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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes

Don’t Pretend Like You Don’t Love Wikipedia

by michelleweber February 25, 2020October 19, 2022

Without it, you’d have to actually, y’know, be productive.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

How Do We Read in a Digital World?

by Aaron Gilbreath February 19, 2019October 19, 2022

Digitization has changed the way readers experience literature — and examine themselves.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

Sex Workers vs. The Internet

by Rick Paulas June 14, 2018October 19, 2022

Since the dawn of the internet, online platforms have allowed clients to take advantage of sex workers. Now, they’re fighting back.

Posted inNonfiction

Sex Workers vs. The Internet

by Rick Paulas June 14, 2018October 19, 2022

Since the dawn of the internet, online platforms have allowed clients to take advantage of sex workers. Now, they’re fighting back.

Posted inQuotes, Technology

Maybe We’ll Finally Figure It All Out in Third Life

by michelleweber June 12, 2018October 19, 2022

What’s going on in Second Life? The same things that happen when any neighborhood is abandoned.

Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Nonfiction

Is 2018 the Year We Step Away From Social Media?

by Nicole Dieker January 24, 2018October 19, 2022

Spending long periods of time reading people argue with one another on the internet can be wearying. So why do we do it?

Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

When Is an Internet Company Evil?

by Aaron Gilbreath August 29, 2017October 19, 2022

What is Facebook *really* about? Surveillance and advertising, not about “the power to build community” as its new mission statement so disingenuously puts it.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

Instagram Wants to Make the Internet a Nicer Place to Be

by mikedang August 15, 2017October 19, 2022

The photo sharing service has been creating tools and algorithms to let its users close comments and ban offensive words.

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