We’re on the Internet to find old friends and make new ones who share our interests: books, writing, cooking, crafts, work, politics, humor, parenting, travel. The merging of traditional content and new formats feels seamless. Except when it doesn’t. At certain times, and winter break is one of those times, being on the Internet is at odds with life. […]
One day years ago, as I rode my bike through the old Chicago neighborhood known as Wicker Park, I glimpsed at what looked like Hebrew lettering on a brick building with a blue cross. I stopped to investigate and discovered the building formerly housed Temple Beth-El.
Can you imagine a blog without a year-end list? Mine is my favorite website discoveries. They’ve served me well through a year of loss and change. They seem like the kind of sites that will be around for a while. Best of all, they’re all free. I’ve divided the list into three categories covering major types of […]
It’s fascinating finding old landmarks on the Google map of Chicago. When you see, for example, Herzl Junior College, well, that’s a whole chapter of Chicago history.
Today, there’s Meetup.com, a website that captures the independent-minded spirit and organized chaos of a university without walls program.
The latest trend in social media is Foursquare, a website that helps people turn their virtual connections into real ones. You can do this on your own. I do, once a month, when I have lunch with Elaine Soloway and Bonnie McGrath. I met Elaine hanging out at Danny Miller’s blog in the comments aisle, which usually […]
When I wrote a eulogy for my father, I relied heavily on the Internet for historical information. My father was born in Cuba and major political events of the 20th century shaped his life at every turn. Thanks to Wikipedia and Google maps, I got my facts right. I’ve copied my remarks below. When the […]
I received my invite this morning. I didn’t realize how lucky I was to get it until I searched #Googlewave on Twitter and saw people are asking to buy/sell invites. I got mine possibly because I mentioned I blog about the Internet at http://rosieknows.com/blog.aspx in the application to get on the Wave wait list. Although many […]
