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Top Tech Companies Then and Now
The Internet has come a long way from the days of AOL’s universally recognized dial-up sound, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service, and MySpace’s top friends list. What used to be seen as a…
Myspace
American social networking website
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Is It Censorship or Accountability?
“Did you have a version of cancel culture when you were growing up?” he asked me. My 15-year-old son looked at me, waiting for my answer as we sat at a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How long will Zuckerberg be on top?
One of the most fascinating developments in the digital age is the advent of social media. Nearly 80% of Americans have at least one social and according to Pew Research, 90% of 18-29…
Health Care
themPod revisited
Not long ago I pointed out a rather glaring flaw in President Obama’s notion that he is building an “iPod government” through fiat: We like our iPods ultimately because it’s…
Health Care
Ignoring the ‘i’ in the vision of ‘iPod government’
A sudden apostacy in Ezra Klein has led him to write about “How the iPod President Crashed: Obama’s Broken Technology Promise.” It opens thus: In the 2008 election, President Obama’s…
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Court: State Cannot Bar Sex Offenders From Social Media
RALEIGH — In a unanimous opinion, the state’s second highest court struck down as unconstitutional a state law prohibiting registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites such as Facebook.…
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What Killed MySpace
OK, brought it down from the $580 million entity that News Corporation bought six years to the $35 million it sold for yesterday. I think it can be summed up…
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Lefty’s knee is not jerking
Finally one lefty with some common sense about the Giffords shooting. Thank you Steve Kornacki over at Salon here. You have confirmed that there are some on the left who…
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Is Whipped Cream the Next Target?
Now that the Nanny-staters have saved the planet from Four Loko, will whipped cream mixed with alcohol be the next target? Although alcoholic whipped cream isn’t likely to get kids…
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What Is “Is”?
500 angry parents demanded the town council of Sylva shut down Club Offspring, an underground rave ministry for youth. Brian Bartel was outraged when his son received an invitation to…
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76-Year-Old Goes Clint Eastwood on Some Perps
Anyone else flash to Gran Torino when they heard a North Charlotte man chased down and shot and killed a robber who had broken into his home, then held him…
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Big Thoughts, Short Attention Span
In no particular ord……..Oh, look! A pony! Still waiting to hear how we build a $195m. NASCAR Hall of Fame while local hotel-motel occupancy — and hence hotel-motel tax revenue…