Friday, September 14, 2012

Q&A: Interesting stuff!

"Why doesn't the Statesman tell its web editor to improve the look of its site?! Do you think they are unaware of how unappealing it is?" You should make the suggestion!

How many people are still using AOL?
http://gizmodo.com/5856113/35-million-people-are-still-using-aol-dialup-
And who are they?
http://www.techspot.com/news/42121-60-of-aols-profits-come-from-misinformed-customers.html

How much did computers cost when they first came out?
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/08/ibm-mainframe-computer-in-1970-pictured.html
http://oldcomputers.net/appleii.html

When were computers first mass produced for the general public?

How is it that we're managing to combine more and more technology into smaller and smaller spaces?
Moore's law
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/silicon-innovations/moores-law-technology.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law

How to prevent eye strains?

iPhone 5 -- what's new?
http://everswift.tumblr.com/post/31817738847

iPhone vs. other smartphones
http://blog.comscore.com/2012/09/whats_next_for_the_iphone5.html#.UFMjW8F-_Hs.twitter

How many people are still subscribing to newspapers?
http://www.naa.org/Trends-and-Numbers/Circulation/Newspaper-Circulation-Volume.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_States_by_circulation

If newspapers are not really dying, why are journalists having trouble finding jobs?

Palo Alto as the heart of the Internet revolution.

Early online news services (videotex and teletext) were experimental by nature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotex#North_America

What does "interactive" mean exactly when referring to videotex?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hTosCUTmck

Movie recommendation by Minza
"Serendipity"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240890/






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