What Google+ does better than Facebook
The new social network's selective "circles" actually reflect the complexities of real connections
Thursday, Jun 30, 2011 4:01 PM UTC 24Entertainment Social Media, Facebook, Google
Scott Rosenberg
Entertainment Social Media, Facebook, Google
What we can learn from the story of TableTalk
The pioneering online community that I helped Salon create is shutting its doors, but its influence is everywhere
Friday, May 13, 2011 12:01 PM UTC 20Entertainment Internet Culture, Social Media
NPR caves to O’Keefe — and we all lose
By having its CEO resign after the "sting" operation, the organization is handing the public discourse to liars
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 7:01 PM UTC 80Politics James O'Keefe, NPR
Huffington Post/AOL: It’s AOL/Time Warner all over again
Two troubled companies make a risky deal hoping it'll solve all their problems. Sound familiar?
Monday, Feb 7, 2011 7:01 PM UTC 18News Media Criticism, AOL
Murdoch’s Daily: Innovation or CD-ROM flashback?
Can it survive as digital newspaper without the web? Not without changes
Friday, Feb 4, 2011 3:30 PM UTCNews Rupert Murdoch, Media Criticism
Why Murdoch’s “tablet newspaper” will fail
The idea is a wishful throwback to the pre-Web days of isolated publications
Monday, Nov 22, 2010 3:30 PM UTC 13News Rupert Murdoch, iPad
WSJ, NYT push opposing campaign finance narratives
Thanks to Citizens United, we don't have the information to figure out which one is right
Monday, Oct 25, 2010 2:49 PM UTC 13News Campaign Finance
Journalists prefer to voice their opinions
Many are leaving traditional news organizations for "bloggier" alternatives. Does this mean objectivity is dead?
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 9:30 PM UTCNews Media Criticism
Forbes and the disappearing line between politics and the media
A baseless cover story decries Obama as a deranged anti-colonialist. This has been a long time coming
Friday, Sep 17, 2010 6:15 PM UTC 42News Media Criticism
Apple as a news censor: No way to run an app store
The company's vague guidelines give it an enormous amount of control over what content the iPad will provide
Thursday, Sep 9, 2010 7:25 PM UTC 43Entertainment Apple, iPad, Tablet computers
“Delinkification” is bunk: Linking is good for you
The "links rot our brains" contingent is wrong. Hypertext enhances our understanding and holds writers accountable
Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010 10:01 PM UTC 26All Salon Media Criticism
Google News gets gamed by a crappy content farm
On a search about Dr. Laura, Associated Content comes up first. Is the age of the bot coming to an end?
Friday, Aug 20, 2010 3:21 PM UTC 32News Media Criticism, Google
WikiLeaks: Not a scoop, but still news
The media should seize this opportunity to remind the public how the Afghan war impacts their lives
Friday, Jul 30, 2010 7:45 PM UTC 13All Salon WikiLeaks, Afghanistan
Media refuses to burn Breitbart
The problem's not that he's an "activist journalist," it's that he's a liar. And the industry needs to call him out
Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 4:15 PM UTC 128All Salon Andrew Breitbart
Online comments need moderation, not “real names”
Why publications calling for an end to unruly, anonymous comment threads should consider participating in them
Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010 6:55 PM UTC 51News Media Criticism
How blogs changed everything
As old media struggles for relevance, the once-maligned blogosphere proves it's as transformative as the telephone
Monday, Jul 6, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 64Entertainment Books
Google’s Vulcan death grip
Is Google the Mr. Spock of the Internet -- all head, no heart? A new book wonders if the very things that made the company great will bring it down.
Thursday, Oct 9, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 19Entertainment Microsoft, Google, Books
Trapped in the grid
Like electricity, the Web is everywhere and changes everything, says Nicholas Carr. But the one thing it can't deliver is freedom.
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 12:00 PM UTC 13Entertainment U.S. Economy, Nonfiction
Empty thine in-box
A spate of e-mail etiquette guides and productivity manuals commands us to clear out our e-mail. Don't we all have better things to do?
Friday, Jul 13, 2007 11:17 AM UTC 45Entertainment Books
Apple hearts Microsoft
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates take the stage at a tech conference and come off more like old pals than business rivals.
Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:00 PM UTC 12Entertainment Microsoft, Apple, Steve Jobs
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