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Jeff Jarvis with some good comments (based primarily on a paper by Axel Bruns ) arguing that the media in general needs to start with deeper questions, more research, referencing actual research, and demonstrable facts instead of presumptions. Excellent ideas…

On November 2, 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, the 22 year old son of Robert H. Morris, Sr., launched what is considered the first computer worm to be distributed via the Internet. The Morris Worm, or Great Worm, once released slowed down infected systems to a cr…

Melissa Brown Imagine a future where you dont own a car. You really dont own much at all. A driverless vehicle picks you up and takes you anywhere you need to go. On average, you wait less than 30 seconds for a ride. Since your movements are being tracked, y…

1905 Illustration by Frederic Dorr Steele Disclosure: I raised money for my school from Facebook to aggregate signals of quality in news. I also have attended events convened by Google. I am independent of and receive no compensation personally from any tech…

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Tony Blas is a plumber in his mid-thirties who lives in Queens, New York. He has two young daughters. In his spare time, he hunts for people who try to groom children online and lure them into sex. We first met on a sweltering summer day. I suggested a pizze…

Since Bill Hicks implored for people who work in advertising or marketing to: Kill yourselves", the industry has struggled to shake off its toxic image. Unfair? The latest research from Reach does little to dispel this. People who work in the industry, appar…

Its important to know whats going on in the worldbut its also important to understand these events from multiple perspectives, especially if you tend to favor news sources that support your own points of view. AllSides provides three reputable articles summa…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have become the go-to lenses through which academics, pundits, policymakers and the press see the world. When it comes to …

Ever had a conversation on the phone, only to find an ad related to your conversation pop up on a social media platform moments later? Gone on a Tinder date and come back home to find sponsored posts from that particular cafe? It feels like our best friend th…