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Culture
Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month
As the third world adopts the U.S.'s biggest social networking site, Americans are leaving it by the millions.
Technology
The Eternal Shame of Your First Online Handle
Today, humans stake online claims to their real-life names before they can even form words or survive outside the womb. If only we all were so lucky.
Technology
This Company Scours the Internet to Tell Employers Your Secrets
Social Intelligence will collect a file of your bad web behavior and show it to potential employers. Beware those party pics.
Lifestyle
Hating on the Ladies: The Real Backlash Against Pinterest
Social media criticism should focus on whether a service works, not the people who use it.
Technology
Forget WiFi, Connect to the Internet Through Lightbulbs
What if we can use light instead of fiberoptics to surf the internet?
Culture
France Bars the Words "Twitter" and "Facebook" from TV and Radio
If you're one of the many Americans who's grown tired of hearing media and tech insiders prattle on endlessly about Twitter and Facebook,...
Technology
I'm Glad We Didn't Have Facebook or Twitter on 9/11
Even with all the good social media has provided since its inception, had it been around on 9/11, it would have been a disaster.
Culture
Could Google's New Social Network Actually Improve Our Social Lives?
Google's Facebook competitor seems less about crafting an online persona and more about building on real-life relationships.
Education
If Professors Stop Lecturing, Will Students Stop Checking Facebook?
Harvard students say they use Facebook in class because the lectures are boring.
Culture
Intermission: Devastating Photos of the East Coast Earthquake
Yesterday's 5.9 tremor felt throughout the Eastern Seaboard certainly left a lot of lawn furniture in distress.
Education
Is Facebook Turning College Students Into Terrible Writers?
The social media giant encourages students to write only to themselves and to those who are just like them.
Business
Facebook Doesn't Need Your Money; Invest in Africa Instead
Facebook may be the rage, but a more productive investment awaits abroad, where demand for capital is far higher.
Technology
UN Declares Internet Access a Human Right. What Does This Really Mean?
The UN has put Internet access on its list of basic human rights. How will this symbolic act translate to policy?
Technology
The GOOD 30-Day Challenge: Unplug at 8
For our new challenge, we're asking you to get off the computer. Bad for our traffic, good for your sanity!
Technology
Zuckers! Facebook Has Secretly Been Giving User Info to Cops
A new report shows that police have secretly searched dozens of Facebook profiles since 2008. How's that Google+ invite looking?
Technology
The 12 Bookmarklets Your Social Media Life Is Missing
Bookmarklets are free, minimally invasive, time-saving applications, yet a small fraction of internet denizens are using them.
Education
Why Google+ Is an Education Game Changer
When it comes to teaching and learning, Google+ has some pretty serious advantages over both Twitter and Facebook.
Technology
Facial-Recognition App Enables Next-Level Web-Stalking
A cybersecurity team at Carnegie Mellon has developed software that hunts down your internet life based on a scan of your face. Spooky.
