Tag Archives: Internet

May 11

Scamworld: ‘Get rich quick’ schemes mutate into an online monster

The Verge breaks down Internet Marketing schemes so you don’t have to. But, really, all you need to remember is if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. Of course, that’s easy to say when you’re fat … Read More

Posted in Fail | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Mar 05

Steve Jobs’s Pursuit Of Perfection—and The Consequences

Evgeny Morozov examines the intense pursuit of design by Apple’s Steve Jobs and Jony Ive. But it’s not all that positive, particularly when looking at Apple’s impact on the world and the Internet. Needless to say, I don’t agree with … Read More

Posted in Apple | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Nov 27

On the Internet Free Speech is Only As Strong As the Weakest Link

From the EFF: Free Speech is Only As Strong As the Weakest Link . Speech on the Internet requires a series of intermediaries to reach its audience. Each intermediary is vulnerable to some degree to pressure from those who want … Read More

Posted in Freedom | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off
Jul 25

Online commenting: the age of rage

Given what happened in Norway, it’s worth looking at how online anonymity fosters a culture of rage among commentators. The question that always comes to my mind is whether or not this rage has always been there. We humans evolved … Read More

Posted in Web | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off