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Can Our Connections Last If We Multitask and Move Too Fast?

Andrea Wachter | Posted 05.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Andrea Wachter

Can we find a middle ground here? Maybe not so far back as kicking tumbleweed down Main Street, but at least spending some quality time with the people in our lives and putting down our devices sometimes so we can be present with others and ourselves?

Dream Big

Lonette McKee | Posted 05.07.2013 | Black Voices
Lonette McKee

After an almost 30 year career as a successful actor and performer, I became aware of a significant decline in the quality and quantity of work being offered when I hit my 40s.

LOOK: The World's First Website Went Public 20 Years Ago Today

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 04.30.2013 | Technology

The World Wide Web turned 20 years old on Tuesday. On April 30, 1993, the Web went public for everyone to use (for free) and two decades late CERN, th...

The Most Detailed Map Of The Internet Was Made By Breaking The Law

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 03.22.2013 | Technology

When, exactly, is hacking OK? Most people would agree that it's not OK for strangers to hack into people's computers and look at personal information....

Growing the Internet: IP Network Conversion Helps Creators, Too

Chris Castle | Posted 03.21.2013 | Technology
Chris Castle

A huge technological transformation is underway in the U.S. and around the globe: Consumers are abandoning older technologies in favor of high-speed Internet services that rely on modern, fiber-based or IP-enabled broadband networks.

What Happens In 1 Minute On The Internet?

The Huffington Post | Betsy Isaacson | Posted 03.21.2013 | Technology

According to Intel, the human race collectively logs into Facebook 277,000 times per minute. That's just one of the stunning statistics offered up ...

The Pros And Cons Of Facebook For Kids

Babble.com | Posted 05.07.2013 | Parents
Babble.com

By the time children reach middle school, the cell phone battle has usually been won or lost -- and these days, kids are the winners. However, the Facebook argument is a lot harder.

WATCH: '80s Anthem Gets Much-Needed Update

Posted 02.07.2013 | Comedy

If you told Steve Perry in 1982 that the Journey song "Faithfully" would one day be parodied as an ode to Keyboard Cat, Ermahgerd and Feminist Ryan Go...

Scientists Prove That Internet Trolls Are Wicked

Richard Schiffman | Posted 03.27.2013 | Media
Richard Schiffman

One rule of thumb is that trolls pretend to be sincerely interested in a topic at hand -- that's how they rope you in -- but their real motive is to push your neural buttons and elicit some sort of reaction.

Closing the Internet Gender Gap

Melanne Verveer | Posted 03.24.2013 | Women
Melanne Verveer

We have repeatedly seen that investing in women's progress is one of the most effective, high-yield investments for economic and social progress around the world. Doubling the number of women online in developing countries is a critical step towards this progress.

Let's All Take Responsibility for a Better Internet in 2013

Larry Magid | Posted 01.01.2013 | Technology
Larry Magid

Despite efforts to exert control, the Internet, in most parts of the world, remains pretty free and open and a lot of people, -- myself included -- want to keep it that way.

Did This Woman Predict The Internet?

Posted 12.07.2012 | Comedy

Redditor 2theblackhole recently posted this prophetic image with the explanation, "My mother in the '70s, and her prediction of what we now call 'The ...

When It Comes To The Internet, Lawmakers Actually Agree On This

The Hill | Posted 02.04.2013 | Technology

The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a Senate resolution introduced by Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that calls on the ...

Is the Internet a Blessing or a Curse?

Murray Rosenbaum | Posted 01.20.2013 | Teen
Murray Rosenbaum

The Internet is both a beautiful and ugly creature, but the best part is that the users mold its face, so there is time for us to choose what we want the Web to be.

A Talk With Thoreau About Twitter

Peter Mandel | Posted 11.28.2012 | Arts
Peter Mandel

Make yourself comfortable, Mr. Thoreau. Some green tea? An organic protein bar? Given the demands of your cabin and garden, we're grateful you've a...

WATCH: Incredible Clairvoyant Reveals 'Trick'

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 09.25.2012 | Technology

This clairvoyant can meet you for the first time and know an uncomfortable amount of information about your life — but that's because you've already...

"Like My Book, Or I'll Slice Your Legs Off": Finally, A Foolproof Formula for Creating a Huge Internet Following

Linda Howard Urbach | Posted 11.12.2012 | Comedy
Linda Howard Urbach

How do you get readers to really "like" your book on Amazon? What happens if they hate your book and hate you, too? Well, now I've got the answer.

Software That Can Help Seniors Get Online

Jim T. Miller | Posted 11.05.2012 | Fifty
Jim T. Miller

There are a number of companies and services today that offer simplified computer software that's designed specifically for seniors who have little or no computer experience.

The Worst Type Of Online Daters

BuzzFeed | Posted 06.14.2012 | Women

You might assume, when you start online dating, that the people who are trying to date you will not be wholly hostile to all people of your gender. Yo...

Google Applies For .LOL, .YouTube And Other Domains

Ad Age | Posted 06.01.2012 | Technology

Last month, Google told Ad Age that it was poised to go on a web-domain buying spree. Today, the company announced in a blog post some of the specific...

How Reddit Became The Front Page Of The Internet

Inc. | Posted 05.31.2012 | Technology

In 2005, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman co-founded Reddit, one of the first start-ups launched from the Y Combinator program. A year later, the soci...

Congress To Look At Future Of Internet Control

Reuters | Jasmin Melvin | Posted 07.30.2012 | Technology

By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will delve on Thursday into an international debate on whether to hand more cont...

The Top 9 Tech CEOs On The Web: PeekYou

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.17.2012 | Technology

Some of the tech world's most well-liked CEOs also have commanding web presences. PeekYou, a search company that ranks individuals' influence and a...

Is the Media's ADD Hurting Our Country?

Abby Huntsman | Posted 07.13.2012 | Politics
Abby Huntsman

So, here we are: a world of commentators, Tweeters, bloggers, and citizens with one of the most powerful tools developed in the history of mankind (the Internet) at our fingertips, literally, but how do we plan to use it? And, what is our collective responsibility?

Somebody You Used to Know Forever and Ever

Amalia Negreponti | Posted 06.30.2012 | Technology
Amalia Negreponti

The Internet is our first success in the quest for a kind of "forever" and "togetherness." Through its amazing innovations we stay 'on' all the time, connected to one another, alive through this connection of ours.