The Girl Scouts’ New Cookie App: Will the Scouts Finally Embrace the Internet? : The New Yorker

Sign of the times

"As of two years ago, an eleven-year-old member of the Girl Scouts who has sent E-mails, studied the art of online commenting, and been schooled in “oops! moments” on the Internet may be eligible to earn a badge in “Netiquette.” The patch is diamond-shaped, with four colored stripes, and stitched with two opposing faces that look like this ; ) and this \ -:, as if the patch were a Web-ified comedy-tragedy mask. That dual impression has guided the Girl Scouts as they inch toward the Internet with timid steps. Now the organization is expanding its digital presence with the release of a new Girl Scout Cookie Locator mobile app, which uses G.P.S. to track down nearby Thin Mints. So far, more than eighty-eight thousand people have signed up."

The Girl Scouts’ New Cookie App: Will the Scouts Finally Embrace the Internet? : The New Yorker