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A New Kind of Facebook, for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities

Quinn Bradlee | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living


Quinn Bradlee

FriendsOfQuinn.com, a new social networking site, will allow young adults living with learning disabilities to connect with one another and share their stories.

Washington Network Watch: Daschle's (Near) Dozen

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


Bradley W. Bloch

Daschle alumni constitute their own cluster of critical mass within the Obama network; at least nine senior campaign advisers have ties to the former Senate leader.

Microsoft's Secret Plan Revealed: Copy Facebook

Silicon Alley Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business


Are we finally seeing the results of "Project Granola," Microsoft's post-Yahoo plan to grow its online services "organically?" MSN, MSN Live, Windows...

Timothy Ferriss vs. Gary Vaynerchuk

Tim Ferriss | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


Tim Ferriss

Is it better to be socially connected online but spend the majority of your life on it, or is it better to be a digital recluse and perhaps suffer the consequences? I would be an example of the latter.

BigDialog.org: New Grassroots/White House Engagement

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


Craig Newmark

We're seeing some really good efforts which use the Net to get citizens engaged in real governance from the grassroots to the White House. I think th...

The Internet President

Sarah Granger | Posted 11.05.2008 | Home


Sarah Granger

Since Howard Dean's unprecedented fundraising success online in 2003, a lot of speculation has gone into how the technology of the Internet might tran...

The Tech Presidency: What Obama's Victory Means for Our Wired Future

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In today's very special "The Day After Yesterday" edition of Wilshire & Washington, Zach Tumin of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government joins our hosts to talk technology in the new administration.

Jewish Girls and Self-Destructive Behaviors: By The Numbers

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

We must help undo the damage done by impossibly high academic standards, media portrayals of unrealistic bodies, and other factors that make young women feel like they don't measure up.

American Moms: No On Palin

Matt Schapiro | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Matt Schapiro

Feeling that the Palin nomination was somewhat strategic to rally the American mom vote, Delphine Hirsch, wanted to speak for moms across the country who didn't want to see a VP Palin.

Obama Has Already Won

Joan Borysenko | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Joan Borysenko

This is the countdown to the most important election in our lifetime. Although I'm hoping for a huge Obama landslide, no matter the outcome on Tuesd...

The MySpace Election... and Beyond

Chris DeWolfe | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media


Chris DeWolfe

A campaign no longer has the luxury of thinking of the Internet as an afterthought, but rather it must be a major part of the strategy of every campaign from president down to student body president.

Social Media Must-Haves for the Recently Laid Off

Susan Mernit | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media


Susan Mernit

I'd like to share some tips for surviving and going on to your next thing, assuming you're someone who gets the ax.

Online Social Networking and the Quarterlife Crisis

Beth Appel | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living


Beth Appel

After celebrating my 25th birthday with a full day of crying for no apparent reason, things have changed. I blame Facebook.

How to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media


Bradley W. Bloch

The Nobel Prize in Literature is just one example of a larger and more interesting phenomenon: how elite gate-keeping institutions are influenced by personal connections.

Bloggers Lead Media to Report McCain/Palin's Campaign "Lies"

Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira | Posted 10.02.2008 | Media


Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira

While traditional media have disparaged blogs as being unreliable, that chaotic, unmediated world known as "the blogosphere" has led the way in ferreting truth from falsehood.

Antisocial Web Marketing: Why McCain Is Losing

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media


Andrew Cherwenka

The McCain web strategists are combining an outdated strategy of tight control with a woeful neglect of Web 2.0 tools.

On Facebook, The High School Reunion Never Ends

Pauline Millard | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media


Pauline Millard

These aren't people I see everyday but it's nice to hear from them every now and again.

Obama Has Advantages in Battleground State of Michigan

Chris Savage | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home


Chris Savage

The youth vote in Michigan may be the deciding factor for Obama in November with increased registration, participation and perception of Obama as "cool" amongst young voters.

All the President's Networks

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Bradley W. Bloch

A close examination of virtually any administration will uncover a tangled skein of personal, political, and professional connections, often reaching back decades.

Will Facebook Be In Arabic Next?

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 08.22.2008 | Business


Credit a big chunk of Facebook's international growth to the local-language editions they've been running: They recently launched in Chinese and Russi...

Best Business Twitter Feeds: Microblogging The Money Of The World

Huffington Post | Posted 08.22.2008 | Business


Twitter, the free micro-blogging and social networking site, enables its readers to (among other things) chat about stock news and share tips. The sit...

Best Green Twitter Feeds

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 08.19.2008 | Green


Twitter, the free micro-blogging and social networking site, enables its users worldwide to discuss (among other topics) all things green. From green...

Buried Treasure -- Finding Long Lost Friends

Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.17.2008 | Living


Irene S. Levine

In the midst of an archaeological dig amongst the piles on my messy desk this morning, I found a not-yet-used 2008 calendar from Papyrus and I discovered that today is Long Lost Friend Day.

McCain Takes $2300 Contribution from Owner of Gay Sex Site Manhunt

Andy Towle | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics


Andy Towle

It appears John McCain has accepted the maximum individual campaign donation from the owner of America's largest gay sex hook-up website.

Friend Poaching or Social Networking?

Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.11.2008 | Living


Irene S. Levine

Friendships change over time. A friendship that is 'stolen' may have long been gone. It may offer the poachee an opportunity to change or get rid of a friendship that was draining or toxic in other ways.