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Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Ed Markey, Congress, Net Neutrality Laws, Fcc, Rep. Edward Markey, Technology, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Politics News
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.

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

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology

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

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From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology

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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.

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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

Read More: Google, Joan Didion, Internet, Writers, Marketing, Malcolm Gladwell, Ann Beattie, Seo, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Pr, Key Words, Technology News
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.

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

Don Tapscott | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Don Tapscott, Leonard Kleinrock, Arpanet, Obama, Packet Switching, World Wide Web, Barack Obama, Technology News
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.

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Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans

Bennet Kelley | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Green Jobs, Pong, Green Technology, Obama Broadband, Drill Baby Drill, Net Neutrality, Climate Bill, Politics News
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.

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Internet Could Get Clogged During Flu Pandemic, Officials Warn

Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology

Read More: H1n1 Flu, Bandwidth, Flu Pandemic, Flu, Web, Limited Bandwidth, Internet, Swine Flu, Technology News

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

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Guantanamo Bay: College Division

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Butler University, Internet, First Amendment, College, Bloggers, Bushies, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Jess Zimmerman, Virginia Tech Massacre, Virginia Tech, Censorship, Lawsuit, Dick Cheney, Media News
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.

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Is Facebook a Fad?

Henry Blodget | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Facebook, Social Networking, Internet, Myspace, Business News
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?

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GeoCities

August J. Pollak | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Websites, Internet, Geocities, Technology News
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....

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Review: Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Internet, File Sharing, Technology, Copyright, LA Times, William Patry, Technology vs. Content, Google, Books News
Jonathan Handel

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

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John McCain, Computer Geek

Auburn McCanta | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, First Amendment, Net Neutrality, John McCain, Senator John McCain, Internet Freedom Act, Freedom, Politics News
Auburn McCanta

During the 2008 election, Senator John McCain famously admitted he didn't know how to use a computer and was only then learning to use a Blackberry. Oh, how times have changed.

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The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

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Found On Twitter: Fake AP Stylebook

Twitter | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: AP Stylebook, Tweeting, Ap, Journalism, Internet, Writing, Twitter, Grammar, Books, Online Writing, Fake Stylebook, Books News

We know this isn't exactly a piece about books, but it is about writing, and we thought it was funny -- for all the journalists and grammar geeks out ...

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Philip Roth On The Humbling, The Internet, And Nora Roberts

The Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Literature, Authors, Internet, Nobel Prize, Writers, Nora Roberts, Books, Writing, Modern Fiction, James Patterson, Philip Roth the Humbling, American Fiction, Philip Roth Interview, The Humbling, Philip Roth, Books News

At 76, Mr. Roth continues to explore the themes that have defined his work: the eroding of family ties; man's struggle with depression and loneliness ...

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The Future of Reading: Learning From the Past to Thrive in the Future

Steve Haber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Ereaders, Internet, Open Formats, Boston Book Festival, Book Publishing, Books, Public Libraries, Digital Content, Future of Reading, Mark Twain, Reading, Sony, Digital Divide, Ebooks, Books News
Steve Haber

To truly open the future of books and reading, consumers must be freed from proprietary devices and formats. We owe it to those who came before us to bring access to as many as possible.

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Book Trailers and Future of Publishing

Liz Dubelman | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Online Promotion, Publishing, Kindle, Ipod, The Moth, Book Promotion, Book Publishing, Internet, Youtube, Books, This American Life, Book Trailers, Vidlit, Books News
Liz Dubelman

Books need to come out faster and in all forms -- audio, digital, and enhanced, which means skillfully embedding audio and visuals to enrich, not interrupt, the reading experience.

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Interview with Bill Simmons, Author of The Book of Basketball

Jason Pinter | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Internet, Sports, Newspapers, Interviews, Book Publishing, Espn, Books, Newspaper Industry, Bill Simmons, Books News
Jason Pinter

It is not hyperbole to say that Bill Simmons is probably the most popular sportswriter in the country. And he got there via a path that, in the 1990s, was unconventional to say the least.

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Yahoo Profits are Symbol of Broken System

Ben Cohen | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

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Ben Cohen

It turns out, Yahoo's profits are based almost entirely on the $169 million cost cutting measures it took (2,400 workers were let go), while of course protecting corporate bonuses.

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The Curious Case of Meghan McCain

Fernanda Diaz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Fernanda Diaz

When her father's campaign ended, her own kept going in an ambiguous and overexposed direction.

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Surfing The Web Builds A Better Brain, Research Finds

sciencedaily.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Technology

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You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trig...

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New Literacy and the Commoditization of Content

Celeste Fine | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Texting, Reading, Book Publishing, Vook, Literacy, Online Reading, Branding, Facebook, New Literacy, Publishing, Internet, Stanford, Books, Blogging, Books News
Celeste Fine

Perhaps product innovations, like books with video, are only as successful as they pertain to customer intimacy, and the future of books isn't inventing a better book but better meeting readers' needs.

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Support Net Neutrality

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Open Access, Internet, Fcc, Net Neutrality Laws, National-Wirless, Net Neutraily, Federal Communications Commission, Denver News
Rep. Jared Polis

Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consider a net neutrality framework for the internet.

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Subject: Our Marketing Plan

The New Yorker | Ellis Weiner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Interns, The New Yorker, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Twitter, Shouts and Murmurs, Humor, Online Marketing, Publishing, New Yorker, Marketing, Book Promotion, Internet, Authors, Books, Promotion Department, Blogging, Google, Book Blogs, Blogs, Books News

If you already have a blog, make sure you spray-feed your URL in niblets open-face to the skein. We like Reddit bites (they're better than Delicious),...

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50 Most Annoying Things About The Internet

Telegraph | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Annoying Things About Internet, Web 2.0, Internet Annoy, Top 50, Web, Internet, Web Annoy, Annoying Things About Web, Technology News

Last month we listed 50 things being killed by the internet. Now here's a selection of the trends we wish could be consigned to the waste bin - the mo...

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