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1. Why the internet can't kill holiday cards

Author

Schwerin, Mac

Subjects
Christmas cards -- History -- Appreciation -- Social aspects, Internet -- Social aspects, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Mac Schwerin The designer of the first mass-produced Christmas card sent it to 1,000 people, including his grandmother. It featured a drawing of a family toasting the cardholder below [...]

Published
2023

2. How TikTok ate the internet

Author

Harwell, Drew

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Online social networks -- Usage -- Influence, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, TikTok (Online social network) -- Influence -- Usage
Abstract

Byline: Drew Harwell On the night Shelby Renae first went viral on TikTok, she felt so giddy she could barely sleep. She'd spent the evening painting her nails, refreshing her [...]

Published
2022

3. 'Internet language' creates community - and creates division

Author

Bunch, Sonny

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Artificial languages -- Usage -- Social aspects, Books, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Sonny Bunch If I started a sentence with 'Ermahgerd,' misspelled 'the' as 'teh' or dropped a '1' in a string of exclamation points, and that sentence made sense to [...]

Published
2019

4. Internet influencers show how much freedom can cost

Author

Roberts, Molly

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Content providers -- Social aspects, Celebrities -- Influence -- Social aspects, Freedom, Content delivery service, Content provider, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Molly Roberts Who's influencing the influencers? That's the question hovering behind a slew of recent stories on the digital go-getters who make money doing sponsored content online. On the [...]

Published
2018

5. The Kanye West-Chance saga shows how the pro-Trump internet looks for celebrity converts

Author

Ohlheiser, Abby

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, President of the United States -- Influence -- Public opinion, Rap singers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Abby Ohlheiser When Kanye West shouted out a pro-President Donald Trump YouTuber over the weekend and then praised Trump on Twitter on Wednesday, people wondered whether the president would [...]

Published
2018

6. How the technology behind bitcoin could change your life, even if you never buy a single coin

Author

Tsukayama, Hayley

Subjects
Cryptocurrencies -- Technology application -- Forecasts and trends, Internet -- Social aspects, Blockchains (Databases) -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects -- Usage, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Hayley Tsukayama LAS VEGAS - One of the many buzzwords at this week's CES technology show is 'blockchain' - the technology underpinning the bitcoin craze. While bitcoin is the [...]

Published
2018

7. How far-right trolls named the wrong man as the Las Vegas shooter

Author

Ohlheiser, Abby

Subjects
Las Vegas Shootings, 2017 -- Casualties -- Media coverage -- Investigations, Mass murder -- Investigations, Mistaken identity -- Social aspects, Internet -- Social aspects, Shooting -- Casualties -- Media coverage -- Investigations, Company legal issue, Company public relations, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Abby Ohlheiser Geary Danley was not the gunman in Las Vegas who killed at least 50 people late Sunday. But for hours on the far-right Internet, would-be sleuths scoured [...]

Published
2017

8. How the Internet graded every team's 2017 NFL draft haul

Author

Greenberg, Neil

Subjects
Football teams -- Evaluation, Internet -- Social aspects, Football drafts -- Social aspects, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, National Football League
Abstract

Byline: Neil Greenberg The 2017 NFL draft started with a flurry of trades and some surprising selections in Round 1, but after three days, seven rounds and 253 new players [...]

Published
2017

9. Erasing yourself from the Internet is nearly impossible. But here's how you can try

Author

Ohlheiser, Abby

Subjects
Privacy, Internet -- Social aspects, Personal information -- Management, Company business management, Internet, Privacy issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Abby Ohlheiser For those of us who spend a lot of time on the Internet, there will be the occasional urge to simply disappear - delete your accounts, roll [...]

Published
2017

10. This is the place

Author

Carpenter, Julia

Subjects
Coming out (Homosexuality) -- Social aspects, Social media -- Forecasts and trends, Internet -- Social aspects, Age groups -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Julia Carpenter Generation Z, the youngest wave of teens shaping the zeitgeist, is finding and building its own supportive, inclusive communities online - ones that stretch far beyond the [...]

Published
2016

11. That time when 'that time when' took over the Internet

Author

Peterson, Britt

Subjects
Language variation -- Forecasts and trends -- Analysis, Internet -- Social aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Britt Peterson In March, Taylor Swift posted some photos from her trip to an undisclosed tropical location with then-boyfriend Calvin Harris. One caption read, 'That time we finally took [...]

