Google Glass: The Prototype

Google Glass

Google Glass

Google Glass, the new revolutionary glasses made by Google are the talk of the social media world. Although these glasses are not being sold to the general public yet, many prototypes are out in the hands of regular people like you and me. So now that these prototypes are out in the hands of real people and being used in everyday life, what is everyone thinking? For starters, a pair of the glasses cost $1500, which in my opinion is way too much money for the average person to spend on a pair of glasses.

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I recently saw a YouTube video of a man walking through Central Park wearing a pair of Google Glass. He interviewed people on their opinions of the glasses. Many thought they looked weird and they would probably only invest in them if they looked like regular glasses. Many others thought they seemed creepy because while using the glasses, it may seem that you are staring into open space, or even staring at a stranger.

Google’s Project Glass page quotes, “We’re inviting a small group of Explorers to help us discover the full potential of Glass. Follow us on our journey, and help us shape the future.”

Naturally, many of these explorers include Google employees. While researching glass, I found a very interesting youtube video demonstrating how Google searches work while wearing the glasses. Here’s a video that explains it far better than I ever could:

After watching this video, I would love to get the chance to wear these glasses around for a day. Have any of you been lucky enough to try them out? What do you think? Let us know! We are looking forward to watching where these glasses go in the months ahead. One thing is for sure, “when everyone has one of these [Google Glass], life will be more nerdy.”  – Pete Pachal, Mashable.com

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Memes: What are they?

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I Can Has a Cheezburger? is a weblog featuring lolcats, created by Eric Nakagawa in 2007

Whether they are referred to as Memes or Meems, it is likely you have seen one of these on the Internet. A meme is defined as being short for the Greek word, mimeme, which means “imitated thing.” These “imitated things” are used to explain the way cultural information spreads. They began in the 1970s by a man named Harry Frees (who took photos of his cats and made them into greeting cards) and today they have spread like wildfire. The official meme phenomenon did not hit full swing until 2001, and since then has been very popular, especially among high school and college students. Continue reading

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TweetDeck Gets a Facelift With New Navigation Bar

This is a Guest Post by Lauren Mobertz, Lead Writer in training for DashBurst. Thanks to @DanielZeevi for sharing this news about TweetDeck with us.

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Days Sets Out To Make Everyday Life Normal Again

This photo is shared with the permission of Tina Rice

This photo is shared with the permission of Tina Rice

As someone who grew up with a director for a father, I’ve always been someone who loves to take photos of people, of places and of things. I’ve been fortunate enough to own a Nikon D40 since my junior year of high school when I was accepted into the AP Art Program. Since then, the photography world has changed quite a bit. And now there is a new app called Days. Continue reading

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Facebook Home: Revolutionary or Excessive?

facebook_logoThis is a Guest Post written by Katie Komnenich, our Intern. You’ll be reading more from Katie and about Katie as the school year ends and she gets revved up. Continue reading

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How To Save TIme On Social Media Platforms With Shortcuts

13-05-26 Social ShortcutsOur friends at Quintly published an incredibly helpful blog post and infographic addressing a concern I hear about almost daily. “I know I need to be active on my social networks, but it takes too darn long. Quintly shares some tips to speed things up. Continue reading

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