How to Fix Online Intimacy
We need better ways to control how vulnerable we make ourselves online, treating our virtual selves more like our physical ones rather than less.
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The World Wide Web
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How Ambient Intimacy Became So Overwhelming
Social media allows us to connect with people on a level we wouldn’t otherwise have access to—but we may have gone too far.
The Platform Is the Product
YouTube, Uber, Google, Amazon—they all have at least one thing in common: You, the consumer, are up for sale. They’re just building the means of reaching as many of you as possible.
The Rise of the Viral Subway Fight Video
Subway cars happen to be an ideal setting for capturing footage of fights, but all of the popular clips don't mean below-ground violence is actually rising.
How Facebook’s Shifting ‘Real Names’ Policy Threatens Free Expression
A transgender activist, an Egyptian blogger, and a porn star explain the crucial identities connected to names they weren't born with.
The Medium Is the Message, 50 Years Later
Five decades on, what can Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media tell us about today?
Does Not Checking Your Buddy’s Facebook Updates Make You a Bad Friend?
An etiquette expert, a social scientist, and an old pal of mine ponder the ever-shifting rules of friendship.
Online Harassment of Women Isn’t Just a Gamer Problem
By blaming specific subcultures, we ignore a much larger and more troubling social pathology.
Whispering in the Town Square: Can Twitter Provide an Escape From All Its Noise?
Twitter has created its own buzzing, digital agora, but when users want to speak amongst themselves, they tend to leave for another platform. It's a social network that helps you find people to talk to—but barely lets you do any talking.