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The Internet Turns 40

The Internet Turns 40

Agence France Presse AlterNet: Media and TechnologyOctober 30, 2009.
Technology and media stars, pundits and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child.

Do White Teens Really Think MySpace is

Do White Teens Really Think MySpace is "Ghetto"?

Lauren, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. October 5, 2009.
A consumer behavior analysis firm says new research confirms that digital migration happens primarily along class lines.

U.S. Secret Service Investigating Facebook Poll Asking

U.S. Secret Service Investigating Facebook Poll Asking "Should Obama Be Killed?"

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009.
"We take these things seriously."

Facebook and MySpace Users Are Clearly Divided Along Class Lines

Facebook and MySpace Users Are Clearly Divided Along Class Lines

danah boyd, AlterNet. September 3, 2009.
The inequalities and divisions in society have emerged online in social networks despite the belief that everyone is connected by the Internet.

Sarah Palin's Facebook 'Friends' Celebrate Ted Kennedy's Death:

Sarah Palin's Facebook 'Friends' Celebrate Ted Kennedy's Death: "One Less Socialist," "Good Riddens"

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2009.
One commenter: "Now if we could just talk God into taking Arlin Spector, Harry Reid,and Nancy Pelosi America would be Eutopia!"

Twitter Down After 'Malicious' Cyber-Attack: Company

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.
Hackers knocked wildly popular micro-blogging site Twitter offline for several hours Thursday with a malicious cyber-attack on its systems, according to the company's founder.

U.S. Marines Renew Ban on Twitter, Facebook

Agence France Presse August 4, 2009.

Facebook Claims 250 Million Users

Agence France Presse July 15, 2009.

Juan Cole on Iranian Protests and the Reform Movement's Future

Juan Cole on Iranian Protests and the Reform Movement's Future

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. July 9, 2009.
Cole and HuffPo's Nico Pitney discuss how the Obama administration must engage the Iranian regime.

Higher Education Is Stuck in the Middle Ages -- Will Universities Adapt or Die Off in Our Digital World?

Higher Education Is Stuck in the Middle Ages -- Will Universities Adapt or Die Off in Our Digital World?

Don Tapscott, Edge. June 17, 2009.
There is a huge clash between the model of learning offered by big universities and the natural way that young people who have grown up digital learn.

How Social Tech Fuels Iran's Election Revolution

How Social Tech Fuels Iran's Election Revolution

Deanna Zandt, DeannaZandt.com AlterNet: World. June 15, 2009.
It's less about celebrity and more about connection, humanity and the ability to inject values into the wider culture in a populist way.

Facebook Group Highlighting Michael Savage/Rockstar Connection Censored

Facebook Group Highlighting Michael Savage/Rockstar Connection Censored

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. June 11, 2009.
Facebook took down a group publicizing the link between Michael Savage and Rockstar energy drink.

Is Your Newest Facebook Friend a Sleazeball Debt Collector?

Is Your Newest Facebook Friend a Sleazeball Debt Collector?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 10, 2009.
Exposing the latest and slimiest ways the "financial services" industry is raking it in from cash-crunched Americans.

Does Obama Want to Replace Your Facebook Profile with Your Social Security Card?

Does Obama Want to Replace Your Facebook Profile with Your Social Security Card?

Annalee Newitz, io9. June 1, 2009.
You heard it here first: The next evolution of identity management in the U.S. will grow out of Facebook. So watch what you out in your profile.

Facebook Hates Lesbian Threesomes

Facebook Hates Lesbian Threesomes

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. April 27, 2009.
The social networking site rejected an ad for a lesbian film.

Massive Protests Organized Through Twitter and Facebook

Massive Protests Organized Through Twitter and Facebook

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 8, 2009.
Young Moldovans used the online tools to stay ahead of the government and keep the rest of the world apprised of the situation.

The AlterNet Megaphone: How to Support AlterNet Without Spending a Penny

The AlterNet Megaphone: How to Support AlterNet Without Spending a Penny

Don Hazen, Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 8, 2009.
Use your Facebook account to share AlterNet with your friends and family.

Are Facebook Friends Really Your Friends?

Are Facebook Friends Really Your Friends?

Kari Henley, Huffington Post. March 30, 2009.
The ease of creating virtual friendships teaches us that what we crave aren't just cyber connections, but meaningful connections.

10 Reasons Why Facebook Now Sucks

10 Reasons Why Facebook Now Sucks

Matt, Philalethistimania. March 17, 2009.
The Facebook staff really have no idea what they are doing, where they are taking the site, and what branding means.

1,000,000 Strong to Strip Mormon Church of Tax Exempt Status

1,000,000 Strong to Strip Mormon Church of Tax Exempt Status

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 9, 2009.
Facebook organizing leads to real-world action.

What's the Matter with Teen Sexting?

What's the Matter with Teen Sexting?

Judith Levine, The American Prospect. February 7, 2009.
Sex and predatory adults are not the biggest dangers teenagers face online. Their main risk is garden-variety kid-on-kid meanness.

Applying for a Visa? Someone Is Reading Your Facebook Page

Applying for a Visa? Someone Is Reading Your Facebook Page

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 5, 2009.
Clinton to visa applicants: "You should know that the State Department is on the watch here for Facebook."

Facebook and Twitter Are Reshaping Journalism As We Know It

Facebook and Twitter Are Reshaping Journalism As We Know It

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. January 20, 2009.
The rise of Facebook and Twitter herald changes for journalism, and pose serious challenges to about journalistic credibility and trust.

Is Facebook Hurting Feminism?

Is Facebook Hurting Feminism?

Dr. Logan Levkoff, Huffington Post. January 17, 2009.
For years, women were led to believe that being a girlfriend or wife was a special achievement. Facebook may be bringing that mentality back.

The Internet Won't Destroy Kids After All

The Internet Won't Destroy Kids After All

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 13, 2009.
A new report might make it a harder for conservatives and savvy politicians to profit by needlessly stoking parental fears about online predators.