Well, it had to happen eventually right? SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has been criticized by Google, Facebook, and Adam Savage (Mythbusters). To learn more about SOPA, take a look at American Censorship Day, and what SOPA means for business. Don’t forget to learn more about the Protect IP Act too, SOPA’s little brother.
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Hitler reacts to SOPA
Well, it had to happen eventually right? SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has been criticized by Google, Facebook, and Adam Savage (Mythbusters). To learn more about SOPA, take a look at American Censorship Day, and what SOPA means for business. Don’t forget to learn more about the Protect IP Act too, SOPA’s little brother.
Hitl [...]
Behind SOPA: What It Means for Busine...
Click on the picture above for the full infographic.
Big Media tried to pass SOPA, and the Internet rose up. But what is SOPA, and what does it mean for us? Not to mention Protect IP.
Don’t forget to watch the SOPA discussion live, and keep up with the news here at Teknophilia, @Teknophilia and over at The Verge.
Behind SOPA: What It M [...]
How to Get More Women in Tech in Unde...
Caroline Drucker from SoundCloud gave a speech at Ignite NYC about how to get more women in the technology field. The trick? Stop calling them girls and start calling them women. Simple right?
How to Get More Women in Tech in Under a Minute, Caroline Drucker [via OreillyMedia]
[image] Caroline Drucker [via Daylife]
American Censorship Day
Fantastic infographic on the dangers of the Stop Online Piracy Act, click on the picture for a larger view.
We’ve added a banner on our site. Don’t like it? It can happen here, and on all the other websites you love and visit every day.
Today, Congress holds hearings on the first American Internet censorship system. If it passes, [...]
PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet
If you want to start a site, be it a forum, blog, or other online presence, this is a dangerous roadblock for you.
PROTECT-IP is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting “creativit [...]
Where Tech is Born [MIT Media Labs]
MIT is famous around the world for the people and discoveries that come out of it. But what sets it apart from colleges and universities? There are plenty of other schools that have talented people, lots of money, and fascinating discoveries. The difference, is that MIT shares its discoveries. When a discovery gets made in one field, it gets [...]
Businesspersons vs. Engineers
We need more engineers. This is part opinion, part fact, and all true. The U.S., once leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors, is quickly falling behind. Business (and in particular, MBA) major rates keep rising. Both government and private institutions are asking for more STEM graduates, but we get business [...]
Sunday Suggestions
I write about things I find interesting. I give my opinion on topics, tips for getting things done, and share news of what’s going on in the tech industry. But what do YOU care about? This is your chance to request an article about something you don’t know about, are interested in, or think would be a good discussion topic. Either way, I’ll [...]
I’ve been Interviewed!
I’ve been interviewed! Another blog, Interviewed You, asked me a while ago if I would be willing to do an interview with them; and to which I happily responded. It’s just a few questions, with an example being:
“Max Pen: Do you think technology is what is causing our civilization to stay on going, work?
Teknophilia: I think technology plays [...]
Why is Borders Failing?
If you’ve been watching the news, then you probably know that Borders, one of the most well-known and visited bookstore chains, is going bankrupt. It’s closing 200 of it 642 stores, with all the stores closing being superstores. I for one have cashed in all my Borders gift cards and catching up on reading.
But why is Borders closing? Or rath [...]
TechBlog Coalition
A while back, I wrote about how in technology, everyone knows you, or no one does. I’ve seen many good blogs that receive little or no traffic, simply because no one knows them. So how do we remedy this? By getting the word out of course! Take Slashdot, a random website can show up in an article, and then be brought down by the massive incre [...]
How do YOU RSS?
Keeping up with the latest news is hard. You have to go to different websites, see what’s changed, and read what you find interesting. Being in the technology sector just means that the news changes even lot faster.
So how do you keep up?
If you’re like me, you probably use RSS for keeping up with the times. But even then, there are a millio [...]
In Technology, Everyone Knows You, or...
I’ve found that technology is a very polarized subject; in almost any respect. Opinions go either one way or another (Net Neutrality), reputations soar and fall, and entire companies are founded that contradict each other. But another way that technology is polarized is in the way people find out about it. Either your website is the de facto [...]
No Progress without Sci-Fi
I feel like lately, there’s been little progress in technology. Well, not exactly, more like a lack of imagination. Yes, we keep coming out with better computers, phones, and what have you; but there hasn’t been anything fundamentally new. There hasn’t been the equivalent of the very first PC or cellphone in a while, and I think people are n [...]
Mozilla, Why so Serious?
John Antoni Griffiths
Mozilla, you have given the world so much. Thunderbird is a fantastic E-mail client, and Firefox is an amazing browser.
So why are you so uptight? Firefox 4.0 is coming out in a month, but rather than be excited about a new release, all I can think is: finally!
About a year ago, the Mozilla foundation said that it would [...]
Tablets and Cloud Computing
Uncrate
With the release of Apple’s iPad, BlackBerry’s Playbook, and Toshiba, HP, and Dell joining the fray, I have to wonder whether this is another gimmick, or a fundamental change in the industry.
In recent years, we’ve been changing from laptops to netbooks. This was bound to happen because first, we don’t really need a powerful computer [...]
The Top 5 Greatest Firefox Add-Ons
Tristan Nitot
Firefox and Chrome are of the two most popular web browsers out right now. They both have great features, but the biggest, most popular thing about them are the add-ons. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is, in and of itself, a good browser; but Firefox has add-ons, and that’s what keeps me coming back. My favorite add-ons give Fi [...]
Does Progress Mean We Can’t Mak...
Nic McPhee
One of the aspects of technology that is normally overlooked is timekeeping. We can glance at our bedside clock in the morning, and reference a wall clock or cell phone during the day. But rarely (if ever) do we marvel at the accuracy of the timepiece. Other than setting a clock back or forward do Daylight Savings, we don’t really [...]
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