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Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
Digitally-enabled mating culture has opened up the mate-finding process while also generating a whole new set of dating anxieties.

This Someone-Shot-at-Me Nonsense Is the Last Straw: CNN Should Fire Lou Dobbs

This Someone-Shot-at-Me Nonsense Is the Last Straw: CNN Should Fire Lou Dobbs

Roberto Lovato, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. October 31, 2009.
By allowing Dobbs to use the incident to level spurious attacks at his critics, CNN is is seriously undermining its claim to be "the most trusted name in news."

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.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

Charles Mostoller, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

Progressives Harnessing the Awesome Power of Twitter

Progressives Harnessing the Awesome Power of Twitter

Alan Rosenblatt, August 28, 2009.
In the cyberwar between progressives and the right, the Battle of the Hashtags is where the action is.

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.

Paula Abdul Quits 'American Idol'

Agence France Presse August 5, 2009.

Michael Jackson Memorial Breaks All Known Records for

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.

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.

Twitter Increasingly Becoming A Tool For Scams

July 7, 2009.
The Better Business Bureau says it's seeing a surge in online lures to get rich quick or make money from home by using the social media site.

"More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains

David Bollier, On the Commons. June 30, 2009.
The digital communications apparatus is crowding out deeper relationships and more deliberative modes of thinking.

Does Twitter Spell the Doom of the Drudge Report?

Does Twitter Spell the Doom of the Drudge Report?

David Waldman, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. June 29, 2009.
Imagine if the influencers who get their first reports of news through the horribly skewed bullshit lens of Drudge used Twitter instead.

How is Twitter Dramatically Altering the Journalistic Landscape?

How is Twitter Dramatically Altering the Journalistic Landscape?

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. June 27, 2009.
GRITtv tweets the news with John MacArthur, Deanna Zandt, and more.

Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust Corporate Media on Iran

Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust Corporate Media on Iran

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.
Why is corporate media so eager to cover the people's movement in Iran, but unwilling to cover the anti-war movement here?

GOP Senate Candidate: What Iran Needs Is More Guns

GOP Senate Candidate: What Iran Needs Is More Guns

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: World. June 22, 2009.
Marco Rubio: "I have a feeling the situation in Iran would be a little different if they had a 2nd amendment like ours."

Wearing Green for Iran? What About the People of Iraq and Afghanistan?

Wearing Green for Iran? What About the People of Iraq and Afghanistan?

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. June 22, 2009.
Americans express outrage and solidarity on behalf of the people of Iran; meanwhile innocent people die every day with our tax dollars.

Absurd: Hoekstra Continues to Compare GOP to Iranian Protesters

Absurd: Hoekstra Continues to Compare GOP to Iranian Protesters

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. June 18, 2009.
Hoekstra and his spokesperson really ought to quit while they're behind.

Are the Protests in Iran Getting Hijacked?

Are the Protests in Iran Getting Hijacked?

Jasmin Ramsey, PULSE. June 18, 2009.
As the fight over Iran becomes more polarized, images of youth-filled streets in Tehran only tell part of the story.

Hillary Clinton: Twitter Important for Iranian Free Speech

Agence France Presse June 17, 2009.
The State Department asked Twitter to delay a planned maintenance outage because of its use as a communications tool by Iranians after their disputed election.

Tell Iranian Authorities to Stop Their Censorship and Violence

Tell Iranian Authorities to Stop Their Censorship and Violence

Amnesty International, June 17, 2009.
Riot police have been brutalizing peaceful protesters. Let them know this behavior won't stand.

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted: How Cyberwarriors Are Foiling Iran's Information Crackdown

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted: How Cyberwarriors Are Foiling Iran's Information Crackdown

Austin Heap, New America Media. June 17, 2009.
Cyber activist Austin Heap: "My website has been attacked by Iran. My servers are melting. But protesters are still using technology to mobilize."

U.S. asks Twitter to Maintain Service After Iran Zote: Official

Agence France Presse June 16, 2009.
The State Department asked Twitter to delay maintenance plans in order to allow Iranians to communicate while their government banned other media.

Eyewitness Accounts of Iran Protests on Twitter

Eyewitness Accounts of Iran Protests on Twitter

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 15, 2009.
For up to the minute reports from Iran, check out this Twitter feed.

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.

Twits On Twitter: The GOP Strikes Out

Twits On Twitter: The GOP Strikes Out

Paul Rosenberg, Open Left AlterNet: Politics. June 8, 2009.
Dear Republicans, Twitter is not Faux News.