Does the Internet have any effect on the way we live? Is the Web influencing society, religion, politics, even the way we interact? Are we in danger of losing our humanity or will technology end up enhancing it? We\’ll bring you stories and sites that illustrate, illuminate and make you think about the profound, sometimes sublime, ways that the Internet touches our lives.
Have you ever asked yourself what you’re really feeding on when eating a chicken?
Before you buy a sandwich, don’t you want to know what it’s filled with?
Well, I suppose you would want to know the same thing before eating a chicken, no?
Students at Pope John XIII Regional High School in New Jersey have been ordered to take down their blogs, such as those maintained by students at MySpace and Xanga, or face suspension.
And this isn’t just certain students, or certain content. The ban on student blogs is school-wide. And, under the order, they can’t […]
I don’t think anyone out there would disagree that the mobile phone has invaded our daily lives. They are literally everywhere, it doesn’t matter what country you live in. I’m always amazed at how some people are literally glued to them. I’ve seen groups of teenagers in London walking around together and every one of […]
One day recently whilst Googling for Web servers for my Linux box (just seeing what was out there apart from Apache), I came across a fascinating site concerning the Principality of Sealand. What is fascinating is the history of this, the world’s smallest country, and the company that runs it as a data center / […]
Reporters Without Borders has produced the Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber Dissidents, a 46-page eBook describing how to successfully create a blog even under government censorship scenarios, or where speaking up openly can endanger the freedom of the blogging author.
“[Blogs are regarded by many] as the vanguard of a new information revolution. Because they […]