Peer-to-peer file sharing down, Netflix usage up
(11/20/13 12:56am)
Americans prefer using websites like Netflix and YouTube instead of peer-to-peer file sharing, according to a new study.
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Guest column: Obamacare tagline misleads
(11/14/13 11:35pm)
“If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.”
Oh, Internet Feminism fights
(11/08/13 6:07pm)
The other day I came about a comment on a photo essay that willingly opened the floodgates to misogynistic comments.
Sexting on decline, but it's still on UF’s mind
(11/06/13 9:22am)
Sexting and digital abuse among teenagers and young people has declined.
Grow Radio $20K short of Indiegogo goal
(11/05/13 12:28am)
It’s hard to make the older format of radio play nicely with the Internet, but inside a studio downtown, a group of music lovers is trying to make it happen.
How do we define ‘revolution’ in 2013?
(11/04/13 11:18pm)
What does revolution mean in today’s complex world?
Writers should be compensated for work
(11/03/13 10:40pm)
Everyone knows the world we live in is increasingly centered on technology — its invention, design, construction, marketing and — most importantly — its use. Science, technology, engineering and math careers abound and STEM-major students receive incentives for choosing more “worthwhile” tracks. Such a society denounces the humanities and its subfields.
We turn our attention back to the NSA
(10/31/13 11:14pm)
Prior to the 16-day shutdown in Washington, D.C., Americans were largely focused on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Keep Halloween tricks at bay with these safety tips
(10/31/13 1:11am)
The pumpkins are carved, the candy aisles are ransacked and you’re ready to pour the punch with ghosts and goblins at your costume party tonight. But are you forgetting something?
Instagram does good job fitting ads into personal feeds
(10/31/13 12:57am)
Don’t be surprised if you haven’t noticed the new ads on Instagram. The company is being very cautious about how they introduce them to the public.
Media searches for truth, not impartiality
(10/31/13 12:03am)
Journalism is dead, and we all know it.
It’s Halloween — have fun with it and ignore the candy- and sexy costume-haters
(10/30/13 11:53pm)
Unless your religion doesn’t allow it or you hate fun, you’re probably celebrating Halloween. Maybe you have the coolest costume ever — perhaps a clever pun, an on-point topical reference, a cute couple’s getup or a skin-baring masterpiece.
Public sector should emulate America’s private sector
(10/28/13 11:34pm)
In 2008, then-candidate President Barack Obama was a tech pioneer. He utilized social media and the Internet to spread his message of “Hope and Change” to millions of Americans. His Internet-money campaign was unbridled. Because of his many online successes, media outlets dubbed him the first social-media president and the man who would usher the federal government into the 21st century.
‘Ender’s Game’ author’s bigoted views are among the minority
(10/28/13 12:18am)
The highly anticipated film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game” hits movie screens across the country Friday. I haven’t read the much-heralded novel — or its subsequent sequels — but by all accounts, it’s a great novel. If the film is successful, it will likely launch yet another franchise based on a wildly popular series of young adult novels, following in the footsteps of “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and the “Hunger Games,” to name a few.
Fake pockets make real difference for charities
(10/23/13 11:39pm)
“Frockets,” or T-shirts with a faux pocket sewn onto the front, are saving the world one minutely stitched monogram and chevron-patterned pocket at a time.
Gay couple talks love, race at Institute of Black Culture
(10/23/13 1:01am)
Growing up was a challenge in itself for Robert Brown, but growing up as a black, gay male was a different story.
Two-fifths of the world will be online by end of 2013, report says
(10/22/13 1:11am)
For 40 percent of the world this year, the Internet could be a source of information, time-killing cat videos and a constant stream of Miley Cyrus tweets.
Thanks, Obama: Glitches stall health care website rollout
(10/21/13 11:19pm)
One day, our great-great-great grandchildren will laugh at our Dark-Ages digital technology — most likely while cruising around on jet packs and buying Google Glasses out of vending machines. They’ll probably speak of the stalled https://www.healthcare.gov/ website the same way we speak of rotary telephones and dial-up Internet.
A crusade against music superiority
(10/17/13 9:47pm)
It happens to all of us.
Down-to-earth Snowmine musicians talk beginnings, pancakes after first Florida show
(10/16/13 11:38pm)
I sat down with up-and-coming, Brooklyn-based group Snowmine after its first show in Florida on Tuesday night in Tallahassee.
