Internet

How one teen's voice became an Internet hit and a contract

NPR Staff — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:52:50 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5exPIHtmsmI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-id_7qs00g

MSN adds new feature to take Internet's pulse - targets young users

The Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:25:13 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is hooking up MSN.com with a hipper sidekick to broaden its appeal and stay on top of the Internet's hottest topics.

The trend-tracking service, called "msnNOW," tunes into the buzz by sifting through millions of Internet searches and links circulating among the hordes on Facebook and Twitter. The chatter is then distilled into the equivalent of a digital water cooler — a place where people can go to keep in touch without taking up a lot of their time.

Ben Huh on why we need to protect 'our greatest creation' - the Internet

KPLU — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:24:21 +0000

By John Cook at Geekwire

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh appeared today at the In NW social media conference in Seattle, offering an impassioned plea on the importance of protecting the Internet. Or, as the Internet entrepreneur dubs it: “The greatest thing that mankind has ever created.”

CIA tracks public information for the private eye

Rachel Martin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:50:58 +0000

Secrets: the currency of spies around the world. The rise of social media, hash-tags, forums, blogs and online news sites has revealed a new kind of secret — those hiding in plain sight. The CIA calls all this information "open source" material, and it's changing the way America's top spy agency does business.

NPR recently got a rare behind-the-scenes look at the CIA's Open Source Center. It operates on the down-low, even though they deal with public material. We aren't allowed to tell you where the Open Source Center is.

Feds shut down file-sharing site; hackers attack Justice Department

Eyder Peralta — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:46:37 +0000

Earlier today, the Justice Department announced it had charged seven people on counts of copyright infringement and conspiracy in what's being called one the biggest criminal copyright cases.

NPR's Carrie Johnson filed this report for our Newscast unit:

"The Justice Department accused Megaupload, a popular file sharing site, with helping millions of people gain access to pirated movies, music and TV programs, often before the items are released for sale.
"A federal judge in Virginia gave authorities the green light to seize 18 domain names associated with the company, putt

Wednesday's Web 'blackout' by Wikipedia, others: Good protest?

Mark Memmott — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:05:45 +0000

Now that Wikipedia has said it's going to join other websites Wednesday and go black to protest anti-piracy bills being considered by the House and Senate, the backlash against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act has gotten a much higher profile.

The decision means Wikipedia's English-language site will be dark fr