A Republican website without “Republicans”

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:25:00 +0000

The new website for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of House Republicans, has earned a lot of attention in the past week for its bold new attempt to win the Internet and elections by imitating BuzzFeed. On the website today, you can find items like "13 Animals That Are Really Bummed on ObamaCare’s Third Birthday" or a video of President Obama whiffing 20 free throws. There's more substantive fare too, like a polling memo on the Keystone XL pipeline.

One thing you won't find on the front page, however, is the word "Republican," except for at the very bottom in a disclaimer box that reads, "Paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee."

What happens when the Internet reaches its limit?

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:33:00 +0000

The number of smartphones, tablets and other network-connected gadgets will outnumber humans by the end of the year. Perhaps more significantly, the faster and more powerful mobile devices hitting the market annually are producing and consuming content at unprecedented levels. Global mobile data grew 70 percent in 2012, according to a recent report from Cisco, which makes a lot of the gear that runs the Internet. Yet the capacity of the world’s networking infrastructure is finite, leaving many to wonder when we will hit the upper limit, and what to do when that happens.

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A Republican website without “Republicans”

What happens when the Internet reaches its limit?