Articles by larry

In a follow up to a 2011 study, the Federal Trade Commission found that “little or no progress has been made” on disclosure of information gathering since the first report was issued. Read more on […]

by Larry Magid This post fist appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Last week text messaging celebrated its 20th anniversary. It was on December 3, 1992 that British engineer Neil Papworth said “Merry Christmas” […]

Amazon has just fired another shot in its battle to convince families to buy its Kindle Fire tablet (starting at $159). The company just announced Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, which it describes as an “all-you-can-eat content […]

An hour or so with Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt’s new coffee table book, The Human Face of Big Data confirmed what I have been thinking for awhile. “Big data” can be both a blessing and a […]

Facebook announced on Monday that it is allowing users of its iOS and Android mobile app to automatically sync photos to their Facebook account so that they’ll be available to share as soon as you log […]

by Larry Magid This post fist appeared in the San Jose Mercury News By all accounts, the online holiday sales season got off to a good start. Tracking companies reported big increases for this year’s […]

Please see my Forbes.com post: Syria Shuts Off Internet: But Can Assad Really Block Information Flow?  

by Larry Magid This post fist appeared in the San Jose Mercury News I’m not ready to write an obituary for Microsoft, but from what I’ve seen lately, things don’t look promising. This is not […]

There are a lot of great Black Friday deals out there on phones but before you make a two-year commitment (almost all require you sign a contract), make sure it’s the right phone for you.  When […]

This article is a work in progress and subject to revision By Larry Magid “Authority, given its common style, becomes increasingly incapable of commanding respect from the young for any reason save the fear on […]