1984 | Fast Company

Candidates Look to iPad, Old Spice Guy, Steven Slater for Viral Votes

BY Austin CarrMon Oct 18, 2010

In the era of YouTube, political campaigns are creating Internet memes and takeoffs of popular brands to earn votes by going viral.READ»

IRIS SCANNERS | Comment

Homeland Security Department Begins Using Iris Scanners to Track Illegal Immigrants

BY Austin CarrMon Sep 13, 2010

The Department of Homeland Security is testing iris scanning technology from Global Rainmakers to boost border security.READ»

GENERAL BUSINESS | Comment

The Road to HAL Is Paved With Good Intentions: The Future of Google?

BY Mike HobanThu Aug 26, 2010

Google's CEO wants to take the company beyond search. Way beyond...READ»

TBWA\CHIAT\DAY | Comment

Adman Guy Day Dies, Revolutionized Super Bowl Advertising

BY Alissa WalkerTue Jan 26, 2010

The co-founder of Los Angeles-based Chiat\Day died on Saturday, on the eve of the Super Bowl ad-xtravaganza he helped to invent.READ»

AMAZON | Comment

Amazon Apologizes for Destroying '1984' Copies, Offers New '1984' Copies (or $30)

BY Clay DillowFri Sep 4, 2009

After suffering multiple black eyes in the blogosphere and plenty of ire from Kindle users, Amazon has finally decided to make good on its ill-advised decision to delete illegally distributed copies of George Orwell's 1984 from users' ...READ»

CLOUD COMPUTING | Comment

Head in the Clouds

BY Jamais CascioTue Jul 21, 2009

What does Amazon nuking Kindle copies of 1984 tell us about cloud computing? Unfortunately, quite a bit.READ»

KINDLE COPYRIGHT | Comment

Amazon's '1984' Kindle Recall Was Legal, Not Big Brotherish

BY Kit EatonMon Jul 20, 2009

A kerfuffle hit the Internets on Friday, as news that Amazon had remotely wiped thousands of copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from people's Kindle e-readers hit. As with many Internet rumors though, it entirely missed the ...READ»