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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/17/oxford_word_of_2009/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/17/oxford_word_of_2009/index.html?source=rss The Oxford American Dictionary just isn't that into you By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/27/facebook_memorial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/27/facebook_memorial/index.html?source=rss Memorials for the dead hit the social networking site, solving awkward problems but creating a few new ones By Amanda Fortini Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/29/facebook_divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/29/facebook_divorce/index.html?source=rss Couples are broadcasting their breakups online while friends -- and lawyers! -- watch in amazement and horror By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss No! The author of "A Better Pencil" explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/09/facebook_smarter_twitter_dumber/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/09/facebook_smarter_twitter_dumber/index.html?source=rss Tweet this and watch your IQ fall: A psychologist says micro-blogging makes us stupid. But not Facebook! By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/25/facebook_economics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/25/facebook_economics/index.html?source=rss Social media applications facilitate the trivial and meaningless -- and help us stay afloat in choppy waters By Amanda Fortini Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss Have we moved from pop culture to "peep culture"? Hal Niedzviecki on an age of Facebook, Twitter and reality TV By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/22/steven_chus_facebook_page/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/22/steven_chus_facebook_page/index.html?source=rss Can adept social networking and an interview with Jon Stewart stop global warming? By Carina Chocano Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/28/public_shame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/28/public_shame/index.html?source=rss From Kate Gosselin to Elizabeth Edwards to Facebook users, the scorned are flaunting humiliation like never before. By Cary Tennis Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/26/rapist_on_facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/26/rapist_on_facebook/index.html?source=rss I want him to confess and admit he was wrong. Should I contact him? By Ryan Blitstein Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/10/friend_blitstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/10/friend_blitstein/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend and I are happy except for one small detail -- we just can't seem to make new friends. By Cary Tennis Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/09/facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/09/facebook/index.html?source=rss I've got my cool Facebook account, but now an uncool friend wants to Friend me. By Robert Lanham Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/07/25_random/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/07/25_random/index.html?source=rss Why the latest annoying Facebook trend might be one of the most inspiring Web crazes in years. By Jill Weinberger Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/31/activisions_viral_campaign_for_singularity_starts_with_a_bang/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/31/activisions_viral_campaign_for_singularity_starts_with_a_bang/index.html?source=rss By King Kaufman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/30/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/01/30/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss The Steelers are defensive beasts with a pedigree and a quarterback. The Cardinals -- well, they have a quarterback too. By Mike Madden Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/27/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/27/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss In the tech-challenged White House, the prez's BlackBerry-savvy aides feel like they've stumbled into the Carter administration. By Om Malik Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/01/26/why_twitter_shouldnt_sell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/01/26/why_twitter_shouldnt_sell/index.html?source=rss By Liz Gannes Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/20/facebook_cnn_is_future_of_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/20/facebook_cnn_is_future_of_tv/index.html?source=rss By Aliza Sherman Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/05/5_ways_to_beam_your_business_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/05/5_ways_to_beam_your_business_card/index.html?source=rss By Sarah Hepola Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/12/10/jon_favreau/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/12/10/jon_favreau/index.html?source=rss Broadsheet writers sound off on the controversial picture of Obama's 27-year-old speechwriter groping a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton. By Michael Martin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/24/online_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/24/online_privacy/index.html?source=rss Prospective White House employees must cough up an unprecedented amount of detail about their online activity. Is the new administration being smart -- or scary? By Michael Martin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/29/old_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/29/old_people/index.html?source=rss Professionals over 30 have joined the networking site in droves, but with great convenience can come great embarrassment. By Denise Caruso Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/07/facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/07/facebook/index.html?source=rss Interactive designers use many tricks -- change your status update recently? -- to persuade us to do their bidding. By Denise Caruso Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss Many look like Barbies and Kens on X, but avatars may hold the key to restoring our control over our digital identities. By Joe Hutsko Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/01/kisses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/01/kisses/index.html?source=rss Facebook gift designer Susan Kare on Mac icons, computer kisses and everything in between.