Technology

The End of the Internet?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Jeff Chester at The Nation has an eye-opening report on how big telcos are trying to transform the "free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 The 24-year-old presidential appointee tried to hush up a top climate scientist and add the word "theory" to mentions of the Big Bang. | storyAlso, he lied about graduating from Texas A&M. | blog Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Blacklists BMW For Gaming Search Results

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 The search company discovered that the carmaker was playing a shell game with its Web pages to boost traffic. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brokeback to the Future

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2006 Check out this hilarious mash-up of "Back to the Future" and "Brokeback Mountain." | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘State of the Union’ Satire Burns Up Internet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 A hilarious, pitch-perfect satire of the upcoming State of the Union address draws 26,000 viewers in just over 12 hours. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise! The Web Won’t Tear Us Apart

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 Turning conventional wisdom on its head (see The Earth, flat; Bush, compassionate), a new study shows that Internet tools like e-mail, webcams and instant messaging actually bring people closer together. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Agrees to Censor ‘Forbidden’ Words in China

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 The company's motto is "Don't be evil," but analysts say Google's cash-motivated actions translate into Chinese as "Don't be poor." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yahoo Concedes Search Race to Google

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 Yahoo's chief financial officer says she'd be happy just to "maintain our market share." | storyEven though it's been "Game Over" in the search wars for quite some time, it's still shocking to hear the No. 2 company be so blatant about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Finally, Brokers Get Sued for Selling Private Phone Records

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 Illinois becomes the first state to bring suit against companies that sell logs of private phone calls. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forget What You Searched For? Google Didn’t

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 A Google beta tester says that we're barely conscious of the level of privacy we're ceding to the search company. columnAlso, Maureen Dowd doesn't want Cheney ogling her Googling. column Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Vows to Fight White House Over Porn Probe

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 The Bush administration wants to know how often porn turns up in searches. Google is fighting the subpoena. At a time when companies like Yahoo are turning over records to the Chinese government, bully for Google for standing firm. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cellphones to Disrupt Final Sanctuary: Subways

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 Rejoice! With bids coming in to wire New York's subway stations, you'll never have to miss a fascinating discussion about someone's dinner plans, or their stomachache, or whatever else they choose to spew on their captive audiences. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )