Facebook “like” on trial in Virginia
A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTCSocial the daily dot, Facebook, Internet
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Kickstarter: Stop blaming us for Zach Braff and “Veronica Mars”
Zach Braff and Melissa Joan Hart will ruin the crowdsourcing platform only if you let them
Friday, May 10, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 11Technology Kickstarter, Amanda Palmer
Ill Doctrine: Stop meme-ifying the news
Charles Ramsey is far too complicated a character to reduce him to some kind of Internet punchline VIDEO
Friday, May 10, 2013 4:00 PM UTCMedia Video, Ill Doctrine, Ohio
YouTube set to launch pay channels
It's not clear yet whether the paid videos will come with advertising
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 5:56 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, YouTube
Senate bill to end tax-free Internet shopping
The legislation, which is expected to pass, would allow states to collect sales taxes on web purchases
Monday, May 6, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 14Technology Associated Press, Senate
Alex Jones: Conspiracy Inc.
Conspiracy theories can be big business. Here's how the multi-platform entrepreneur makes his millions
Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 156Media Alex Jones
Online poker goes legit
A Las Vegas-based casino has launched the first fully legal poker website in the United States
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:58 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, Online Poker
Julian Assange: The Internet threatens civilization
However disappointing, the Wikileaks founder's new book offers a fascinating -- and discomfiting -- thesis
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 39Life LA Review of Books
Government preparing to fine tech firms that don’t comply with wiretaps
A DOJ task force’s proposal would penalize companies like Google or Facebook and pique privacy concerns
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:12 PM UTCTechnology wiretap, Internet
YouTube to launch first-ever Comedy Week
The site will live-stream stand-up, sketches and other performances by top talent in May
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 3:23 PM UTCEntertainment Comedy, YouTube, Internet, Music
With crowdsourcing, everyone’s a detective now
Reddit got it all wrong. So why do we all think we have the expertise to solve crimes after watching "CSI"?
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11Entertainment Books, Mysteries, Crime, Reddit
Government giving AT&T, others secret immunity from wiretap laws
DoJ helps AT&T, other service providers evade wiretapping laws so government can conduct Internet surveillance
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 8:10 PM UTCTechnology Surveillance, Privacy, cispa
Legislation threatens tax-free Internet shopping
The bill would empower states to require online retailers to collect local sales taxes for web-based purchases
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 1:02 PM UTC 13Business Associated Press, amazon, Online
Former Google CEO offers up tech treatise
In "The New Digital Age," Eric Schmidt explains how the ways we work, play and learn will never be the same
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 10:55 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, Google
Police: Suspect in custody
Liveblog: The 22 hour manhunt ended at a boat in a suburban backyard
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 9:02 PM UTC 223News Boston Explosions
Beating conspiracy theorists at their own game
The Boston Marathon truthers will have to find another URL, the site's creator tells Salon
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 5:37 PM UTC 18Politics Boston Explosions, Boston
US Internet ad revenue up 15 percent ove 2012
Meanwhile, mobile ad revenue more than doubled to $3.4 billion
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 4:40 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press
When capitalism consumed the Internet
The Web today is a far cry from the utopian digital playground envisioned by its early users and pioneers
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 45Technology Jacobin, Internet, essays
Amazon sells out its small retailers
Merchants who hawk their wares on Amazon say their businesses suffer when the company makes empty delivery promises
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 12:00 PM UTCTechnology the daily dot, amazon, Business
Bitcoin economics explained
Despite cutting edge schemes guarding against counterfeiting, the new virtual currency could be headed for a plunge
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 5:37 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, Bitcoin
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