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Why Twitter is the Most Popular Word of 2009

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Of course Twitter is the most popular English word of 2009. In a world made smaller by the Internet and new technologies, Twitter forces us to become each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time.

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Ameeda Chowdhury: The Newest Sensation in Social Media

2morrowknight | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

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2morrowknight

As we close out another year, it's natural to wonder what innovations people will talk about in the coming year. One name buzzing in circles is Ameeda Chowdhury, the visionary CEO of Snazl.

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Egypt To Apply For First Arabic Domain Name: .MASR

AP | Tarek El-Tablawy | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology

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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- Egypt will apply for the first Internet domain written in Arabic, its information technology minister said Sunday at a c...

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Google Books and the High Bar for Approval: Why Opt-In May Sink the Deal

Peter Brantley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

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Peter Brantley

The only way this book digitization effort makes business sense for Google is if it can amass control over a sizeable swath of rights and can monetize those rights at will in future business models.

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Google Books: A High Bar for Approval

Peter Brantley | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

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Peter Brantley

Those of us who have been following this case closely are left scratching our heads by the actions taken by Google and its partners since the Department of Justice's intervention.

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Winning Online in 2010: Tools, Time and Resources

Colin Delany | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Colin Delany

Political professionals trained in the broadcast era often have trouble adapting to the back-and-forth nature of online media, but the rewards for embracing it can be tremendous.

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Oh No! NASA's LCROSS Is Going to Hit the Moon! Run!

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology

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Jeff Goldstein

NASA's slamming a satellite into the Moon?! Hasn't anybody thought this through? The Moon's going to be forced from its orbit! Giant tides will wash around the Earth! The Man in the Moon will be mad at us!

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New Media and Social Change: How Nonprofits Are Using Web-Based Technologies to Reach Their Goals

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.28.2009 | Technology

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Josh Nelson

The Hatcher Group set out to examine how a group of nonprofits working on state-level advocacy issues are using new media technologies to promote their agendas.

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