By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you’ve got a little time to kill (over 55 minutes, actually), take a look at this great video by an ethnographer about the web’s participatory nature. What is ethnography you ask? Well, as explained to me by someone in an actual ethnography course, it’s the study of a […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] It’s amazing the amount of emails that I received after my GAS story on Geek Squad. It seemed that everyone thought that I had a direct personal intimate connection to the CEO of Geek Squad and they wanted me to pass on all their customer service complaints to him […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Last night, Google announced the beta launch of its AdSense for Games program, which will focus on placing ads in casual flash games as well as some larger titles. This move doesn’t come as a huge surprise, since Google bought AdScape Media for $23 million last year. In fact, […]
Like everyone, I sometimes send messages that should have stayed in my head. Being impulsive is in the nature of human beings, and to prevent people from blundering, the only thing needed is often a bit of time. So to help users with their impulsiveness, the folks at Google Labs have released Mail Goggles, a […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] MSN has published a really funny feature showing the ten weirdest social networks on the web. If you thought Facebook was the worst thing going, you haven’t seen anything yet. How about Lost Zombies for starters? Now there’s a community full of wholesome folk that you’d want to meet […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Far be it for me to suggest anyone read anything offline, but if one were were to do so, I would definitely have to suggest Neal Stephenson’s newest creation: Anathem. Just from the title it sounds imposing. In a way it is, because it’s a tome of 900-plus pages. […]
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] When Tim Berners-Lee first proposed the “Mesh” (later renamed to the World Wide Web) to CERN back in 1989, the concept was much simpler than it has become today. The problem Berners-Lee sought to solve was how to establish links between the massive number of related documents generated world-wide by […]
by Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] As it has been out for a month and sitting near the top of the NY Times Bestseller List during that time, you may have already heard of Brad Meltzer’s The Book of Lies by now. However, what you might not know is what this book has to do […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] For some reason, I have managed to avoid jury duty up to now. Maybe it’s the fact that I have moved around so much in my life and lived in so many countries. But if I ever decide to settle back in the United Kingdom permanently, I’ll be sure […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you love podcasts as much as I do, you’re probably already familiar with Ask A Ninja. The Ninja’s helpful tips on how to survive everything from college life to meeting women always work really well for me. Or rather they would if those tips didn’t result in one […]