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The Truth About Author Platforms

Jonathan Fields | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books


Jonathan Fields

A few years back, proving your platform meant whipping out your big black book of press clipping. You know, the ones that proved you could get into the media at will. Not any more.

Internet Addiction: Dealing With Withdrawal

nytimes.com | Wyatt Mason | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Shortly after my girlfriend and I decided to rent a New Hampshire summer house together in 2007, we made a vexing discovery: Internet access wasn't go...

Post Office Lost $3.8 billion Last Year

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion last year, despite a reduction of 40,000 full-time positions and other cost-cutt...

Imam Al Awlaki Says He Did Not Pressure Accused Fort Hood Gunman Nidal Hasan

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychia...

Winning Online: 10 Tips for 2010 Campaigns (Part II)

Matt Dunn | Posted 11.17.2009 | Technology


Matt Dunn

The reality is that Election Day 2010 is one year away. It's time for campaigns to start gearing up, and interactive needs to play a bigger role than it did in 2008 or 2009.

NACHA scam makes rounds via e-mail with ACH transaction alert

Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Not-for-profit financial organization NACHA, which oversees an electronic payment system called the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, has issued...

The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology


Dr. Jim Taylor

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

Mindfulness With Email: 4 Steps

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


Soren Gordhamer

Email is one of the central means of communication in our increasingly connected world, but as helpful as it can be, we can become a slave to it.

Email, Texting Top Social Media Gen Yers Can't Do Without

mashable.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology


While Generation Y may believe that social media is for narcissists, a new behavioral study shows that the same generation spends more time on social ...

What's Next After Twitter, Facebook? They're Not Dead Yet

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology


If you follow enough of the chatter about social media and tech, you'll pick up on a recurring trend: we love killing things off. The Wall Street J...

Email, Exposed: See How Your Usage Stacks Up

WSJ | Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology


Want to know how your email usage stacks up? The results of our informal email survey provide some food for thought (though clearly not much science)...

Rush Limbaugh's NFL Bid For Rams Attacked By Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


ST. LOUIS (AP)--The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative...

Email's End?

Rob Kall | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Rob Kall

Crossposted from OpEdNews.com Every change in communications medium causes big changes in culture, since cuneiform, then writing were introduced. Em...

The End Of The Email Era

Wall Street Journal | JESSICA E. VASCELLARO | Posted 10.11.2009 | Technology


Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold--ser...

Most Common Email Password Revealed

wired.com | Posted 10.07.2009 | Technology


A researcher who examined 10,000 Hotmail, MSN and Live.com passwords that were recently exposed online has published an analysis of the list and found...

Mark Foley: Disgraced Former GOP Congressman Makes Radio Debut

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley began his new career on a Florida political talk radio, three years after a lurid scandal ru...

The Real Meaning of the Email

Bob Franken | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy


Bob Franken

As another in my series of vital public services, I am interpreting the language of electronic mail... what the words actually mean.

The FWDing of the Conservative Revolution

Keith Thomson | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Keith Thomson

If you have a computer, you've probably noticed the torrent of right-wing FWDed emails. Curious about the origins of these FWDs? I enlisted a systems analyst and followed the digital trails backward.

Government Uses Commercial Email and Texting to Avoid FOIA Laws

Peter Scheer | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Peter Scheer

Many elected officials have become proficient at using technology to thwart public access to government. Why not, instead, use technology to enhance transparency and accountability?

The End of Intimacy in an Instant World

Zondra Hughes | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living


Zondra Hughes

I really miss asking you about your day. And hearing how you planned to make our world just a little brighter. The Twitter updates just doesn't seem the same to me.

Axelrod's White House Email: Truth and Myths, All Mixed Up

Blaise Nutter | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Blaise Nutter

2008: Obama's team was frequently praised for keeping on message, and keeping that message consistent and professional. Now, they display an inability to craft a clear, concise message.

Hold That Email!

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

We have a transformative opportunity in moments when our rage impels us to lash out in retaliation.

A Modest Sign of Recovery

Anne Hill | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living


Anne Hill

To gauge the pulse of the nation, I just step into my town's post office and see what strange things the mail has brought.

How To Reclaim Your Time

Eli Davidson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Eli Davidson

Do you find yourself sinking under the blaze of busy? Are papers marching across your desk in such a mad frenzy that your mind is goes blank the mome...

How To Spam-Proof Your Cell Phone, Inbox

ABC News | KIM KOMANDO | Posted 08.11.2009 | Business


Spam is the bane of computer users everywhere, accounting for more than 90 percent of e-mail. And, now, cell phones are getting spam....