It's a very vague launch date given that they plan to have a working prototype to show at the E3 Expo in LA in June 2011. The update, though still a long way off, is none to soon, with the xBox Kinect fast on the Wii's on the Wii's heels. Wii still owns the mindshare for interactive, family-friendly games, but Kinect looks like it still has a year before Nintendo can come back … [Read more...] about Wii update scheduled in 2012 FINALLY!
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New Google Panda search will help Google more than searchers
We've always agreed that Google search results are, to put it crassly, crap. And, having worked at Yahoo! for three years, I always questioned the wisdom of doing away with a directory model, at least for major categories where human beings can find good sites, big and small, that provide real information presented in a compelling fashion. GreatDad even tinkered with an early … [Read more...] about New Google Panda search will help Google more than searchers
Almost all of US kids now have digital footprint online
There is a very thought provoking study out of internet security firm AVG showing what we all know to be true. Kids' names, images, and history are going up on the internet, and forever public long before they can approve of it: 34% of children have their sonograms uploaded to the internet The average age at which a child acquires an online presence is six months By … [Read more...] about Almost all of US kids now have digital footprint online
How would you react? Second graders tour San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood
Well, this is an interesting debate, especially for San Francisco where gay couples with kids are certainly not at all rare, and where many schools have a Lesbian, Gay and Transgender subcommittee of the local PTA. A recent second grade field trip has created a stir. The field trip from Town School took a deep dive tour of the neighborhood with a Castro historian. The tour … [Read more...] about How would you react? Second graders tour San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood
Martin Sheen: Being a dad a never ends
Nice piece on Martin Sheen, his trajectory and current burdens with son, Charlie Sheen. This is a good celebrity profile that outlines the trajectory of this family, and a famous dad, without sensationalism. Martin Sheen stars in a new film, directed by his son Emilio Estevez, which is about a lost child. Inevitably, finds Joanna Moorhead, the subject of another of Martin's … [Read more...] about Martin Sheen: Being a dad a never ends