A picture of the H1N1 Virus for an upcoming presentation of mine next month

the experiences of entering college freshman

“The class of 2014 has never found Korean-made cars unusual on the Interstate and five hundred cable channels, of which they will watch a handful, have always been the norm. Since “digital” has always been in the cultural DNA, they’ve never written in cursive and with cell phones to tell them the time, there is no need for a wrist watch. Dirty Harry (who’s that?) is to them a great Hollywood director. The America they have inherited is one of soaring American trade and budget deficits; Russia has presumably never aimed nukes at the United States and China has always posed an economic threat. “

he’s not managing his reputation (emails as evidence)

” As part of the complaint, Syngenta has posted an astonishing 102-page document dump of e-mails from Hayes, most sent to Syngenta employees, whom Hayes considers adversaries. These “personal, explicit and obscene” notes, as the company calls them, are the basis for the complaint.”

managing your on-line reputation

(lots of great ideas from mashable)

increase the likelihood of being in a relationship? are you on-line?

“Although prior research on the social impacts of Internet use has been rather ambiguous about the social cost of time spent online, our research suggests that Internet access has an important role to play in helping Americans find mates,” said Michael J. Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University and the lead author of the study, “Meeting Online: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary.””

5 things YOU need to know about facebook PLACES! 

“The official launch of Facebook’s new location-based application, Facebook Places, has a few people talking and many of us wondering what this means for business – if anything at all. Here are five things you should know about Facebook Places right now”

PEW internet: what kind of techie are you?

“Is Facebook your window to your social world? Is your mobile device the last thing you put aside before shutting the light out at night? Or does the deluge of digital information leave you flat and the ring of your cell phone leave you cranky?”