Information Age

Information Age Lessons From Passover

Dovid Efune | Posted 04.06.2012

Dovid Efune

The Jewish Sages of old implemented rituals of remembrance and practice that utilized all possible communicative stimulants that their era presented them with. Perhaps we will be inspired to apply their historic challenge to the trials of our age.

Connected Learning: Reimagining the Experience of Education in the Information Age

Connie Yowell | Posted 05.02.2012

Connie Yowell

In a world so full of knowledge and an abundance of learning possibilities, isn't it our responsibility to work as hard as we can to see that every child has a chance to unlock his or her potential?

The Power of Shutting Up in the Internet Age

Edward Muzio | Posted 02.14.2012

Edward Muzio

Every ounce of attention, positive or negative, feeds more power to the content receiving it. That's the power of shutting up: it keeps you from voting for what you despise.

On Brain Blur

Marian Salzman | Posted 12.07.2011

Marian Salzman

The pace at which we work now is beyond warp speed, and the window in which to look ahead for PR -- and all disciplines -- is closing so fast that many of us are finding ourselves with fingers caught in the frame.

The Spirit of a Generation

Debra Ollivier | Posted 12.02.2011

Debra Ollivier

We don't choose the decade we're born into. We can only hope that the collective entrepreneurial spirit of our generation can mobilize itself to create a better future not only for our kids, but for our parents and for ourselves.

The Power of Connections in a Shrinking World

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 11.09.2011

Rev. Larry Hollon

The tide of history is sweeping us toward a more interconnected and interactive world. It is better to embrace this reality than to ignore it and be swept up in the current.

Digitalman: Faster Than a Speeding Byte

Peter Block | Posted 05.30.2011

Peter Block

No technical obstacle stands in Zuckerberg's way. He never needs a help line, never is referred to a system administrator, never is asked for an "SSID" or a password that he has not memorized.

Let's Bring Aging Americans Into the Information Age

Marcia Kerz | Posted 05.25.2011

Marcia Kerz

As young Americans have become the most tech-savvy generation in history, the generations preceding them have not kept pace -- to the detriment of their economic and even physical well-being.

The key to Turning Data into Information

Jose Vilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Jose Vilson

The tons of assessments we drop on students monthly give us nothing but decimals and percentages, rarely making any definitive statements about the progress that our students make in their education.

Digital Age Hopes, Stone Age Acceptance

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Most weeks I pick up two or three random books (from a local store that sells used books). Some of them I read cover to cover, others - I skim. I fi...

Upheaval at the Turn of the Millennium

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011

Kenneth Kales

The working people of this great nation are fighting with our hearts and souls to salvage what we can of an older Industrial Age society, and forging ...

A Proposal for a Minor Revolution in Human Affairs

Barrett Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Barrett Brown

Today, we are blessed to exist in an age of unprecedented tumult and potential by virtue of the advent of the internet and the information age as a whole.

Zed's Dead - Law, Finance, and the Future of Online Publishing (Part Two)

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Schwartz

  "Whose motorcycle is this?" "It's a chopper, baby." "Whose chopper is this?" "Zed's" "Who's Zed?&q...

Zed's Dead - Law, Finance, and the Future of Online Publishing (Part One)

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Schwartz

  "Whose motorcycle is this?" "It's a chopper, baby." "Whose chopper is this?" "Zed's" "Who's Zed?&q...

The Three Laws of Social Media

Josh Sternberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sternberg

Our era is called the "Information Age" for a reason. The pervasive idea that information should be both accessible and free is as strong a tenet of democracy as the ability to criticize the government.

Health Care Reform and The Awesome Power of Techno-Confusion

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Peggy Drexler

Information technology has added rocket fuel to the engine of democracy. Will it power us forward or keep us spinning wildly in one spot?

Information Addiction and Our Quest for Relevancy

Scott Lachut | Posted 11.17.2011

Scott Lachut

This quest for what might be, creates a seemingly infinite feedback loop where consumption continuously renews the appetite.

Start Asking

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011

Marshall Goldsmith

Why don't most of us ask, even though we know we should? We don't ask, because we are afraid of the answers.

The Reinvention of Legal Research: The Future Is Now

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Schwartz

Legal research, once the province of desks, books, and binders, is now online, data-driven, and real-time. This poses serious challenge to old publishing stalwarts like Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Paying Attention in the Information-Overload Age

Ward Sutton | Posted 11.17.2011

Ward Sutton

In her new book, Winifred Gallagher thoroughly makes the case that our lives -- and the people we are -- are a product of what we choose to focus our attention on.

Libraries Are America's Lifelines. Leave Them Alone

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Kenneth C. Davis

New York City's public library systems are once again under siege, on the chopping block, threatened with draconian cuts in the face of New York City's Great Recession.

Moldova: Power to the People, Electronically Speaking

Moira Gunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Moira Gunn

Yes, the Information Age has arrived, and without a doubt, information and freedom are inextricably linked. Truth be told, the power of governments will never be the same.

Tomorrow's Info Today: Staying Ahead of the News Cycle

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Randall Amster

From now on, I will only get my news from future-based sources, and thus seek to remain ahead of the curve. Outlandish, you say? Impossible? You are obviously so behind the times.

America: Make April 8th "National Info-Less Day"

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Spencer Green

That's 24 hours in which no person, no media organization, no blogger, no social network, no whoever or whatever can disseminate, transmit, broadcast, pass along any new information to anyone else.

A Googlement Above the People, Around the People, and Ahead of the People

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Randall Amster

Who else would you want keeping track of stuff, watching your back (and front), fighting our undeclared cyber-wars, and making the trains run on time? Next stop, Googletopia!