http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~savage/ps/index.html
Using Wi-Fi to make local Wi-Fi users visible to each other
Mostly I'm interested in this list of concepts and
neologisms. Why, there's nothing I dote on more
than a good, ringing, conceptual neologism.
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~savage/ps/index.html
'THE ZOMBIE EFFECT- Zombies in horror movies walk and talk, but they're no longer human. A zombie's mind and soul and spirit are gone.
'Many complain that electronic devices – mobile phones, laptops, headphones and televisions, in particular – brings with them what we call the "zombie effect." Sometimes people look like zombies when they use such devices, as they focus on faraway people and events and information. In doing so, they devote less attention to the people and places and activities nearby. Onlookers experience an odd feeling as they look around at the disengaged people who "aren't all here."
'We've heard a lot of concern about this from cafø owners, patrons and staff. We've heard many references to the cold, quiet ambience that can infect a place that was once full of warm, friendly face-to-face conversation but is now pervaded by blank-eyed "zombies," faces bathed in laptop glow as they tune out the people around them to focus on faraway Internet activities, or as they concentrate on mobile phone conversations with distant friends and colleagues. The Zombie Effect can insulate people from serendipity, from the possibilities of new friendships and fruitful interactions with the people around them. Like urban sprawl, it can also wash away regional flavor and the sense of place.'
(((Are you in a wifi cafe surfing BEYOND THE BEYOND
instead of talking to the hot chick at the next table?
Dude, you've got ZOMBIE EFFECT!)))
