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This morning, Jeff Perlstein and Amy Gahran presented the ZeroDivide webinar on their report, "Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now."  Now don't get me wrong - Jeff and Amy are fantastic presenters, and the information they shared during the webinar is insightful, interesting, and important.   Read more about When Bad Things Happen to Good Apps (or, "What Happens When I Daydream in Class")

Finally!  The Facebook IPO happened today, and we can all now stop obsessing over share prices and get back to speculating over more important topics, like what the heck Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen were doing having dinner together last week.  (Actually, I'm sure that we're all speculating about the same thing on that last point, but since this is a PG-rated website, I won't go there...but I digress.) Read more about The Facebook IPO, Gaydar, and Rightside Up Bald Lesbians

President Obama’s statement in support of same-sex marriage was a significant moment in the gay rights movement. Social media will help make LGBT equality inevitable. Read more about Sharing Our Way toward Equality: Social Media and Gay Rights

When we talk about Digital Divide Issues, access to quality educational opportunities often jumps to the top of the list.  Technology adoption and socio-economic status are often so closely linked - and as we all now know, the zip code in which you are born is one of the most accurate predictors for whether or not  you will attend college.  Wealthy zip code?  Start saving up for that cap and gown.   Poor zip code?  Not so much.  Read more about Cover Flow, coverflow, New Schools, and Empty Photo Frames

A couple of weeks ago I ventured out to Utah to visit with our Generation ZD partner, Spy Hop Productions. Spy Hop is a nonprofit youth media arts and educational enrichment center located in the historic Arts Space district of downtown Salt Lake City.  Read more about Spy Hopping in Utah?

Smartphones are great. I love my smartphone. I use to it to email, tweet, photograph, text, map, like, calendar, draw, comment, game, read, bank, and sometimes even talk.

But, sorry, my smartphone is no substitute for my laptop computer. It’s not. It just isn’t. Read more about That Thing in Your Pocket? It's Not a Computer.

What is the worst company in America?  The Consumerist has again engaged in its annual online contest to name the worst corporate entity in the country.  There's even a "Golden Poo" prize to the final victor(?), which is really quite striking. When I first saw an image of the trophy, I thought it was an ad for a new type of caramel soft-serve ice cream...but I digress. Read more about Who deserves The Golden Poo? You Decide...

I’ve recently returned from Maui, HI where our Generation ZD partner, Akaku: Maui Community Television, has launched an innovative digital media program called Project YBEAM (Youth Broadband Education & Awareness Mentoring). Project YBEAM is a youth civic journalism project that seeks to expand access to communications and broadband technology in/for Maui's marginalized communities. Read more about Youth Get their MoJo on in Hawaii