SOCIETY & CULTURE
SITES
The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
Information on CTCNet, a network of over 250 community technology centers providing access to computer-related technology.
kuro5hin.org
An online community for discussion of technology and culture, and their interaction.
Mappa.Mundi Magazine
An online magazine that deals with what the Internet is, has been, and will be.
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
Collected resources, including booklists and suggested links, in support of the study of Internet culture.
World Internet Alliance Home Page
Home page for a coalition that provides information about issues of Internet governance, and hopes to bring the various Internet "stakeholders" into an environment where they can make decisions together.
ARTICLES
Auction Network Service to Give Internet First Mover a Serious Run for Its Money
FairMarket could cause some serious damage to EBay with networked auctions - which enable individual websites to both host auctions and connect users with auctions at other FairMarket customer sites. (10/11/1999 at InfoWorld)
Bill Gates Turns Skeptical on Digital Solution's Scope
At the end of the "Creating Digital Dividends" conference in Seattle, Bill Gates took technologists to task for focusing on selling high-tech goods to Third World citizens when, living on a dollar a day, the people can't afford food and medicine. (11/3/2000 at The New York Times)
Bishops Go Online to Take the Catholic Pulse
The U.S.'s Catholic Church is using the Internet to survey its 60 million members on a variety of topics, a change from its past attitudes on democratizing religion. (3/2/2001 at The Detroit Free Press)
By the Water Cooler in Cyberspace, the Talk Turns Ugly
Employees of various corporations are complaining about their co-workers and managers, anonymously, via Internet message boards; the result is a combination of free speech and hateful lies. (4/29/2001 at The New York Times)
Cleaning Out E-Mail And Other Resolutions
Some New Year's resolutions for improving your online life. Clean out old email; unsubscribe from irrelevant mailing lists; upgrade your Net connection; spend more online time exploring. (1/5/2000 at Excite News)
Cyberculture 2000: Alive and Well
Even as Net culture permeates mainstream American society and news stories, obscure innovative technology continues to transform the world of the Internet. (5/11/2000 at @NY)
Downloading David Bowie
David Bowie has become the first major musical artist to make a major-label album available for download. (9/21/1999 at EOnline)
Enough is Enough
Corporations want to give us Internet access everywhere, through every possible device; but isn't the real world interesting enough that we don't need the distraction of cyberspace? (9/18/2000 at NUA Internet Surveys)
The Faithful Believe in Net's Power
A recent survey by Pew Internet & American Life Project sheds light on how religious congregations and their members use the Internet. (12/21/2000 at USA Today)
The Feds Open the Door to Political Info Web Sites
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is working on rules that would allow corporations and non-profits to post non-partisan info about candidates. (10/21/1999 at Business Week)
High-Tech Paradise Lost
Silicon Valley is the center of the high-tech, and venture capital, worlds; but the natives are growing restless as housing and other costs skyrocket, technical talent grows scarce, and annual employee turnover rates hit double digits. (12/16/1999 at The Boston Globe)
In Netville, Good Nexus Makes Good Neighbours
University of Toronto researchers have found that the wired members of a Canadian community dubbed "Netville" are more social with their neighbors offline as well as online. (9/14/2000 at The Toronto Star)
In the Next Chapter, Is Technology an Ally?
Ray Kurzweil, Peter Neumann, Bruce Sterling, Lawrence Lessig, Severo Ornstein, and Whitfield Diffie discuss how the events of September 11th will affect our relationship with technology, and how technology might help us deal with the future. (9/27/2001 at The New York Times)
Journal of the Open Source Conference Monterey
An Open Source Conference attendee summarizes what he saw and what he learned: Python and Python for Windows, where Linux is going, and making a business case for Open Source. (9/28/1999 at Perl.com)
Kasparaov Foes Feel Rooked
Technical problems and accusations of cheating have marred MSN's Kasparov-vs-the-World online chess match. (10/19/1999 at ZDNet)
Libertarian, or Just Bizarro?
Clyde Wayne Crews, director of technology studies at the Cato Institute, is pushing the idea of splinternets - mini-Internets on which like-minded individuals who don't want to be subject to government laws (online gamblers, spammers, etc.) could convene. (4/25/2001 at Wired News)
Look-Closely-Right-Now
"Triangulation" will be increasingly important in determining what information sources you can trust: using other sources to determine whether a source is trustworthy, and whether a specific piece of information from a source can be trusted. (9/15/2000 at Forbes)
Now, High Schools' Sex Gossip Is Scrawled on Web Site Walls
Schoolroom gossip has migrated online; recently, two websites created by high-school students, detailing the sexual histories of classmates, have been taken down after protest from parents and students. (6/6/2001 at The New York Times)
Seven Dead in Massachusetts
Links to numerous articles on the Dec. 26, 2000 murders of seven employees of Internet consulting firm Edgewater Technology, in which software tester Michael McDermott is being held. (12/27/2000 at The Industry Standard)
Students Run Web Campaigns
Expense-averse political campaigns, including those of John McCain and Alan Keyes, have the volunteer work of students to thank for their spiffy websites. (2/2/2000 at Wired News)
Volunteers in the Virtual World
Software developer Nipun Mehta quit a high-paying job at Sun Microsystems to organize high-tech workers to develop websites for low-budget, nonprofit organizations for free, through his organization CharityFocus Inc. (3/2/2001 at SF Gate)
Welsh Theology Professor Explores Islam on the Internet
With a new book and website, lecturer Gary Bunt examines "cyber-Islamic" environments, in which both traditional and non-traditional Muslims communicate and advance their views. (9/6/2000 at The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Why They Run Webcams
A short talk with five people who've decided to expose themselves on the web by running webcams. (9/28/1999 at about.com)
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