Growing a Backbone — Twitter’s Response to WikiLeaks Gag Order

I had a clever way to start this column but Ryan Singel, a columnist for Wired, beat me to the punch with it, so I’ll begin by quoting him: ANALYSIS: Twitter introduced a new feature last month without telling anyone about it, and the rest of the tech world...

WikiLeaks and Whistleblowers Under Fire

An ordinary citizen defies the government to release sensitive data over the Internet, to spread information he or she feels should not be kept secret. It’s something that is happening more and more frequently, and is even being recognized by top journalism...

WikiLeaks Releases Classified Military Video

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has released classified video footage of a U.S. military incident, essentially peeling the scab off of a three-year-old wound. In 2007, a helicopter attack in a Baghdad suburb led to the deaths of at least a dozen people, including two...

A Social Media Christmas: Five for the Holidays

With Christmas a few short days away, it’s time for my yearly roundup of interesting holiday-oriented doings on the Web. Each year, people find different ways to use the ever-changing array of available technology to celebrate or capitalize on the holidays....
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