photo sharing with six women. And just to show you that this post isn’t a partisan attack, let’s not forget the similarly bad decision […]

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Tags: decision making, email, Facebook, internet, sex, technology, Twitter
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Is a Low-resolution Life Worth Living?

May 31st, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor I just started writing a new book that focuses on the impact of new technology on children. As I was writing one particular chapter, it struck me that the ideas within had relevance to all of us as we navigate the growing digital landscape. I see two fundamental differences between connected […]

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Tags: digital life, Facebook, real life, social, technology, text messages, Twitter
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We’ve Come a Long Way

January 30th, 2010

By Larry Ennis How many reading this will remember the old crank telephones that hung on the wall? I remember the crank phone my Grandpa Cole had at his farm in Lamar County, Alabama. Cole was not the telephone type, and he was tight with his money to boot. The old man was pretty well-off […]

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Tags: computer, Facebook, MySpace, technology, telephone, Twitter
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