Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch and 200 students at Kansas State University created this video summarizing the most important characteristics of students today: How they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and how the world will change during their lifetime. It’s enlightening and interesting information for […]
By Sterling Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Hey fellas, have you heard the news? If it’s been a long time since you rock and rolled, then get ready for a whole lotta love. Led Zeppelin has finally decided to open their entire music catalogue to a number of online digital distributors. Verizon wireless will provide full […]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] Do you think Facebook is stupid, or that it only appeals to the lowest common denominator of the people on the Internet? Would it then shock you that some people are already saying that the Facebook platform may one day be worth upwards of $100 billion dollars? From Scobleizer […]
By Fred Roth Contributing Writer, [GAS] In my daily sweep across my favorite tech news sites (next to [GAS], of course), I read an article listing 10 behaviors to adopt in order to get what you want from customer service centers. With the holiday shopping season fast approaching (believe me, we employees are already hearing […]
The Twitter-like service from Finland, Jaiku, has been purchased by search engine behemoth, Google. My first thought after finding out about this was, “why?” Google doesn’t really need a micro-blogging platform, and if they were going to purchase one, why take what most people consider to be the second best or third best, at least […]
How Television Works ‘How Television Works’ is a must see for anyone curious about who controls television, why producers alter their programming to appease corporate sponsors, and what detrimental affects television has on human brain chemistry, attention span and behaviour. How the News Works ‘How The News works’ is a closer inspection into the relationships […]
This is an informative and easy to understand documentary explaining how the financial system works. The video lasts an hour and is well worth watching. Take at least a few minutes of your time to watch the first part – if the subject doesn’t catch your interest, at least you’ll know how the basics work. […]