Sunday, October 7, 2012

Cyberbegging: What Works, What Doesn't

Journalists, it has been said, are like starlings on a wire. When one flies off, they all do.
For reasons that remain opaque, in late 2002 and early 2003, a lot of flighty tech journalists began circling a tree we shall call "the online begging tree". Convinced that they had found the latest and greatest Net trend, they landed in this tree, producing several high-profile stories that appeared in Wired News, the Associated Press, CNN, and elsewhere. "Cyberbegging", as these journalists called it, was all the rage.,,, CONTINUE

High Tech Handouts, Online Begging


Articles by Corin Hoggard,
Thousands of people in the Valley are losing everything in the recession. The weak job market means there aren't a lot of places to turn. Tattered clothes, a handmade cardboard note, and a tired frown ... these are the telltale signs of desperation on the streets. But many people are finding a new cushion right before they hit rock bottom.
Sonia Seaberg's life was in disarray after her husband went to jail for assaulting her. The former Fresno Unified School Teacher and her son lost their home and lived in a hotel for 72 days. "I can't even begin to describe. I've never in my life been homeless. I don't know how to be homeless. I don't know how to do any of that and all of the sudden I was facing my son and I sitting on a curb because we had nowhere to go," said Seaberg.  CONTINUE.

BASEBALL & RAINBOWS


Beautiful Photo