The Dark Side of Web 2.0?

This TechCrunch.com article offers a glimpse of the negative potential of Web 2.0.  JuicyCampus.com, a website which was set up to allow college students to gossip about one another, is under scrutiny.  The content on the site has become ‘mean spirited,’ as students use it to debate which students are child molesters or the sluttiest [...]

iPhone Gaming

I read this article on Wired.com, about the potential of the iPhone as a gaming platform.  Apple, according to the article, could use iTunes to download games directly to the device, for a fraction of the normal cost.  This could revolutionize the gaming industry, as games could potentially be sold to millions digitally without the [...]

Facebook Fatigue

The social networking site Facebook may be on the decline, according to this TechCrunch article.  Over the last few months, the article says, the number of Facebook users in the United States has leveled off, and even dropped in January of this year.  The decline may have been caused by friend spam, or the staggering [...]

Open Source Gaming on Xbox360

I read this article on Yahoo! News, about Microsoft’s ambitious plans to allow amateur game creators to make their games available for play on Xbox Live. This is taking a cue from Web 2.0 applications, such as YouTube, which has built its popularity upon user created content. Microsoft’s decision to allow open-source [...]

Intel Unveils Fastest CPU Ever

This article, which I found on ars technica, reports on Intel’s presentation of Tukwila, which will become the largest, fastest microprocessor ever.  It will also be the first microprocessor to have more than two billion transistors.  This article is an example of computer technology’s seemingly infinite progression.  The CPU will be available by the end [...]

Yahoo Turns To NewsCorp

This is a tech-business article I found on ars technica.  It is about Yahoo’s startling denial of Microsoft’s buyout offer, and subsequent turn to NewsCorp.   If  Yahoo were to accept NewsCorp’s bid, the website would get access to MySpace, as well as a number of other web assets owned by Murdoch.  This article is an [...]

The Future According To YouTube

I read this TechCrunch article, about YouTube’s future initiatives. Projects include a feature called active sharing, which will allow YouTube viewers to signal other users when they are viewing a particular video. Video recommendations, similar to recommendations on sites like Amazon.com, are also in the works. YouTube also plans to break away [...]

Music Industry in ‘08

I read this article  on ars technica, about the changing face of the contemporary music industry.  The article reflects on how the industry has been hit hard by the major decline in cd sales in recent years.  However, the article is hopeful for the future.  Last year, more music was sold digitally than ever before.  [...]

“Griefers”

I read this Wired.com article, about virtual deviants who terrorize social gaming networks. Calling themselves “griefers,” these people spend most of their time making online gaming miserable for others. Acts of digital terrorism by griefers include destroying and defacing areas in Second Life, a popular social online game. Once, a group of [...]