Author Archives: Darryl

Nomophobia, Really?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Darryl

Captcha fields and the exclusive use of Facebook Connect for Web and app data submission purposes are two of my biggest digital phobias, oh if there were ever a UX faux pas avoidance manual. When I encounter captcha fields I feel like I’m … Continue reading →

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Reading Between The Tweets

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Darryl

During its infancy Twitter was widely regarded as an obscure digital community for social media geeks and early technology adopters intent on sharing personal musings, self-indulgent daily affirmations and random brain farts. Undoubtedly the informal chatter is still a prevalent … Continue reading →

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Machines Of Loving Grace

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Darryl

Without a doubt the most provocative words I’ve come across this week were written—not last week, or even last year—but 18 years ago, by the late Carmen Hermosillo. Incidentally the notable 2nd-place spot for astonishing words read (among the non-fiction variety) go … Continue reading →

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The Big Blue Hype

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Darryl

Type-in the keywords “Facebook IPO” and you’ll get a startling result: about 40,900,000 results on Google.com and about 1,190,000,000 results on Google.ca. Am I reading that number right? 1-billion 190-million results returned by Google.ca. I don’t get it. What’s going on here? Do … Continue reading →

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Hello Computer

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Darryl

The science fiction genre is a wonderous storytelling vehicle. It gives us a glimpse into our future, the technologies we might be using, and how we’ll possibly interact with one another amidst the vast information networks influencing our world. Since … Continue reading →

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