Human behavior is complex and changing any aspect of the routines of daily life can be jarring. But we have seen behavior transform many times before.

I wonder if social networking could be equated to the introduction of other major devices into the lives of consumers– the personal computer, the Internet, the television, the telephone? Each changed how we communicated, how we experienced the world, interacted with others in our community and transformed the work world.

What do you think? Will we fundamentally change how we interact in the long term because of these new services? Facebook me and let me know. Or follow me on twitter (lauraackerman).

Unbelievable story, parents that “forgot their toddler” at the airport and only found out that he was missing after their plane landed. I guess I could understand how something like that could happen with different people thinking that others in their group didn’t have the kid. But how does any mother stay on a flight for several hours and not go back to check on their kid? Scary.

I am a passionate Red Sox fan and can understand almost automatic Yankee/Red Sox response by many of today’s. But the story about the killing of a fan this week is really ridiculous — it’s still just a game. Really.