5 Signs You’re Addicted to New Technology

The author, Jessica S., has attended sonogram technician school and has written for onlinecollegedegrees.net We’re living in a new age. For many of us, the term "Internet" had just been invented when we were kids. It was a cool thing some adults were into, but certainly not a way of life. Nowadays the Internet is not only an information highway; it’s part of a lifestyle. New technology is taking over not only the way that we get our information, but how we act and socialize and think about the world around us. For some it’s troubling, but others find this new way the world works refreshing. For those who relish the idea of a night on Facebook or could not live without the latest Apple apps, good for you for keeping up with the times. But if you’ve taken it a bit further, if you live and breathe new technology a little too much, you might want to consider this a bit more than a thing you do. It's ok though; we’re all addicted to something!

1. You live the Apple lifestyle. You don’t just buy Apple products and like the design of the new stores, you adhere to the lifestyle connected to it. You’ve painted your house all bright, bright white and turned the lighting up so hard that people have a hard time seeing. Where there’s not white paint, there’s glass or metal. You hang on everything Steve Jobs says and you make sure that all your apps are up to date.
2. You know every obscure artist on MySpace. Or Facebook. People used to listen to what MTV told them to listen to; now people have branched out. New media has made it possible for the little guy to get a break, but you want every little guy to get every break.
3. You have 1,526 “friends.” That old buddy from high school, sure you still know him. The woman across the hall, you two know as much about each other as a brother or sister might. The mailman, he’s on your friends list; that man who sold you sneakers, you just found out he’s “feeling under the weather today.” You’re connected to everyone you’ve ever met, and you know more about them than you do your own mother, who never was so hip as to subscribe to this kind of new technology.
4. You spend more time checking Twitter than working. Sure you have a job, sure they pay you, but why dedicate all that time to work, especially when there are Twitter posts to check and even more to update?
5. Your friends know you better by screen name than real name. To your friends your name is "greatgreengummy" and not Ted or Cynthia. Ted? Cynthia? Who are they?

Kanye West is wrapping up his album today!

Long time known and fully admired hip hop star Kanye West is delighting his fans by announcing that today he will  be wrapping up his new album. In addition to that, he will be adding the voice samples from his VMA performance as part of this process. The inclusion of this samples will give "Runaway"a special ingredient for various reasons. First, that all his fans (including me) would like to live one more time what is like to hear the song live just as it was performed during the VMA of this year. Second, despite this song will probably end up being 8 minutes long, listeners will still enjoy the beats and the voices that are being retrieved from the VMA performance. Such continuous song special effects, combined with the voice, talent, and Kanye's unique assertiveness, will only direct this album to extreme and expected success. This October 23, 2010 everyone that tunes in to MTV and BET will experience Kanye West's 35 min in length film: "Runaway", which will premiere simultaneously at 8pm US eastern time. Basically about  90 % of the songs featured in his film will be included in his upcoming album: "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", which is scheduled to be be released on November 22, 2010. Kanye's dream is to rebuild, revive, and broaden the pop culture  (which is inspired by the passing of Michael Jackson and painters such as Picasso.) 

360 degrees for Video Music Awards 2010

Indeed it was one of the best nights for music this year. The MTV Video Music Awards 2010 was just accessible everywhere, and from all angles! It was very thrilling to observe arrive some of the best talents that we have such as Katy Perry. Her blue and pink strands of hair were absolutely adorable! Not to mention that her bubbly and sympathetic personality made me admire her even more. I have to speak my mind and just say that I think that Nicki Minaj claimed territory one more time as one of the best female hip hop singers and performers. She really knew how to pump that party up with her very unique outfit and eye catching dance moves! And last but not least, I have to say that Kanye West is the most random rapper I have ever seen. But guess what? I don't think too many people are focused in this but there is a reason why he was chosen for the finale; bottomline: he stole the show with his ballet dancers, his radiating  passion for the music, and his enchanting talent which was reflected in the the debut of his new song : "Runaway".