Twenty-First Birthday of the World Wide Web

It was Tuesday, actually. But interesting, in any case. At Wired, " Aug. 7, 1991: Ladies and Gentlemen, the World Wide Web ." When...

Using Twitter to Identify Psychopaths

From Kash Hill, at Forbes (via Instapundit ): People’s nasty traits have a way of revealing themselves on social networks: in writing. Or r...

Suspect Arrested in Pennsylvania Child Abduction Attempt

Every parents nightmare. At the Philadelphia Inquirer, " Man, 34, surrenders in attempted abduction of girl ."

Facebook Changed Your Email Contact Information at Your Profile Page Without You Knowing About It

My facebook URL is www.facebook.com/American.Power. I don't like Facebook all that much, and I set my privacy settings to what experts r...

Twitter Superstar Kelly Oxford

This lady shows how it's done, at the Los Angeles Times, " Twitter sensation Kelly Oxford hooks Hollywood ": From a snow-crest...

Microsoft Tablet Launched to Rival Apple's iPad

At the Wall Street Journal, " Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet to Rival iPad ": HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Microsoft Corp. on Monday unve...

Conservatives on Twitter: A Beautiful Thing to Watch

This is an awesome essay, from John Nolte at Big Journalism, " Why Conservatives Must Join the Battle for America On Twitter ." RE...

Regulators to Investigate Facebook IPO

Could be insider trading. At the Los Angeles Times , " Facebook IPO flop drawing increased scrutiny ." Plus, at the Wall Street Jo...

Joshua Micah Marshall: Talking Points Memo 'Is Not a Website'

This is an interesting report, from Nieman Journalism Lab, " When is a website not a website? For Talking Points Memo, the turning poin...

Facebook's Faceplant: Social Networking IPO Falls Short of the Hype

I was watching CNN yesterday during all the coverage. The caption headlines were cracking me up. "Facebook faceplant" is putting i...

#NewSpikeLeeMovies

Yesterday saw a hilarious hashtag game break out on Twitter: " #NewSpikeLeeMovies ." And I found Em Dee Bee and was seriously cra...

Dharun Ravi Found Guilty of Hate Crimes in Rutgers Spying Trial

Actually, I don't recall this being a "hate crimes" trial. But that's the headline at the New York Times , " Defendan...

Minnesota Girl Sues Minnewaska Area Middle School in Facebook Case Alleging Invasion of Privacy

This sucks. At Telegraph UK , " 12-year-old US girl suing school over Facebook comments row ": A 12-year-old girl is suing her sch...

BBC Tracks Down Notorious Internet Troll

Sometimes you just gotta smack down these f-kers. Via Althouse :

Google Faces Backlash Over Privacy Changes

The report's at the Washington Post . And see, " How to close your Google Account ." I'm not all that worried about it. I ...

Michelle Fields C-SPAN Interview

I watched it. The Dailly Caller has a write-up, " TheDC’s Michelle Fields discusses journalism in the new media age ." And Dan Ri...

How Social Media Fuels Social Unrest

The funniest thing about this piece at Wired is that I read it over a week ago in hard copy while out shopping for Christmas presents at Ba...

Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer 8

I like Chrome, but it freezes way too much, no matter which machine I use at home or the office. See Los Angeles Times , " Google's...

Right Wing News: 'The 40 Best Conservative Blogs For 2011'

John Hawkins has released his list of hot blogs for 4th Quarter 2011, and American Power made the cut at #38: " 40 Best Conservative B...

Twitter and the Campaign

From the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, " HOW THE DISCUSSION ON TWITTER VARIES FROM BLOGS AND NEWS COV...