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"Sexting": Why Worry?

BY Chris DannenThu Mar 5, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Reports of "sexting"--or teens sending each other homemade pornographic images using their phones--have exploded in recent weeks. Schools and parents are outraged and terrified, and lawyers are confused, because most child ...READ»

BLOGGING | 3 comments

The Week that Twitter Tipped

BY Chris DannenWed Mar 4, 2009 at 3:11 PM

Twitter has been a-tweet since 2006, but the first three months of 2009 have delivered the micro-blogging service unprecedented traffic, usership and media cachet. In the parlance of mad-haired Gladwell disciples, Twitter is ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | 11 comments

Facebook: Stop Acting Like a Nation-State

BY Chris DannenFri Feb 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM

The executives at Facebook may be under a grand delusion: they seem to think that Facebook is a nation. And they're attempting to build it a government. This is, of course, a tremendously stupid idea. Sure, Facebook has ...READ»

AMAZON | 2 comments

Book Lovers: Stop Whining about the Wonderful "Feel of Paper"

BY Chris DannenThu Feb 26, 2009 at 3:48 PM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been making the talk show rounds with the new Kindle 2, and many hosts blabber on about their love for the feel and smell of real, paper books. They croon wistfully over the printed book's demise, and express ...READ»

AMAZON | 31 comments

Kindle 2 Won't Change Your Life, but the Next One Will [review]

BY Chris DannenThu Feb 26, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Amazon's [AMZN] new Kindle 2, shipping this week, shames the original Kindle with a host of improvements: better enclosure, faster page-turns, a better Web experience and seven times the memory. But the Kindle 2 is put to shame by ...READ»

BATTER BLASTER | 4 comments

How One Man Confused Grocers and Won Customers with Canned Pancakes

BY Chris DannenTue Feb 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM

Sean O'Connor has struggled with a monster. "Grocery is the biggest business you never think about," he says. "It moves incredibly slowly. We had no idea of the hurdles." He should know. He's spent the ...READ»

BROADBAND | 14 comments

How Do We Fix Crappy U.S. Broadband?

BY Chris DannenMon Feb 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM

According to a recent study, broadband access in the U.S. has dropped to 19th place worldwide. The recent passage of the stimulus bill will provide about $7 billion to improve it. But why is U.S. broadband so crappy in the first ...READ»

ANONYMOUS | 5 comments

The Six Best Things on the Web this Week

BY Chris DannenFri Feb 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM

In case you spent your week "working," here's what you missed online: card-counting iPhones, Mac Mini spy-shots, Depression predictions, and two refreshing arguments against Malcolm Gladwell and intelligent design. Oh, and a sleep-walking dog, to keep things highbrow.READ»

CHEWBACCA DEFENSE | Comment

Torrent Site Fights Legal Action with 'Chewbacca Defense'

BY Chris DannenThu Feb 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Yesterday was the third installment of the Pirate Bay Trial in Stockholm, Sweden, that has pitted a popular file-sharing site against media companies claiming copyright infringement. Fresh off yesterday's minor victory, when half the ...READ»

BACKDATING | Comment

Should RIM's CEOs Go to Jail?

BY Chris DannenWed Feb 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM

This week four of RIM's [RIMM] top executives settled options backdating cases with the SEC and the OSC, Canada's securities regulation agency. The Ontario-based cronies have agreed to pay almost $100 million CN in penalties, costs ...READ»

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