anonymous asked:


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Over the last few years, there is no denying that the online community has started harnessing the power of the Internet for more than just “surfing” the web to look for information. We have now started using it as a networking tool that allows us to connect with others to share ideas, opinions and videos of ourselves looking like fools. Okay, so hopefully we don’t have too many of those videos; but having some video online, and at the major video sharing sites, is a great search engine traffic strategy that we should all be employing.

One of the online tools that has been around for the longest, but is often neglected or overlooked, is that of message boards and email-based discussion groups. Yahoo and Google offer the two most popular email groups and they are free for anyone to set up. You can host your own group or you can join existing groups. There are groups for everything you can possibly think of; some are private and require the moderator of the group to approve you, and some you can get started with right away.

You can find these groups by going to the following URLs: Yahoo – groups.yahoo.com/ Google – http://midlifeheroine.com/celebrities-finally-get-a-taste-of-technology/

Jason Martinez asked:


Thanks to the multitude of media outlets focused on tinsel-town, our hunger for the daily details of our favorite celebrities is satisfied. The naturally voyeuristic nature that many of us have drives a want for controversy and the most sensational of stories – fun and entertaining sure, but arguably of very little value.

So wouldn’t it be nice to learn something truly unique about our celebrity favorites, something that could actually also serve as informative or even educational?

Turns out that the good folks over at PC.com, an educational technology portal, have done just that. Many of the most popular Hollywood celebrities are covered in short productions called Celebrity Techovers. These Techovers feature an interview discussing the specific technology challenges of the celebrity and the ways that technology can meet the specific requirements. In a who’s-who of consumer electronics devices and solutions, visitors are exposed to the many ways that some of the most common technology problems can be solved. Not just for the rich and famous – non-celebrities are getting into the action as well.

Sylvia Rodriguez, a Sacramento California teacher, was recently visited by PC.com. Sylvia has a long track-record of teaching success with many awards and accolades to her name, however in a case of role-reversal she found that her students were often more informed with matters of technology. Within the span of two celebrity techover episodes, Sylvia gains a new understanding of what can be accomplished with the latest technology. She now has a little something to say about technology when opportunities for tech discussions present themselves. No longer the tech cast-out, Sylvia can now add a little tech knowledge to her extensive educational repertoire.

Arguably pop-culture is really a phenomenon driven by those with celebrity status. From fashion to cuisine, transportation to lingo, they set the bar for what we want to imitate. It is this very fact that makes the efforts of PC.com unique and valuable. Think of how many people, both young and old, will read and watch celebrity techovers and gain a better understanding, even if just a little, of the technology centric world we live in!

There are several celebrities that have received their celebrity techovers. Rob Lowe, Josh Duhamel, Marcia Cross, Paula Abdul, and Joely Fisher to name a few.