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IT Conversations: Scott Lemon, Ben Galbraith
“How young people have a completely different attitude toward tech & online activities. They are also being examined closely for clues as to how they relate to advertising. Good examples of how young people are being targeted by advertisers.” (tags: podcast generations technology advertising media+evolution tidbits+fodder)

IT Conversations: Guy Kawasaki
“Absolutely amazing speech about the nature of innovation from Apple’s first technology evangelist, who’s now a VC.” (tags: audio business design entrepreneurship innovation podcast tidbits+fodder)

Man with no blog - » Taking Second Life to the Masses
“The interface of Second Life with its complex menu structure, HUD controls and general lack of easy reference to the keyboard shortcuts; would be nice to have them in SL. that can make Second Life an hard tool to master even for a the technical savvy.” (tags: virtual+worlds usability problems mycoverage AmyGahran)

CBCnews.ca: The Future Of The Future Of News
Oct. 17 ONA panel: ” Andrew Keen (Cult of the Amateur), Leonard Brody (NowPublic.com) and Rahaf Harfoush (Wikinomics researcher) delve into [citizen journalism]. CBC Radio’s Brent Bambury moderates. Have your say on our discussion board below.” (tags: events citizen+journalism conversation conversational+media tidbits+fodder)

Generation Y - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Millennials [thoseborn 1982-2000] and Internet generation are attempts to give the Gen Y cohort more independent names that are tied with key events and cultural trends that are strongly associated with the generation.” (tags: generations culture psychology media+evolution)

Xpad4Laptop
Barb Iverson turned me onto this at SPJ. Definitely seems to keep my laptop cooler: Xpad (Non-slip Laptop Cooler & Heatshield) Cools your laptop without fans. Protects your lap from laptop heat. (tags: technology hardware)