Superdelegates Seek Voting Advice on YouTube (comments)
Here's your chance to tell a super delegate how to vote! Super delegates Lauren Wolfe and Awais Khaleel have posted a video on YouTube, asking for opinions on how they should vote. Once you've joined the almost 15,000 people who have watched the video you can leave them text or video feedback on YouTube, or you can find them on MySpace and Facebook, and leave your comment there.

Waterboarding Video Hits the Internet as Waterboard Water Torture Debate Rages Online and Around the Country (This article has 3 comments)
"Is water boarding torture?" is a question that many are asking these days. Now a live water board video has hit the Internet, purposely put on the worldwide web in order to allow people to witness someone being water boarded, and to decide for themselves. See the video of Kaj Larson getting waterboarded here.

Survey Finds Teenagers and Twenty-Somethings Would Give Up Sex, Chocolate and Caffeine Before Giving Up Their Cell Phone (This article has 2 comments)
In what may be some very good news for parents, a survey of more than 1200 people has revealed that teenagers and twenty-somethings below the age of twenty-five would rather give up caffeine, chocolate, and even sex, before giving up their cell phone.

Have Sex or Search the ‘Net? The Choice is Clear (This article has 3 comments)
A new survey released this week has found that an astonishing number of people would rather play online than even have sex.

How to Make Money on the Internet (This article has 3 comments)
We are asked all the time "How can I make money on the Internet?" or "Where can I learn how to make money on the Internet?" In fact, we're asked often enough about how to make money online - and we have a vested enough interest in making sure that people do it appropriately, without spamming and following the rules and observing best practices - that we now offer this article.

One in Four Americans Take Their Email to Bed with Them (This article has 1 comment)
A new survey has found that Americans are - by their own admission - more addicted to email than ever. The email addiction manifests in some interesting ways, including that more than 25% of all Americans admit to taking their email to bed with them.

What You Read on Wikipedia is Often Written by the Subject Themselves, Wikipedia Scanner Reveals (This article has 1 comment)
A new Wikipedia scanning program written by Virgil Griffith has revealed that organizations who have entries in Wikipedia are editing their entries themselves, removing unflattering facts and commentary in order to show themselves in a more flattering light. This of course means that relying on a Wikipedia entry for unbiased fact reporting on a subject can be like relying on a press release from the organization themselves.

Self Professed Pedophile Jack McClellan’s Seattle Tacoma Everett Girl Love Stegle.org Website Declared Legal but Knocked Offline by Internet Ire (This article has 9 comments)
Self-professed pedophile Jack McClellan ran his Seattle Tacoma Everett Girl Love website at stegl.org openly and, by all accounts from legal authorities, legally. You see, Jack McClellan has no criminal record, and as best as anyone can tell (and of course he claims) McClellan has never actually molested or illegally touched a minor. He just loves them. But his website - which we recreate here - was knocked offline by an outraged public.

Is Virtual Rape Crying Virtual Wolf? (This article has 12 comments)
I read an article this week about "virtual rape". Yes, really. That would be virtual sexual assault on your virtual online character or persona. This is all coming out now because, I kid you not, someone from Second Life reported a virtual rape to the police in Brussels. And they are investigating it. Oh for pete's sake, give me a break! How tenous a grasp on reality do these people have? And how the heck can there be "forced online sexual activity"? Isn't that nearly an oxymoron?

Online Dating? Parents Would Rather See Their Daughter Date a Trekkie or Even Pick Someone Up in a Bar! (comments)
It used to be that the worst place a parent could think of for their daughter to meet a mate was the neighborhood bar. Or perhaps a sci-fi convention. Indeed, the last think that a parent wanted to imagine was their child picking someone up at a bar. But all that has changed with the advent of online dating.

Big Surprise - It’s Easier to Lie via SMS Text Messages (comments)
Now here's a big surprise - oh, wait, no it isn't - a recent study found that SMS (text messaging) has made it easier for people to lie.

Do You Have Web Rage? (This article has 2 comments)
Do you have web rage? A new survey has found that disappointed online shoppers are experiencing "web rage" at poorly performing web merchant sites, and going back to in-person shopping.

Internet Gambling is Illegal in the US - and Has Doubled in the Past Year (comments)
A recent study has shown that Internet gambling in the United States has doubled in the past year, and that many people who take part in Internet gambling have no idea that what they are doing is illegal.

One out of Ten Telecommute in the Buff (comments)
A study just released by Internet security device company SonicWALL reveals that an average of one in ten people who telecommuute do so in the nude.

Move Over Gen Xers and Yers, Make Room for the Netcentric Millennials (This article has 1 comment)
Millennials is the new term for the generation after Gen Y - the netcentric, uberconnected generation.

Ringtones: Passing Craze, or Major Media Market? (comments)
Free ringtones or pay-for-play ringtones, either way, ringtone downloads have surpassed music downloads for many bands, and now account for more than 10% of the global music market!

Women Safer Surfers Than Men, Says Survey (This article has 1 comment)
A new survey says that women have safer web surfing and Internet security habits than do men. Some question these findings, while others point out that neither is being particularly safe.

9 Out of 10 Teens Now Online, Eschew Email, Embrace Instant Messenger (This article has 3 comments)
A just-released study shows that nearly 90% of all teenagers are now online, and use email and other Internet programs on a regular basis. However, they also see email as something you use with old people, like parents and teachers. The method of choice for communication with friends is instant messenger.

What a Shock! Tivo and Replay Owners Skip Commercials! (This article has 4 comments)
A new study released in the UK this week indicates that DVR (digital video recorders, such as the Tivo and the ReplayTV) owners fast forward through commercials. Well, duh. Apparently this is a surprise, although to whom, Aunty can't imagine. I mean, why wouldn't you fast ...

Digital Bullying and Cyber Bullying on the Rise (comments)
A new report out this week indicates that a phenomenon known as digital bullying, or "cyber bullying" is on the rise.
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