According to Spencer Ante (It’s Official: U.S. Social Networking Sites See Slow Down) the social networking market is slowing down. One interesting fact presented by Mr. Ante is that although membership numbers on particular sites like Facebook are up, engagement numbers are down– way down. But isn’t it about time that we see this trend downward? I mean we’ve all witnessed Social Networking 1.0– we’ve beaten that dead horse. And if we aren’t absolute... Read Full Story

I really need to preface v.Next with a little background. How did I get into this whole high tech thing anyway? It all started in 1980. There I was, at Illinois State University sitting in my apartment. I saw an ad in a magazine for a personal computer based on the new 8080a chipset, 16K of memory, and included the basic programming language. WOW! I cut out the order form, dropped it in the mail and anxiously waited for my shiny new computer to arrive. A couple of weeks later I was completely... Read Full Story