Emerging Standards for Behavior in Social Media

Every time technology changes the way we communicate, society is impacted and cultures change. What would you call someone who is paid to be a facebook friend, for example?



Is accumulating social capital the same as a credit to the "saving face[book]" account?

Thinking Clearly about Budget Reforms

I'm thinking about this editorial in the Times.

Specific questions to ask on a case-by-case basis about each proposal to reform the budget and reduce the deficit at this time: Will this specific reform be large? Will it be temporary or structural? Will it create jobs and growth? And will it be fair?