American Times
The Archives of Erik Kain
Menu Close

Social Networking

Fake Headline Of The Day: ‘Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And Texting, To Be Euthanized’

February 24, 2012Erik Kain

The Onion has really grabbed the fake news bull by the horns over the past few years. In one short video, they manage to make fun of teenagers, Facebook, our obsession with phones, and get in a bit of a dig at the controversial euthanasia debate. You can watch more fake Onion news here. Follow […]

Read more at Forbes.

byline=E.D. Kain, Dog, Facebook, Fake News, Forbes, News satire, Onion, Online Communities, Satire, Social Media, Social Networking, Tech, Texting, The Onion, Twitter

Hilarious ‘Facebook Parenting’ Spoof

February 17, 2012Erik Kain

This is why I love the internet. Sure, the original sparked a lot of controversy and armchair parenting advice. But now we can forget all about that and pay attention to more important and hilarious things. This is the inevitable arms race that we get when we start shooting one another’s gadgets, I suppose. Violence […]

Read more at Forbes.

byline=E.D. Kain, dad shoots daughter's laptop, Facebook, Facebook parenting, Family, Forbes, Home, Online Communities, Social Media, Social Networking, Tech, Twitter, WYCD

Cool Ad Of The Day – ‘One Hour Per Second’

January 25, 2012Erik Kain

Via copyranter, who typically hates infographs but enjoys this spot: More numbers and a more extended graphical experience here. Definitely click the link if you want a peek at the future of the internet, the infograph, and a lot of interesting tidbits on online videos. Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Read my Forbes blog here.

Read more at Forbes.

byline=E.D. Kain, Facebook, Forbes, LinkedIn, Online Communities, Social Networking, Super Bowl, Tech, Twitter, YouTube

Former Google Developer Offers to Help Fix Google Reader

November 4, 2011Erik Kain

Kevin Fox, a former Google employee who worked for several years on the Google Reader project before leaving the company, has offered to help Google fix its popular once-social RSS service. Google stripped the site of its sharing and following functionality and redesigned it to fall more in line with the new Google aesthetic – […]

Read more at Forbes.

byline=E.D. Kain, Facebook, Google, Google Calendar, Google Plus, Google Reader, Kevin Fox, News, Social Media, Social Networking, Tech, Twitter

The Google Reader Redesign is an Ugly, Lonely User Experience

November 2, 2011Erik Kain

So Google finally went and killed off the social features in Google Reader. They also gave it a face lift, apparently in an attempt to make it look more like the new Gmail and Google Plus. Aesthetic uniformity across products makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, the new Google Reader look is ugly. Really ugly. Too much […]

Read more at Forbes.

Balloon Juice, byline=E.D. Kain, CrunchBase, Google, Google Plus, Google Reader, internet, Kevin Fox, Online Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Tech, technology, Twitter

An Ordinary Times Blog

Recent Posts

  • NCAA Will Not Renew Video Game Licensing Contract With EA
  • Microsoft Deserves Credit For Xbox One Policy Changes
  • World Of Warcraft Loses Ground To League Of Legends In China
  • ‘Assassin’s Creed IV’ Looks Great But There Are Reasons To Worry
  • Deep Silver To Distribute Kickstarter-Funded ‘Wasteland 2′
  • ‘Ratchet And Clank: Into The Nexus’ Coming To PS3 This Holiday
  • PS4 Gamers Can Play All Their Digital Games From Anyone’s PS4
  • ‘Rambo: The Video Game’ Looks Like ‘Far Cry 3′ DLC
  • Federal Judge Rules Apple Conspired To Fix E-Book Prices
  • ‘Persona 5′ Domain Registered By Atlus Parent Company
  • Third Party Publishers Worry About Wii U Sales Figures
  • 10 Video Games To Keep An Eye On This October
  • ‘Dishonored’ Animated Prequel ‘Tales From Dunwall’ Is Top-Notch Viral Marketing
  • Watch The ‘Halo 4′ Covenant Weapons Trailer
  • 5 Video Game Franchises That Need To Come Back From The Dead

Recent Comments

  • DensityDuck on A black Spiderman
  • DensityDuck on A black Spiderman
  • Susie COlho on A black Spiderman
  • Fnord on Tinfoil hats
  • Kim on A Game of Thrones and the ambiguity of history
  • Burt Likko on A Game of Thrones and the ambiguity of history
  • Burt Likko on A Game of Thrones and the ambiguity of history
  • North on A Game of Thrones and the ambiguity of history
  • Marko on A Game of Thrones and the ambiguity of history
  • Kitchenaid KSM150 on Tinfoil hats

Archives

  • July 2013
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org
© 2023 American Times. All rights reserved.
Fashionista by aThemes