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John McCain Doesn't Know How to Use a Computer?

ZP Heller, AlterNet: Video. June 25, 2008.
McCain staffer doesn't do his candidate any favors.

Three Myths About the Internet That Refuse to Die

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 20, 2008.
The Internet will not magically bring the world together; nor is it likely to destroy us.

Life and Death in the Media Business

Stanley Bing, Huffington Post. June 18, 2008.
Newspapers aren't any deader right now than any other coughing, wheezing business in this lousy environment.

Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber-Force Wants You!

William Astore, The Nation and TomDispatch.com. June 16, 2008.
Seeking a new mission, the Air Force is looking for a few good nerds.

The "War on Terror" Hits the Web

Jessica Lee, Indypendent. June 10, 2008.
Members of Congress are going after YouTube in their attempts to crack down on "Islamic terrorist organizations."

How Human Rights Groups and "Hacktivists" Are Using Internet Technology to Buck State Censors

Jayati Vora, AlterNet. May 23, 2008.
More and more voices from around the globe are finding a place on the Internet -- even in countries where Web filters and censorship are the norm.

Campaign Finance Lessons from the 2008 Campaign, So Far

Democracy 21May 22, 2008.
Small and big donors increase as federal oversight creates loopholes.

How Do We Fight Corporate Control of the Internet?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. May 22, 2008.
We need to organize and actively make things uncomfortable for the companies trying to regulate our use of online technologies.

Is the Creative Internet Just About Dead?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.
The era of free, open online innovation may be coming to an end.

Disruptive Party Building: From a Straw to a Funnel

Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: Election 2008. May 15, 2008.
TV is still the dominant force in campaigns, but that's beginning to change.

Working Out the Kinks

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. May 15, 2008.
Why are balloons, pies or being stuffed in the oven like a turkey such a sexual turn-on for some and not others?

Writing Online: The Key to Literary Immortality

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.
The advantage of publishing online rather than in books? Nobody can burn the Internet.

Online Sex: My Space or Yours?

Scott Stiffler, Edge. April 9, 2008.
Before there was Cyberspace, gay men were compelled to leave the house to get laid. Has the Internet transformed gay men's sexuality?

The Queen's English Is Dead

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 3, 2008.
Proper English is being supplanted by a language that reflects the lives of all the people who speak it.

Kenya's Emerging Indy Media

Michelle Chen, In These Times. March 27, 2008.
Amidst the ongoing chaos in Kenya, an alternative media system driven by ordinary Kenyans is rising.

Hollywood is Watching You

Art Brodsky, Huffington Post. March 18, 2008.
The MPAA is railing against net neutrality and trying to partner up with ISPs to spy on Americans who have done nothing wrong.

China Cracks Down on Internet Freedom

Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor. March 18, 2008.
Trying to repress news of unrest in Tibet, China has blocked YouTube and most Internet chat rooms.

The Fragility of the Information Age

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. February 6, 2008.
Our brave new infrastructure is failing around us even as we claim that it offers a shining path to the future.

The End of Privacy

Elliot Cohen, Truthdig. January 28, 2008.
Amid grave predictions of a "horrendous" cyber-attack, the NSA is gearing up to watch what you do online.

Facebook Bans Union Organizer for Making Too Many Friends

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. January 24, 2008.
CUPE organizer/Labour Start correspondent Derek Blackadder's foray into labor-related social networking was rudely interrupted.

Facebook: The New Look of Surveillance

Ari Melber, The Nation. January 16, 2008.
Facebook's growing dominance reflects a society that is increasingly complacent with spying.

Ten Worst Telecom Moments of 2007

Timothy Karr, Huffington Post. December 21, 2007.
It was a year of billion dollar greed for the largest telecommunications companies.

Robots Are Taking Over the Internet [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. December 7, 2007.
Recent actions by Facebook to monitor activity on the web and share our private information with our personal contacts and marketers, tells us quite clearly that the new media giants cannot be trusted.

Comcast's Secret War on File-Sharing

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. December 5, 2007.
Since there are no laws guaranteeing net neutrality, media conglomerates like Comcast are free to engage in net prejudice.

To See or Not To See Violence

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. September 26, 2007.
Preserving a record of history, especially during times of conflict, also means keeping the scenes of violence that the mainstream media whitewashes over.

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