Internet

Coshocton: Single Illegal Download Shuts Down Town's Wi-Fi

Coshocton Tribune | Posted 11.13.2009 | Technology


About five years ago, the county made a free wireless Internet connection available in the block surrounding the Coshocton County Courthouse at 318 Ma...

Can The Free Market Save Small Businesses and Nonprofits?

Bruce Judson | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business


Bruce Judson

Earlier this week, we announced a new service, The Cost Savings Guy, which has the potential to change the fortunes of small businesses and nonprofits that are struggling to stay afloat.

Met Home Gets the Hatchet

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Charlotte Safavi

Only yesterday Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced the closure of the magazine fondly known as Met Home to the urban, sophisticated home decor cognoscenti.

Internet Virus Frames Users For Child Porn

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 11.09.2009 | Technology


Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Heino...

Internet Censorship Could Be Challenged By WTO

Reuters | Posted 11.06.2009 | Technology


GENEVA (Reuters) - Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization as it can restrict trade in services delivered onli...

The Case for the Internet: A Human Right

David D. Burstein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology


David D. Burstein

Finland and France have declared internet access a legal right for all citizens. Here's why I hope the United States and all other countries will follow their and grant internet access as a human right.

But Does Twittering Really Sell Books?

Debbie Stier | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Debbie Stier

Gary Vaynerchuk built his brand using these free tools (Facebook, Twitter, Ustream, Tumblr, etc.) and he used the tools that he wrote about in the book to succeed with the book itself.

Islamist Terrorists Take Page From US Hate Groups' Internet PlayBook

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Islamist terrorist arrests across this country since last January run the gamut. White and black, young and middle-aged, single and married, homegrown and foreign born, and legal and illegal immigrants.

Googled: An Excerpt From Ken Auletta's New Book

Posted 11.03.2009 | Books


Googled by Ken Auletta On a sunny July afternoon in Sun Valley, three friends who had competed and cooperated for a quarter century -- Robert Iger,...

Innovation in America: An Autobahn, or a Suburban Street With Speed Bumps?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


Gary Shapiro

My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?

Sharecare Builds A Web 3.0 Bridge To Better Health

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


Dr. Dean Ornish

Searching for health information on the web can feel overwhelming. The power of the Internet is also its limitation--it provides information, but not guidance on how to sort what is credible and what is not.

Crack Open and Crowdsource AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

All of the lobbying you read about is minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization.

UK Study: Illegal Music Downloaders Also Spend The Most On Music

The Independent | Rachel Shields | Posted 10.31.2009 | Technology


People who illegally download music from the internet also spend more money on music than anyone else, according to a new study....

Government Pushes To Create A New Health Internet

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Fred Schulte | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Hoping to provide the backbone for a grand plan to put the nation's medical records online, federal officials have been quietly retooling an obscure g...

Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Rep. Ed Markey

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

Internet At 40: Birthday Bash Celebrates A 'Culture-Changing Child'

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology


LOS ANGELES (AFP) -Technology stars, pundits, and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father on Thursday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his cult...

From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology


Chris Weigant

Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.

My Failure at SEO: A Writer's Confession about Internet Marketing: Or, Why You Probably Won't Find Me Easily Online

Tamar Chansky | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


Tamar Chansky

SEO is stealth, it's sleek; it's all about titles that are short, searchable and to the point. It doesn't cater to the clever book title or site name, it could care less about how erudite you are.

A Personal Card to the Internet. Happy 40th Birthday!

Don Tapscott | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


Don Tapscott

Of all the technology marvels of 1969, the Internet has been a late bloomer. Email was introduced in 1971, but the first web browser didn't come along until 1990.

Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans

Bennet Kelley | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

The ultimate question is whether we will summon our resources to meet the challenges of a new era and be at the forefront of innovation -- or whether we will be content simply playing Pong.

Internet Could Get Clogged During Flu Pandemic, Officials Warn

Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology


(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...

Guantanamo Bay: College Division

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

Is a school entitled to discipline a student? Of course -- if a crime is committed. But let's get real here. We're talking about freedom of speech on the Internet.

Is Facebook a Fad?

Henry Blodget | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Henry Blodget

In the history of the Internet, there have been an alarming number of sites that caught people's attention for a while, but then eventually lost their allure. Is Facebook one of them?

GeoCities

August J. Pollak | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology


August J. Pollak

RIP, worst website ever. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

Review: Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books


Jonathan Handel

Patry's book, on the conflict between technology and content, is riddled with invective, unoriginal observations, and numerous typographical errors.