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Online privacy in 2013 and trading old school correspondence on Lettrs.com
Ben Johnson Dec 28, 2012
Gizmodo's managing editor Brian Barrett talks his tech predictions for 2013, and Lettrs.com offers a new way to trade old school correspondence online.
Xbox's Orwellian patent, and when social media politics gets old
David Brancaccio Nov 8, 2012
A new patent for Xbox Kinect might be trying to watch you for copyright owners, and users are getting tired of politics on social media, even though they're still posting about it.
Behind the lyrics with Rap Genius
Jeremy Hobson Oct 15, 2012
It's been called the "Wikipedia of rap", and it just got $15 million dollars in venture capital funding. RapGenius.com is a rising star website which allows people to post annotations on the meanings behind song lyrics.
Myspace: Will a redesign resurrect the site?
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
Myspace has a slick new look, according to a new promotional video--but can that bring it back to its former social media glory?
Death of the PC, the Winklevii's other Social Network, and tech ed in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
The personal computer is dead, and more on the future of tech from New York City
Report: People don't retweet candidates on the economy
John Moe Aug 15, 2012
But they do retweet them on anything else. Social media research indicates that voters might be in the mood for a broader discussion.
Not so bright idea: Fake Twitter followers
Adriene Hill Aug 8, 2012
Mitt Romney's Twitter account had a recent spike in new followers, leading to speculation that his campaign had bought fake followers. Is this really a business?
How Twitter's exposing NBC's Olympic failures
Kai Ryssdal Jul 31, 2012
Television ratings are up for the 2012 Olympics, even with so-called spoilers all over the Internet. Blogger and author Jeff Jarvis talks about NBC's failures to keep up with the Twittersphere.
Do you have a case of social media depression?
Beth Teitell Jul 23, 2012
Commentator Beth Teitell on how social media "friends" erode confidence with sunny status updates and photos of perfect children.
