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February 21, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:29 AM/EST

Social Distortion

There's a near-zero correlation between the number of "Likes" or followers a person or business has and the value of the relationship with them.

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February 9, 2012

Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:55 PM/EST

A New Picture Emerges

Researchers are only beginning to understand how virtual possessions--photos, music, books, game badges, online friends and other digital booty--change our thinking and behavior.

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January 20, 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012 11:37 AM/EST

Second Amendment Meets First Amendment

While waxing nostalgic and looking for the roots of the rebellion against SOPA and PIPA I found a relevant bit of paleoblog navel-gazing come true. From 2003, as the power of social tools -- preached by pioneers like Dave Winer...

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January 18, 2012

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:51 AM/EST

Ten Years Gone: Hollywood vs the Web

SOPA and PIPA may be bad news, but they aren't really fresh news. Back in 2002, the equation already had been worked out: Hollywood money + Congressional cluelessness = flawed legislation The issue at that time was a bill aimed...

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January 11, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:42 PM/EST

Alone Together on the Web

By Samuel Greengard I'm sitting in a Starbucks in my hometown of West Linn Oregon typing out this blog. There's nothing remarkable about that. These days, we're all wired in from everywhere. I've posted to Facebook from Galway, Ireland and...

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January 10, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:33 PM/EST

Facebook is Not the Web

Big BJ Barnes, the longtime sheriff of Guilford County, NC, looks like a southern lawman out of a bad old movie, but he's really smart and effective and seems likely to get reelected in this urbanized patch of Piedmont for...

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