http://dir.salon.com/topics/internet/?source=rss&aim=internet en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT 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 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/12/duran_duran_and_the_mediocrity_of_cheap_recording_tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/12/duran_duran_and_the_mediocrity_of_cheap_recording_tech/index.html?source=rss Don't blame the Internet for stifling creativity, says a musician. Blame the new absence of barriers to entry By Cary Tennis Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss I've been reading this family blog, but they don't know. I think they think it's private! By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss Wikipedia promises to clean up its act. Does that mean no more famously wrong obituaries? By Laurel Snyder Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/15/twitter_addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/15/twitter_addiction/index.html?source=rss How I learned that I was powerless over micro-blogging and my life had become unmanageable By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/11/duran_duran_and_the_internet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/11/duran_duran_and_the_internet/index.html?source=rss Is easy access to the music of yesteryear stifling creativity? John Taylor, bassist and '80s fashion icon, opines By Garrison Keillor Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/08/12/new_media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/08/12/new_media/index.html?source=rss Millions of people have discovered the joys of seeing yourself in print. Unfortunately, no one's making a dime By Frank Hornig Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss Chris Anderson, Wired's editor in chief, discusses the Internet's challenge to the traditional press By Joe Coscarelli Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/07/14/infinite_summer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/07/14/infinite_summer/index.html?source=rss One giant book, 92 days, thousands of readers -- and the world's most ambitious reading group Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/07/13/bt_silva/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/07/13/bt_silva/index.html?source=rss The producer and host talks about creating intelligent forums on the Web and on television By Scott Rosenberg Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/07/06/scott_rosenberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/07/06/scott_rosenberg/index.html?source=rss As old media struggles for relevance, the once-maligned blogosphere proves it's as transformative as the telephone By David Sirota Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/27/off_the_grid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/27/off_the_grid/index.html?source=rss In this age of instant e-mail and ubiquitous BlackBerrys, is it possible to disconnect completely? Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/22/bt_shirky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/22/bt_shirky/index.html?source=rss The author and new media expert on emotion in the media landscape and why people start using new tools By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/10/viral_culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/10/viral_culture/index.html?source=rss The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture. By Eric Boehlert Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/05/19/eric_boehlert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/05/19/eric_boehlert/index.html?source=rss With no traditional-media allies or lobbying money, the netroots was able to alter the debate about wiretapping in the 2008 campaign. Leading the charge: Salon's Glenn Greenwald. By Barry Yourgrau Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/05/14/cellphone_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/05/14/cellphone_fiction/index.html?source=rss Cellphone novels, the rage in Japan, now have competition in America: Twitter fiction. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/04/free_range_kids/index.html?source=rss Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up. By Laura Miller Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/29/rapt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/29/rapt/index.html?source=rss Twitter and e-mail aren't making us stupider, but they are making us more distracted. A new book explains why learning to focus is the key to living better. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/04/09/rabbitbites_weinbach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/04/09/rabbitbites_weinbach/index.html?source=rss Buns and Chou Chou turn to comedian Brent Weinbach for social networking advice. By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss The author of a new book says no, and talks about how a site spawned by an Ayn Rand enthusiast became our most popular encyclopedia. By Gary Kamiya Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/17/newspapers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/17/newspapers/index.html?source=rss If reporting vanishes, the world will get darker and uglier. Subsidizing newspapers may be the only answer. By Robert Lanham Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT 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 Mike Madden Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT 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 David Brin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2008/12/23/david_brin_google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2008/12/23/david_brin_google/index.html?source=rss The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity." By Jay Dixit Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/15/pathos_lolcats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/15/pathos_lolcats/index.html?source=rss The lolcats, the Internet's most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.