March Madness: Hey ESPN, Your Facebook’s Broken

I'm a big fan of sports – I'm also a big fan of fantasy sports – kind of a nerd/jock hybrid and I'm completely fine with it. That being said, March is a big month for all fantasy sports nerds due to the NCAA tournament. Fans spend all season watching their favorite team in hopes that they will make the tournament and it all comes down to one day: Selection Sunday....

Great Power and Great Responsibility: Google and The Japanese Earthquake

It’s well known that Google is one of the most-used websites all over the world, and is even seen as the main arbiter of information to most of the internet-enabled populace through it’s varied services.  Vast and seemingly limitless in scope, the Google empire stretches across the internet-but what does it do with this power?...

Charles in Charge of the Net (@CharlieSheen)

From the morning shows to Google News, to taking over 3/ 5 spots on somercards, it’s been tough to miss Mr. Sheen’s presence this week. Although the buzz was strong yesterday, since Mr. Sheen @CharlieSheen himself joined Twitter and started conversing with @iamdiddy and others, the volume has really taken off....

The Curse of WYSIWYG Editors

WYSIWYG editors sometimes make me want to scream!

For instance, it is sometimes hard to make desired edits.  I can never get them to do a simple line break, for example; whenever I try, a new paragraph begins.  To create a line break, I go into the html and adjust the code. ...

Governing a Technologically Uncertain Future: A Conference put on by Future Tense

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a conference titled "Here Be Dragons: Governing a Technologically Uncertain Future." It was put together by the Future Tense, a partnership of the New America Foundation, Slate, and Arizona State University.  The speakers and panels focused on how innovations within synthetic biology and the internet are helping shape US public policy and regulation of the private sector....