Sock Puppetry::Bloggers Must Be Vigilant Against Astroturf Comments
If you run an online forum or a blog that allows readers to comment, you sometimes feel like you’re having…
Your Take Roundup::We Need to Learn How to Unplug
Our lives are wired to the hilt, especially us urbanites. We have cell phones, laptops, handheld PDAs, broadband access at…
Do you like blogs on newspaper sites?
Newspapers are in a tough spot. Their main income comes from a printed paper, which is losing readership and relevance…
Bridging the Divide::Kudos to Telcos for Bringing DSL to Masses
A few years back, I angrily canceled my DSL and local telephone service with SBC after their horrible customer service…
Top 5 Week Twenty
Gossip sites win Apple loses appeal in big victory for online journos Unity ’08 “Internet voting”:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053001139.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email to determine bipartisan third-party…
Digging Deeper::Chinese Entrepreneur Downplays Censorship Problem in China
When Google launched its web search engine in China, and admitted having to censor search results, we made a big…
Your Take Roundup::Books Don’t Need Digital Reinvention, But…
The promise of digital books or e-books or the universal library is that we can have all the books ever…
How often do you unplug?
With the Memorial Day weekend upon us in the States, and summer around the corner, this is a time when…
Screen Babies::What Do Kids Lose, Gain from Screen Time?
It’s easy to get angry and self-righteous when hearing the results of a study like the recent one from the…
Top Five Week Nineteen; Net Neutrality Edition
Newmark v. McCurry Net neutrality tussle between Craigslist founder, politico McCurry feels blog-wrath Liberal bloggers gang up on former Clinton…