With this article, I intend to provide information about the Deep Web; however, it is not really possible to describe what qualifies as the Deep Web without first discussing how the Internet works on a technical level. It is also important to understand how the Internet came to be because its current structure and way…
Regardless of one’s political orientation, it is hard to deny that Barack Obama has dramatically changed what people think of political campaigns as well as the potential of virtual communities. Approximately 2 million core volunteers worked behind the scenes gathering data on potential voters, which influenced the topics and placement of advertisements, debates, fundraisers, and…
It seems counterintuitive to say that people want to experience some inconveniences when they are in a virtual world. People who are new to embarking on creative endeavors often make the mistake of attempting to make something too beautiful and perfect. The result is invariably the same: people cannot relate and, after marveling at the…
1. Focus Your Topic. Presumably, you already have an idea for your article in mind; however, it may not be specific enough to give your piece purpose and focus. For instance, my initial idea for this article was the nebulous concept of “giving advice on writing.” This idea is too open-ended to be either interesting…
Moral decision-making, ethical dilemmas, and choices regarding civil and political rights do not seem like winning topics for video games. However, many of the most beloved Role-Playing Games (RPGs) tackle these very concepts through adventures that require players to make difficult moral decisions and be responsible for their outcomes. For many of these games, it…
I just wanted to let everyone know that I am taking a month-long hiatus from publishing articles. This month is promising to be pretty hectic with work and the various school-related things. I will still be commenting on posts and visiting blogs, but, unfortunately, my own writing has to take a backseat for a bit.…
To the generation that grew up having access to the online world, the Internet seems an essential part of modern life that was simply destined to come into being. Because of this, it may come as a surprise to learn that the public almost did not get the Internet. For several decades, the only people…
Originally posted on static_animal:
Do you have a favourite search engine that you depend on to return those must have research resources? If you are like the rest of the planet this favourite search engine happens to be Google. Nothing wrong with Google (actually there is) but if you conduct research on a regular…
It is well-known that when you see an iceberg in the ocean, you are only seeing about 10% of its total mass. The remaining 90% extends below the water’s surface reaching depths of 600 feet or more. The Internet is similar to an iceberg because only 10% of it is “visible” to most users. The…
The voter ID laws are a new way in which lower-income people are losing their ability to make themselves heard at the voting booth; but this is not the only way these people are losing their voice in the national conversation. These people are also the class least likely to have sufficient Internet access to…
WordPress recently featured my article “What/Who is Anonymous?” on Freshly Pressed and I have received an influx of new followers who have been unbelievably supportive and intelligent. The comments they wrote were thought-provoking, insightful and very kind. It was an honor to have my article chosen and it was humbling to have so many great bloggers/people/writers take…
The standoff between Britain and Ecuador over Julian Assange’s bid for political asylum has been making headlines around the world. For the past two months, Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks, has been taking refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. The U.K. courts ruled to extradite him to Sweden where he…
I just wanted to point everyone’s attention to my “About Rebecca” page! It is about me, why I write, and my experiences that gave me a sufficient background to write about the Internet. One of the wonderful people I follow on WordPress, Liz who writes at ec.cen.tric, gave me some great/invaluable advice that I should…
Originally posted on c b u t c h e r p i a t:
The history of the Internet has been well documented, and has helped to understand the cultural changes that have taken place over time. The 19th century saw the introduction of newspapers, the telegraph, cable systems that enabled the formation of global communications…
A case out of Virginia is making headlines because it is the next big push on the part of social media sites, and their users, in the fight to protect speech rights on the Internet. The central issue of this case is whether Facebook “Likes” are protected speech under the First Amendment of the U.S.…
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