Privacy isn’t to be taken for granted in an increasingly ‘jacked in’ world, and many are taking cue. Last week’s security lapse that exposed personal Facebook chats was embarrassin.

As virtual communications inch closer and closer toward simulating real-world everyday interactions, even techies, it seems, prefer meeting face-to-face. Gizmodo scooped a rare, public in-person meet.

It’s appropriate, I think, that the first post of this blog covers a subject characterized by all four categories of the blog’s tagline –  “media, technology, culture and life.