Beware The Online Collective

From Time Magazine 12/16/06 By: Jaron Lanier It’s funny being an “old timer” in the world of the Internet. About six years ago, when I was 40 years old, a Stanford freshman said to me, “Wow Jaron Lanier—you’re still ALIVE?” If there’s any use to sticking...

Heather Armstrong Bully? dooce.com Blogger Calls Out the Haters

Heather Armstrong is no stranger to controversy. The popular blogger of dooce.com has had her share of heartache and anger thanks to the internet. In 2005 Heather Armstrong orally agreed to publish a blogger memoir with Kensington's Rebel Base Books, an agreement on which she...

Web 2.0 as Millionth English Word? Could've Been Worse

So, Web 2.0 has been crowned the millionth word in the English language. Surprise, surprise.  What were you expecting it to be?  "Newspaper"? "“As expected, English crossed the 1,000,000 word threshold on June 10, 2009 at 10:22 am GMT. However, some 400 years...

Simon Wiesenthal Center Study: Hate Goes Viral on Social Networks

A study released May 13, 2009 reveals a shocking trend on the social web.  According to the Simon Wiesenthal Center study there has been a 25% increase in hate on social networking sites, so called viral hate, and that the trend is on the rise.Looking at 10,000...

How To Create A World Wide Wave ... or Not

How do you get your ideas, stories, products or services to spread like wildfire over the web by millions of people? Are the huge success stories you hear about the viral power of the web just flukes - or can anyone do it? Interview and book review of a “WORLD WIDE...