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Impact assesses the role of technology and its effects on evolving industries, society and environment. It explores moral conundrums, environmentally friendly fixes, and revolutionary technological uses that tackle world issues. This section emphasizes how technology has the power to change people’s lives and create a lasting impact.
The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it
It's one thing to distance your company from a list that had proven in the last couple of weeks to...
Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels
Twitter is used by different people for different things. It's a communication tool for some, a news aggregator for others,...
SOPA vote delayed
The House Judiciary Committee has ceased without a vote to try to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) out...
Visualizing SOPA, the internet blacklist bill
After last week's high-energy American Censorship Day flew through with amazing responses from websites everywhere, much of the buzz has...
The US government failed to uphold its own principles by unlocking WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts
The precedent has been set and it's a very bad one. A US judge ruled that Twitter must release all...
Six Privacy Concerns About Facebook’s Latest Features
It's been over a month since Mark Zuckerberg unveiled many of the changes that have happened or will happen soon...
Fed to start monitoring social networks for sentiment
In December, the Fed will begin monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and much of the rest of the internet in an effort...
Cali. Gov. Brown to allow police to search phones without a warrant
Despite heavy support from both parties and an outcry of the people, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill passed...
Amazon Silk is just another invasion of privacy
Amazon is getting a lot of attention based upon the Amazon Fire tablet, but now that buzz around the initial...
Twitter cashes in on the 2012 election
Twitter is already a popular destination for political discourse, but the social network wants to beef up its involvement in...
“The Circular Economy” makes sense, hits home in the tech world
There are very few environmental perspectives that grab our attention. In 2011, we know we need to recycle, to not...
Interstate eCommerce taxes continue to spread state-to-state
Seven states are currently taxing out-of-state online retailers. The practice, called the "Affiliate Taxes" or "Amazon Taxes", are spreading rapidly...
Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science
When Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Bill Maher last week, he laid into the plans to slash NASA's budget....
Was Obama’s Twitter Town Hall effective or simply a stunt
When Jack Dorsey from Twitter brought President Barack Obama to answer questions on the social networking site on July 6th,...
The pros and cons of the new “social media credit check”
Those funny pictures of your passed out on the lawn... harmless, right? What about your choice of joining the Facebook...
Two-thirds support Amazon’s bid to keep affiliates from paying state sales tax
Regardless of which side of the debate you're on, one thing is clear: Jeff Bezos and Amazon are fighting with...
Mobile privacy at top of mind for users
As Apple, Google, and Facebook face more scrutiny over their mobile privacy policies from the government, the concerns continue to...
Household gadgets take a toll on power grid, pocket books
Every computer, hair dryer, and electric car that needs juice to operate takes a toll on the infrastructure of the...
Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again
Good luck, guys. Two Michigan residents are filing a class-action suit against Google over the sudden location-tracking brouhaha that's been...
Will someone please give SETI $5 million so we can continue the pointless search
Between a budget shortfall in California and cuts in federal funding, the ongoing "Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence" is going into...