
Op-Ed Articles


A Poem a Day or, If Bing is My Copilot, We’re All Gonna Die

Extinguish the Flaming Social Media Trashpile!
If you can get followers to spend a little more effort – to change the thumbs-up to a heart emoji, for example – you got something like a “reaction” out of them. But the holy grail of engagement – getting a thing to “go viral” or “spread like wildfire” online – requires the equivalent of fuel, a heat source, and oxygen.
I’m Confused by Facebook’s “Fact Checkers”
I do appreciate friends who keep me honest on those rare occasions when I post utter rubbish on Facebook. It happens to us all, sometimes, assuming we’re breathing. This wasn’t one of those times.