Mar 12 Watch 25 years on, still adapting to life tangled up in the Web By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 11 15 predictions for the future of the Internet By Bridget Shirvell What is the future of the Internet? Here are 15 predictions from the newly released Digital Life at 2025 survey. Continue reading
Mar 03 Recalling the early days of the World Wide Web By Bridget Shirvell In honor of the World Wide Web's 25th birthday we asked you to share your recollections of first using the internet. Here are some of your responses. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Will Mt. Gox’s missing money prompt regulation on Bitcoin? By PBS News Hour Mt. Gox, an early player in the virtual currency Bitcoins, became a major online exchange until the disappearance of a significant sum and the subsequent bankruptcy of the company. Kashmir Hill of Forbes joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the potential… Continue watching
Feb 28 Why ranting online doesn’t help manage anger By Ellen Rolfes Often rooted in a heightened level of expressed emotion, uncensored anger or frustration, the rant is accessible to anyone armed with a computer keyboard and an Internet connection. But what are Internet ranters really after? And does ranting bring them… Continue reading
Feb 27 UPDATED: Intelligence officials secretly collected private Yahoo video chat images By Jordan Vesey Updated 6:15 p.m. ET A NSA spokesperson, late today, emailed the following statement to the NewsHour: "As we’ve said before, the National Security Agency does not ask its foreign partners to undertake any intelligence activity that the U.S. Government would… Continue reading
Feb 27 The web turns 25 By Bridget Shirvell A new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project shows Americans generally feel the internet has made a positive impact on their lives and personal relationships. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants were vocal in their criticism. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake with Christian Dawson of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Closing the digital divide by helping seniors get online It's estimated that about half of Americans over the age of 65 use the Internet. But for the other half, increasing societal dependence on digital technology threatens to leave behind those who don't go online. NewsHour correspondent Mary Jo Brooks… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch The SEC, general solicitation and the pickle man Companies now allowed to take out public advertisements to attract potential investors. Continue watching