Young voters are crucial. The trend over recent years has been for them to drift away. So anything that gets young voters interested in the electoral process not only has an immediate effect, but has an effect for years and years. Howard Rheingold crucialdrifteffect share on social
The two parts of technology that lower the threshold for activism and technology is the Internet and the mobile phone. Anyone who has a cause can now mobilize very quickly. Howard Rheingold activisminternetlow Change image and share on social
People's behavior will change with technology. I know very few young people who can't type out a text message on their phone with one thumb, for instance. Howard Rheingold behaviorchangeinstance Change image and share on social
Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to oneself, or being 'prideful,' is one of the cardinal Amish worries. Having your name or photo in the papers, even talking to the press, is almost a sin. Howard Rheingold amishattentioncall share on social
You can't pick up the telephone and say, 'Connect me with someone else who has a kid with leukemia.' Howard Rheingold connectkidleukemia Change image and share on social
Schoolchildren are not taught how to distinguish accurate information from inaccurate information online - surely there are ways to design web-browsers to help with this task and ways to teach young people how to use the powerful online tools available to them. Howard Rheingold accuratebrowserdesign share on social
People move from place to place and job to job, but they no longer need to lose touch. Howard Rheingold joblonglose Change image and share on social
Unlike with the majority of library books, when you enter a term into a search engine there is no guarantee that what you will find is authoritative, accurate or even vaguely true. Howard Rheingold accurateauthoritativebook Change image and share on social
Personal computers were created by some teenagers in garages because the, the wisdom of the computer industry was that people didn't want these little toys on their desk. Howard Rheingold computercreatedesk Change image and share on social
Of course, with agriculture came the first big civilizations, the first cities built of mud and brick, the first empires. And it was the administers of these empires who began hiring people to keep track of the wheat and sheep and wine that was owed and the taxes that was owed on them by making marks; marks on clay in that time. Howard Rheingold administeragriculturebegin share on social