A huge buzz circulated on the Internet this year over bills like SOPA/PIPA, ACTA and CISPA. The online community was clearly on the verge of receiving blows that could have killed it. Fortunately, as the world'…
SOPA, PIPA and ACTA are gone. Say Hello to CISPA. CISPA -- the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act -- passed the House of Representatives last week by a vote of 248 to 168. The Senate is now consideri…
Wikipedia recently transferred all their sites from GoDaddy due to ongoing contention over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Last December, GoDaddy couldn't seem to make up its mind regarding the SOPA bill. At…
VEVO, a music video company started as a joint venture by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, was caught red-handed for streaming an NFL game illegally on TVs in its VEVO Power…
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success. I personally be…
The file-sharing world has grown skittish since Megaupload was closed by the FBI and its founder, Kim Dotcom, was arrested in New Zealand. Mediafire, for instance, used the voice of CEO Derek Labian to announce…
Internet users might have been tricked into participating in a series of web-based attacks on United States government sites that took place recently. Anonymous, a group of Internet activists that are known for…
UPDATED: Megaupload, one of the most popular locker sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal authorities. Seven people involved with the site have been charged with copyright infringement and conspi…
Internet protests against proposed anti-piracy legislation in the house and senate have led a number of congresspeople to back away from their previous support of the bills. As the New York Times summed it up:…
See updates through the day Thursday here. Google covered it logo with a black box and Wikipedia's English site went dark for the day as they and other sites protested the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act and PR…
Flickr, Yahoo!'s photo sharing website, has given its users the power to darken any (well, almost any) photos they like--even those uploaded by others--if they want to join today's protests against the proposed…
It’s considering both in-house and external resources for the best fit for a variety of tasks. Rightsourcing considers in-house options and contractors to determine the most effective course of action. With rig…