Gadget Betrayal
Categories: Technology
Tom-Tom’s use of the data from their navigation devices is only scandalous or newsworthy because of the lack of a culture of awareness in our society.
Oh the (Facebook) Places You’ll Go
Categories: Technology
Whether or not we’ll choose Facebook Places after the honeymoon phase, or stick with the existing location-based networks such as Foursquare, will depend on whichever service delivers us the most deals, connects us with the most friends, and consistently engages us despite the online distractions we encounter every day, every hour, and in some cases every minute.
Beatniks No More: Traveling With Technology
Categories: Travel Week
We plan. We are a not a fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants generation like the beats were. We don’t just hop in the car and drive off with a map and a dream. We make some semblance of an itinerary, and we bring a lot of our lives with us. These are the travel essentials for the savvy Millennial.
GPS: More than just a map
Categories: Travel Week
When you’re on a trip, you want to make quick and efficient use of your time, and if the technology exists to do so, why shouldn’t we use it? That’s like arguing that we should still cook with fire even though someone invented the microwave. Go for it, people. Use these great GPS iPhone apps on your next trip.
My quest for the Super Mayor Badge
Categories: Technology
“Hold on, just let me check-in”. It seems like those are now my words of choice whenever my friends and I go out. They often sigh and ignore me for a few minutes until I’m done using my phone and then things return to normal. More and more, this is a common occurrence, all thanks to Foursquare.
How does Gen Y travel?
Categories: Lifestyle
By Carlee Mallard At this exact moment I’m sitting in the passenger seat with my sister at the wheel. We just passed Richmond on our way from Raleigh, NC to New York City. A week ago we weren’t sure if we were even going to make the trip. Even now we only have a few [...]
