myspace - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/myspace/?source=rss&aim=myspace en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT Is the Internet melting our brains? 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 Why we can't stop looking By Amanda Fortini Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT 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 5 Ways to Beam Your Business Card By Aliza Sherman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT 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 My live-in boyfriend's spending a week with a chick he met on MySpace By Cary Tennis Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/26/myspace_chick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/26/myspace_chick/index.html?source=rss I'm not real crazy about the idea. Should I be jealous? Teen Alex Phillips puts girlfriend's nude shots on MySpace: Child porn? By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/21/phillips_myspace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/21/phillips_myspace/index.html?source=rss This guy doesn't seem very bright. The MySpace mom's prosecution threatens us all By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/16/myspace_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/16/myspace_mom/index.html?source=rss By stretching the law to punish Lori Drew, prosecutors may be making us all criminally liable just for using the Web. MySpace frees your data. Will Facebook follow? By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/09/myspace_open/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/09/myspace_open/index.html?source=rss When you put data into a social network, you ought to be able to easily pull it out, too. Don't blame YouTube, MySpace for teen beating video By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/08/myspace_beating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/08/myspace_beating/index.html?source=rss A sheriff targets YouTube and MySpace after teens beat up a girl on tape. Your MySpace friend request violates my restraining order! By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/15/myspace_order/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/15/myspace_order/index.html?source=rss Don't let people stalk you on social networking sites. MySpace, my attorneys general By Catherine Price Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/15/myspace_attorneys_general/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/15/myspace_attorneys_general/index.html?source=rss The social networking giant teams up with attorneys general to combat online sexual predation. Unfortunately, it's not an easy fight. Has Judith Warner gone too far? By Sarah Hepola Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/judith_warner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/judith_warner/index.html?source=rss The Times columnist uses a tragic MySpace suicide to illustrate a trend in motherhood. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/27/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/27/monday/index.html?source=rss Good for the kids from Georgia, but the Little League World Series has finally lost this customer. Plus: Golden infielders. And: MySpace responds. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/24/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/24/friday/index.html?source=rss MySpace nukes Cubbies Baseball's page at MLB's request. Fans are used to the treatment, but not the villain: MySpace. The new American way of death By Jamie Pietras Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/31/deathspace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/31/deathspace/index.html?source=rss Morbid curiosity and ridicule have replaced respect for the deceased at MyDeathSpace, where your life is an open book -- even when you're 6 feet under. Don't be alarmed: 29,000 sex offenders on MySpace By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/25/myspace_sex_offenders/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/25/myspace_sex_offenders/index.html?source=rss The discovery of many registered sex offenders on the popular social networking site isn't cause for new legislation. Facebook isn't just for college kids anymore By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/06/facebook_rise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/06/facebook_rise/index.html?source=rss New numbers show that everyone's joining Facebook -- especially old people. Why MySpace is for freaks and Facebook is for preps By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/myspace_facebook_boyd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/myspace_facebook_boyd/index.html?source=rss Researcher danah boyd explains the cultural differences between the world's largest social networking sites. The front line in the fight against online sexual predation By Catherine Price Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/22/sex_offenders_on_myspace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/22/sex_offenders_on_myspace/index.html?source=rss Who knew that MySpace would be responsible for the country's first nationwide registry of convicted sex offenders? The MySpace of dog By Andrew Leonard Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/16/superdoggie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/16/superdoggie/index.html?source=rss I have seen the future of Chinese Internet business models, and its name is SuperDoggie. More drunken pirates, fewer teachers By Catherine Price Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/08/drunken_pirate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/08/drunken_pirate/index.html?source=rss Should a personal photo on a MySpace page cost you your degree? Israel goes on the virtual offensive By Gregory Levey Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/23/israel_strategy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/23/israel_strategy/index.html?source=rss The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals. What else we're reading By Page Rockwell Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/13/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/13/what_else/index.html?source=rss Musical condoms, feminist dance troupes, Martha Stewart disses women, Keith Olbermann calls Paris Hilton a slut and more in this wacky weekend edition. MySpace or OurSpace? By Alex Koppelman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/08/my_space/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/08/my_space/index.html?source=rss School administrators and even cops are policing the social networking site. For teens used to living their lives online, that isn't fair.