Published
2016

12. Pope Francis met with a bunch of YouTube vloggers; here's what he told them

Author

Ohlheiser, Abby

Subjects
Popes -- Public relations -- Social aspects, Internet -- Social aspects, Blogs -- Usage -- Social aspects, Company public relations, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Abby Ohlheiser The Internet loves Pope Francis - even if the 79-year-old leader of the Catholic church has admitted to being a technology 'dinosaur.' For the most part, the [...]

Published
2016

13. Not just Tay: A recent history of the Internet's racist bots

Author

Ohlheiser, Abby

Subjects
Racism, Intelligent agents -- Social aspects -- Ethical aspects, Internet -- Social aspects, Intelligent agent, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Abby Ohlheiser Microsoft's Tay AI bot was intended to charm the Internet with cute millennial jokes and memes. Instead, she became a genocidal maniac. Just hours after Tay started [...]

Published
2016

14. Stop shaming people on the Internet for grammar mistakes

Author

Heisel, Andrew

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Grammar -- Usage, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Andrew Heisel I am a writer, which is why it's particularly embarrassing that I sometimes type the word 'right' when I mean to type 'write.' Shouldn't I know better? [...]

Published
2015

15. Wanted: Ten million Chinese students to 'civilize' the Internet

Author

Yangjingjing, Xu and Denyer, Simon

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Chinese students -- Social aspects -- Recruiting, Industry hiring, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Communist Party of China -- Social policy -- Recruiting
Abstract

Byline: Xu Yangjingjing and Simon Denyer BEIJING - China wants to recruit 10 million young people, mostly university students belonging to the Communist Party's youth wing, to 'spread positive energy' [...]

Published
2015

16. 48 hours inside the Internet's 'most toxic' community

Author

Dewey, Caitlin

Subjects
reddit inc. -- Social aspects, Internet -- Social aspects, Information services -- Social aspects, Online social networks -- Analysis, Internet, Information services industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Caitlin Dewey Reddit, the front page of the Internet, hasn't exactly had a banner year. In August, it served as an early incubator for the Gamergate movement, which would [...]

Published
2015

17. Blame America for everything you hate about 'Internet culture'

Author

Dewey, Caitlin

Subjects
Computers and civilization, Internet -- Social aspects, Online social networks -- Public opinion, Internet, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Caitlin Dewey The tastes of American Internet-users are both well-known and much-derided: Cat videos. Personality quizzes. Lists of things that only people from your generation/alma mater/exact geographic area 'understand.' [...]

Published
2014

27. EU to Push Growth in Innovation, Technology

Author

Drozdiak, William

Subjects
European Union -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Information technology -- International aspects, Internet -- Social aspects
Published
2000

30. Senior Surfers Follow Grandkids Online

Author

Eggen, Dan

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Aged -- Services, Online services -- Social aspects, Web sites -- Social aspects
Published
2000

31. For the Record

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Crime -- Social aspects
Published
2000

34. Herndon Man Held In Internet Sex Case

Author

Glod, Maria

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Pornography -- Investigations, Undercover operations -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
2000

39. For the Record

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Computer literacy -- Social aspects
Published
1999

40. . . . And the Internet

Author

Sandstrom, Karl

Subjects
United States. Federal Election Commission -- Officials and employees, Internet -- Social aspects
Published
1999

41. Spanning the 'Digital Divide'

Author

Raspberry, William

Subjects
Black Entertainment Television Inc. -- Management, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Management, Internet -- Social aspects
Published
1999

42. . . . And the Hope

Author

Ignatius, David

Subjects
Cisco Systems Inc. -- Contracts, United Nations. Development Programme -- Public relations, Internet -- Social aspects
Published
1999

45. Internet's Gain, Society's Loss

Author

Shapiro, Andrew L.

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects, Representative government and representation -- Social aspects, Individual differences -- Social aspects
Published
1999

47. The electronic co-conspirator?

Author

Weeks, Linton

Subjects
Technology and civilization -- Analysis, Internet -- Social aspects, Murderers -- Behavior, School violence -- Investigations
Published
1999

49. Rumornet

Author

Raspberry, William

Subjects
Internet -- Social aspects
Published
1999

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