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Tag Archives: internet
The geography of Facebook data centers
Just this week, Facebook announced it would be building its fifth data center complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Hat’s off to Facebook, as the entire complex will contain 750,000 square feet in three buildings on 111 acres, will be 100% … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, architecture, business, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, internet, land use, pictures, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, business, cities, data centers, design, Faceboook, geography, internet, Iowa, land use, North Carolina, Oregon, spatial design, Sweden, technology, Texas
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Ruining the net one ‘Mad ad’ at a time
I don’t know about all of you, but I find the increased blizzardization of advertising on the net to be quite annoying anymore. Given the trend lines depicted in the chart above, I fear it will only continue get worse. You can’t … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, entrepreneurship, history, humanity, internet, marketing, Social media, technology, video, visual pollution
Tagged advertising, consumerism, internet, marketing, media, social media, visual pollution, web
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The uneven geographic distribution of Google fiber
One only need to briefly glance at the map of existing and proposed Google fiber cities (above) to realize it is being deployed in manner that rewards certain regions and potentially harms others. No cities are represented from the New … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, deregulation, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, internet, Maps, North America, planning, product design, Social media, spatial design, technology, Trade
Tagged demographics, economic justice, fiber, geography, Google, internet, planning, social equity, social justice
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“Her”- Love in an impersonal world
Kathy and I saw the film Her over the weekend. The movie is a poignant fast forward portrayal of our impersonal digital world. Putting irony and emphasis on this portrayal was the fact that as we exited the theater, nearly everyone … Continue reading
Posted in art, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, entertainment, film, history, humanity, internet, Love, movies, music, pictures, Science, technology, theaters, video, Women, writing
Tagged acting, Amy Adams, art, drama, film, humanity, internet, Joaquin Phoenix, love, motion pictures, movies, romance, technology, web
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It’s time for 21st century legal noticing!
In an era of daily newspapers shutting down or dramatically reducing their publication dates to just twice or thrice a week, and with Saturday mail delivery being on the fiscal chopping block, it seems long-past time that planning and zoning enabling legislation … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, education, government, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, Language, libraries, planning, politics, Social media, technology, Television, urban planning, writing, zoning
Tagged advertising, cities, government, internet, land use, legal notices, news, planning, politics, publications, urban planning, web, zoning
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Top 12 posts of 2012
The past year has been a terrific one for panethos.wordpress.com. So, I thought I would list the top 12 posts that were published in 2012, as tabulated through a few moments ago. If anything changes substantially by the actual end of … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, cities, internet, Panethos, planning, posts, publications, social media, technology, web, weblogs, Word Press
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Facebook can be a pain in the apps
If Facebook hopes to remain a relevant player in the digital world, it better figure out how to improve its online experience for smart phones and tablets. It takes so damn long to open and update that it is often … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, consumerism, entertainment, pictures, product design, Social media, technology, video, writing
Tagged applications, Facebook, internet, smart phones, social media, tablets, technology
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The passing of an American legend – Steve Jobs (1956-2011)
I was deeply saddened last night upon learning of Steve Jobs passing. At the time, I was writing a new post for this blog, but had to stop working at the news. Steve Jobs was the Galileo, the Da Vinci, … Continue reading
Posted in art, consumerism, economics, entertainment, fun, internet, movies, Music, Science, technology, video
Tagged Apple, internet, Pixar, Steve Jobs, technology
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iPads for one, iPads for all – in Zeeland, Michigan
Kudos and major high-fives to the Zeeland Public Schools. Starting with the 2011-2012 school year, students in the Zeeland school system between 3rd grade and 12th grade (approximately 1,800 of them in all) are being provided with a free iPad to … Continue reading
Posted in education, government, internet, technology
Tagged education, internet, IT, schools, technology
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I’m tired of wimpy free wi-fi
Okay…one of my pet peeves here. I have had it with places that advertise they have free w-fi only to find out it is not working or so wimpy you could walk from here to Timbuktu and back before … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, economics, technology, video
Tagged communications, internet, technology, web, wi-fi
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