Accessibility refers to a web site that is usable (functional) for people with disabilities. Most often that means people who use specialized software, called screen readers, in place of traditional web browsers. As the name implies, screen readers look at the content of a web page and “read it” so that people can hear what [...]

Social media is likely here to stay, but the present biggies Tweeter, Facebook, and MySpace, may not stick around or may become old relics. And, it is yet to be seen if the social media craze settles down, hangs on, or if the next big hype takes over mainstream consciousness. Why? The bell curve of [...]

Imagine if you could hear all those Twitter tweets out there. No, not as text-to-speech renditions of the words. Rather (as the name implies) the chirping of little (blue) birds. Ahhh… it would be…  DEAFENING! It certainly wouldn’t be like walking through a lovely forest and communing with nature. It would be more like being [...]

Way back in 1975, BusinessWeek published an article called The Office of the Future. That article stated “Some believe that the paperless office is not that far off.” and touted one expert who predicted “by 1990, most record-handling will be electronic.” Now, predicting the role of technology in social change with date specific accuracy is [...]