Beyond the Rhetoric

If you were following along with me yesterday on Facebook or Instagram, then you might already know that I got the Photon 4G mobile hotspot from FreedomPop. Backed by one of the co-founders of Skype, FreedomPop pushes the notion that the Internet is a right and not a privilege. You see, unlike all of the [...]

I don’t know about you, but I like winning and I like free stuff. Better still, I like giving away free stuff here on Beyond the Rhetoric, so it’s time once again for another giveaway! I’ve hosted other contests before, giving away swag from CES and Computex, for example. Most people don’t get to attend [...]

Do not let this happen to you. A few years ago, after a long day’s work, I was just finishing up with my laptop. I closed it up and placed it on my desk. Only, I’d placed it half on the desk and half off. A second later it collided with the floor. After recovering [...]

The ubiquitous USB flash drive doesn’t have to be boring. Yes, we have a huge assortment of drives that fundamentally look the same, but Frohne is aiming to stand out from the crowd. One such product is the Florida Key. It’s a 4GB USB drive that is shaped, well, like a key. This way, you [...]

Social media has very much become a way of life, but is there a disjoint between how you interact with the real world and how you choose to present yourself through these social networks? I had previously discussed the rules of Twitter etiquette, but what about when it comes to social network “games” like Foursquare? [...]