Staff / TruthdigJul 26, 2010
Here's some palace intrigue from the inner chambers of the Facebook empire that could threaten the whole enterprise: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is denying the legitimacy of a contract, allegedly signed in 2003 (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigJun 9, 2010
I've come down with a bad case of the shallows. That's technology writer Nicholas Carr's term -- and the title of his new book -- for the invisible, invidious impact of computers on the modern brain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2010
Researchers at the University of Maryland have studied the consequences of 200 American college students unhooking from all media -- cell phones, social media, Internet -- for 24 hours, finding that many suffered symptoms of withdrawal similar to those in drug and alcohol addictions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 15, 2010
Twitter users, you've been warned: Your thoughts while showering are about to be saved for posterity. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the venerable institution of record was acquiring the whole public Twitter archive, so watch what you overshare from now on. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 2, 2010
Americans are picking and choosing from an information smorgasbord to get their news, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, and a large majority are switching between different platforms, with the Internet playing a significant role in their news "grazing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 1, 2010
The Department of Defense didn't have an official policy on what it calls "new/social media" -- until now. Starting immediately, DoD employees (including troops) are free to use most of the non-porn Web, from Facebook to YouTube, without worrying about a court-martial. The usual rules on national security still apply. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2010
The U.S. military is allowing its troops access to social media websites, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, after a review of Internet use and security. The ruling follows a Pentagon decision in 2007 to block those sites. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2010
A British insurance price comparison service is predicting that use of social media could eventually lead to increases in home insurance premiums. Membership on Twitter or Facebook could become just another variable in determining costs, based on fears that such sites let potential criminals know when a user is not at home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 9, 2010
Google has been pretty successful at just about everything its engineers have attempted, with the glaring exception of social media. Still getting trounced by Facebook and losing buzzshare to upstarts like Twitter and Foursquare, the company plans to get aggressive, starting with new social features in Gmail. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2010
Facebook has come under fire more than once for its execs' creative interpretations of the term privacy, and now the megasite's fresh-faced CEO Mark Zuckerberg has drummed up a very interesting line of argument to justify his stance on the issue. What you might see as violations of personal privacy, Zuckerberg and his team view as "reflect[ing] the current social norms." Oh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 20, 2009
There was a time when Hollywood studios kept their stables of stars on a short leash, keeping close watch over their public personas and even arranging their marriages. Actors at least appear to have more leeway these days, but some studios are requiring that they refrain from broadcasting the minutiae of their daily lives via social media like Facebook and Twitter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2009
The Republican Party's new social network wants photographic evidence and an answer to the question "Why are you a Republican?" (good question). Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele brings the hip to this new Facebook for white people with a blog titled "What up?" Update 2: This is more interesting than we realized. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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