AltWeeklies Wire
On Jacking Off a USB Devicenew
Her name is Moaning Lisa, and I fondled her at Arse Elektronika, a conference in San Francisco devoted to pornography and technological innovation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Google's Gentrification Shuttlenew
The counter-migration has begun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Elliott |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Philly's Green Screennew
In a format similar to the CNN/YouTube citizens' forums for the presidential candidates, Philadelphians were invited to digitally record themselves asking mayoral candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger questions about green issues in videos that will be acccessible during the event via YouTube.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
10-15-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Free Wifi for Portland May Be Kaputnew
MetroFi, the company that has the contract to bring free WiFi to 95 percent of the city, isn't planning to expand beyond its current downtown service area.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
10-11-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Russian Sergey Brin and Googlenew
A KGB-style propaganda and spying machine?
Tags: Google, computers & technology
Podcasting to the Convertednew
The brothers of the Holy Cross monastery are using technology.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
10-01-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Hit This Site: GoodReads.comnew
Whereas most other social sites are not specifically thematic, Good Reads is all about books -- you can see what books your friends are reading, list what books you are reading and list books that are on your list to read before you die.
C-Ville Weekly |
Nell Boeschenstein |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Inside the Internet Archive's Blood and Gutsnew
After agonizing over how to deal with the archive's growing collection of war videos and consulting with experts, founder Brewster Kahle has come up with a solution that satisfies both his archivist and populist sides.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
MySpace Banks on Webisodesnew
With rival Facebook snapping at the heels of the Rupert Murdoch-owned social networking site, the awesomest waste of time in the history of the internet has recently begun throwing a small fortune into an attempted makeover.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
09-25-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Should Users Who 'Eat Up' Bandwidth Pay as They Go?new
In the age of torrents, internet service providers are quietly protecting their networks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Vincenzo Ravina |
09-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
'Red State Update': From Obscurity to National Famenew
For less than two years, two fictitious Middle Tennesseans have hosted Red State Update, an internet show that uploads several times a week, usually in three-minute increments -- after an appearance on the CNN/YouTube Democratic Debate, they're all over the place.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Internet's Not-So-Anonymous Sexnew
Why the feds are placing heavy new requirements on hookup websites.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
09-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Second Life Conference Hits Chicagonew
More than 800 people flew in from all parts of the country to gather and discuss the future of Second Life -- a hot topic considering that within the last year Second Life has become a corporate and media darling.
Chicago Newcity |
Maude Standish |
09-12-2007 |
Tech
Truth Only Follows Lies in Latest Wikipedia Skirmishishesnew
Now that tracing is possible, all those seeking to use Wikipedia for propaganda are busily creating "sock puppets" -- phony characters to fool Virgil Griffith's scanner, and disguise the origins of deception and confusion.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
09-07-2007 |
Tech
