Category Archives: internet

Cyber attacks & the ethical dimension of the Google China episode

If there were a showy way to use cyber weapons to effect death in the "kinetic" world, then terrorists may harness it.
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From Google to “Free Tibet”: an image of big, bad, horrific China

China, like Russia under Putin, is a bogeyman figure for liberal Westerners.
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Did the web “kill the economy”?

The Web gives everyone a platform, but it does not guarantee an audience. It gives you tools for connection, but does not guarantee that people will like you.
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Obama, online organizing, FISA and the internet’s political future

Holding Obama to these promises will be the real challenge for progressives in the years to come. These supporter campaigns provide a window into the possibilities for continued progressive activism during the Obama presidency.
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Facebook and Craigslist spread happiness and joy

The above was part of yet another political discussion taking place on Facebook, the premier forum for solving the world’s problems.
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My Superhero Dream Team: prepare for glory!

DMX even sleeps angrily. He is a living embodiment of the philosophy, “temporary insanity is for losers.”
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