Alan Grayson Hosting “Crypto-Party” In Congress
The Snowden effect. Mark Wilson / Getty Images Florida Rep. Alan Grayson is hosting a “crypto-party” on Capitol Hill for colleagues in Congress to learn how to use encryption technology next week,...
View ArticleJohn McCain’s First Mention Of Twitter On The Senate Floor Is The Most...
“My Twitters.” #tbt In July of 2009, Senator John McCain took to the Senate floor to condemn the misuse of Highway Funds. Chris Adams / MCT In what was most likely the first mention of Twitter on the...
View ArticleTwitter Acquires Television Startup SnappyTV
The company said it was buying SnappyTV, a service for making clips of live television shows. SnappyTV was already working with Twitter through its television partnership program, Twitter Amplify....
View Article“Yo,” The New Hot App That Just Got $1 Million Dollars In Funding
“Yo.” There is a new app called “Yo,” you can download it for iOS and Android devices. itunes.apple.com Yesterday it was announced that it received $1 million in venture capital. itunes.apple.com The...
View ArticleThe Page View Just Won’t Die –“Attention Web” campaign
What does an attention-obsessed media look like? And do we want it? Via chartbeat.com Every few months media types seem to loop back to a familiar question: How to measure media beyond the page view....
View ArticleThe Greatest Sale In Videogames Is Here – Steam Summer Sale
The next eleven days mark the greatest deal in gaming, the Steam Summer Sale. So profound is the value in this annual orgy of savings that it has spawned its own first-world problem: gamers...
View Article50 facts about the Origins of the Internet
Via giphy.com 1. The term “surfing” the internet was coined in 1992 by an upstate New York librarian Jean Armour Polly, aka “Net Mom.” 2. The most played song on Spotify is “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. 3....
View ArticleWoman At Center Of #NSA Twitter Scandal Apologizes @Currahee88
“I was a willing participant.” WASHINGTON — The woman who says she received explicit photos and messages from a well-known former intelligence officer and defender of NSA surveillance policies has...
View ArticleWatch The Endless Global Cyberwar In Real Time
Everyone, everywhere, is trying to break into each other’s computers. Change your password. Though Americans are constantly warned of the prevalence and danger of cyberattack, the concept remains...
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