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I Fell In Love Online--But Here's What Happened When We Met In Person

Allison McCarthy, Hoax Zine. May 3, 2012.

In the romantic transition from online chats to real-life meetings, the reality inevitably turns out more than you planned on and less than you had hoped for.

Is It Time for Fair Trade Porn?

Erika Christakis, Huffington Post. February 7, 2012.

Like people once thought little about their food's provenance, porn consumers think little about where their porn is sourced. But that could change.

Victory for Internet Freedom: Obama Announces Opposition to SOPA, Congress Shelves Bill

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. January 15, 2012.

The Protect IP Act and Stop Online Piracy Act have generated intense opposition because of their crackdown on Internet freedom--and that opposition just won big.

Is The Pentagon Giving Orders To Terrorists That Could Get Americans Killed?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. August 11, 2011.

A little-noticed story contains the disturbing news that American computer specialists are forging orders to Al Qaeda sympathizers in an attempt to deter terror.

Bitcoin: A New Kind of Money That's Beyond the Reach of Bankers, Wall St. and Regulators?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 28, 2011.

The Internet's creative hive mind is charting the future of commerce -- the bitcoin phenomenon shows what online currencies are capable of.

Is Internet Dating Destroying Love?

John Walters, Comment Is Free. July 27, 2011.

Dating websites distort the very core of interpersonal relations and turn love into a consumer product.

Corporate-Funded Online 'Astroturfing' Is More Advanced and More Automated Than You Might Think

George Monbiot, The Guardian. February 24, 2011.

Every month more evidence piles up, suggesting that online comment threads and forums are being hijacked by people who aren’t what they seem to be.

Are Right-Wing Libertarian Internet Trolls Getting Paid to Dumb Down Online Conversations?

George Monbiot, Comment Is Free. December 15, 2010.

There are daily attempts to control and influence content in the interests of the state and corporations: attempts in which money talks.

10Questions.com: Putting Voters in the Driver's Seat in 2010

Micah L. Sifry, techPresident. August 11, 2010.

Check out a new interactive platform for voter-candidate engagement for the 2010 elections.

College for $99 a Month

Kevin Carey, Washington Monthly. September 7, 2009.

The next generation of online education could be great for students -- and catastrophic for universities.

Michael Jackson Memorial Breaks All Known Records for "Obitutainment"

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 13, 2009.

Famous in analog. Mourned in digital. In death the King of Pop inspired the greatest online eulogy in human history.

Hayden Criticizes MoveOn for being Silent on Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; MoveOn Responds

Tom Hayden, AlterNet. May 27, 2009.

Peace activist Tom Hayden argues that most powerful grassroots peace movement isn't pushing Obama on U.S. wars. Update: MoveOn sends a response.

The GOP Asked People Online How to Rebuild ... The Results are Interesting (and Sometimes Hilarious)

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone. November 12, 2008.

"Truck Nutz For All" came in at number four with 1,393 votes.

The Trouble with Anonymity on the Web

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. August 20, 2007.

Anonymity online is on the rise, allowing people to write, lie and manipulate data without feeling responsible for it. But who's doing all this hiding? Hint: It's not angry, pajama-wearing bloggers.

Do serious enviros shop online or in person?

Guest Blogger, May 8, 2007.

Umbra Fisk: The jury is out...

The Stop Online Expression Act

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 17, 2007.

A new bill is the latest attempt to curtail free expression online by raising the specter of child abuse.