“Reasons why Wikipedia still isn’t an acceptable source to cite in scholarly papers.”
I’m sorry, the correct answer was “Reasons why Wikipedia is awesome.”
Facebook's Targeted Advertising Blamed In Gay British Teen Allegedly Being Thrown Out Of Home →
[A gay teen] was thrown out of his London home after his parents discovered “incriminating” gay content on his Facebook page [which] was not intentionally placed on their son’s Facebook page by him, but rather the targeted advertising generated by the site itself based on a user’s activities and relationships.
Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works →
Iowa Representative Steve King tweeted, somewhat ironically, about surfing the internet on his phone because he was bored listening to his colleague Shiela Jackson speak about the [SOPA]. Then, even more ironically, another representative’s comments calling him out for it were asked to be stricken from the record.
Google Hands Wikileaks Volunteer's Gmail Data to U.S. Government →
… Google handed over one user’s private data to the U.S. government, who requested it without a search warrant.
So much for “Don’t be evil…”
Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles”
Sarah Palin's Paul Revere Wikipedia rewrite: who writes history again? - What's Trending - CBS News →
At least some of my distractions on the internet are related to the paper I’m trying to write…
