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Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom by Rebecca MacKinnon

On February 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Science, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

A clarion call to action, Consent of the Networked shows that it is time to stop arguing over whether the Internet empowers people, and address the urgent question of how technology should be governed to support the rights and liberties of users around the world.

The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay A. Johnson

On January 17, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour—so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.

Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live by Jeff Jarvis

On January 16, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create identities, do business, and live our lives.Thanks to the internet, we now live—more and more—in public.

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L. Brandt

On January 8, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Amazon’s business model is deceptively simple: Make online shopping so easy and convenient that customers won’t think twice. It can almost be summed up by the button on every page: “Buy now with one click.”

Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation by B. Coleman

On December 20, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

Hello Avatar! Or, {llSay(0, “Hello, Avatar!”); is a tiny piece of user-friendly code that allows us to program our virtual selves. In Hello Avatar, B. Coleman examines a crucial aspect of our cultural shift from analog to digital: the continuum between online and off-, what she calls the “x-reality” that crosses between the virtual and the real.

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku

On December 1, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are already inventing the future in their labs.

Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back by Robert Levine

On November 27, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

How did the newspaper, music, and film industries go from raking in big bucks to scooping up digital dimes? Their customers were lured away by the free ride of technology. Now, business journalist Robert Levine shows how they can get back on track.

How The Local Radio Station Stole My Christmas…

On November 25, 2011, in Articles, Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Wilfried F. Voss

Yes, it wasn’t the grinch who stole my Christmas. It was the local radio station, WHAI. And guess what, now that we’re (at least business-wise) close to Christmas, I will create my own Christmas radio station on Pandora.

The Internet Scam: “Partner With Paul” And Lose Your Money

On November 8, 2011, in Home Business, Making Money from Home, Marketing, Scammers, by Wilfried F. Voss

The structure of the website indicates scam immediately, but the video was extremely cleverly made. These guys – I didn’t believe the Paul identity for a second – pick up where others left by providing “video evidence” that they, in fact, create a million dollar annual income.

Pandora Kills The Radio Star… And I Like It!

On November 8, 2011, in Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Wilfried F. Voss

Our local station WHAI calls their program “the best variety in the valley,” referring to the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts. The matter of the fact is, they play the same songs EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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