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first adopter

"i.everything?" "i.world?" i.giveup

Gadget Overload If you’re over 50, somewhat technology-conversant, but definitely not a first (or even second) adopter, what do you call Apple’s proliferating galaxy of electronic gadgets (“iphone,” “ipad,” “itouch,” etc.)? My brother-in-law’s catch-term is “i.whatever.”
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Realtors & Technology

“First Adopters” — or “First Ruiners?” Nobody goes there anymore — it’s too crowded. –Yogi Berra, about a Miami Beach restaurant near the Yankees’ Spring training camp. Are social networks like Facebook becoming like Yogi Berra’s restaurant? In other words, as latecomers and “tourists” fill up the place, is the original, “in” crowd decamping for...
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