The Senior Surfer Word Search #42

The Senior Surfer Word Search #42
Instructions: For each Internet related term or phrase below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.

Make Your Own Word Search

Give Historypin A Spin

While reading an article from Wired magazine the other day, I learned about a site I was previously unaware of called Historypin.com. This is something you'll especially be interested in if you're a history buff or nostalgia lover.

Here's a video Historypin.com produced and posted on YouTube that'll give you a nice introduction to the site:

What Is WikiLeaks Exactly?

If the term "WikiLeaks" that's been in the news this week had you scratching your head, like it did me, you need to watch this video from WSJ.com.

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Online Advertising

This week's tech talk topic is Online Advertising. Here's a link where you can research this subject further:

Online Advertising (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for Discussion: What's your opinion about online advertising? Do you like or dislike it? Or, are you indifferent? Of all the online advertising you've encountered, which type of online ads annoy you the most? Sound off in the comments section.

"Bird Brains" Earn A Little Respect

This video I found the other day through Digg.com, might make you think twice the next time you want to insult someone by calling them a "bird brain." You might have to come up with something else! (via YouTube and Digg)

The Senior Surfer Word Search #41

The Senior Surfer Word Search #41
Instructions: For each computer or Internet related term below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.

Make Your Own Word Search

What They're Doing About User Comments

If you're like me, and you read a lot of online news, you've probably come across some user comments on these sites which is often not appropriate--even offensive in some cases. Well, apparently this is a problem that many of these news sites are starting to address, according to this CNNTech article I stumbled across recently:

News sites reining in nasty user comments - CNN.com

What do you think about online media's efforts to curtail out of control user comments?

The Tortoise And The Dare

Either this turtle lost a bet or one of his friends challenged him to a dare. How else would you explain this behavior? (via Yahoo! Video)

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Online News

This week's tech talk topic is Online News. Here's a link where you can research the subject further:

Online News (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you get your news online or from a newspaper? What do you like about online news? What are its advantages? Any disadvantages to getting your news online? Sound off in the comments section.

So, You Wanna Be A Star?

Here's a great story I ran across yesterday on CNN. I guess it's proof that you can be an Internet star at any age!