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I’ve been away from the internet for most of the weekend, but I returned today to find that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has posted a statement taking responsibility for […]

In the last two months, dozens of anti-piracy groups, copyright lawyers and pro-copyright outfits have been targeted by a group of Anonymous Internet ‘vigilantes’.

“It turns out that the enemies of free expression are adept at the Internet, too.” The Wall Street Journal reports on totalitarian regimes that restrict cyber-freedom.

Tis the season for lists, and Attorney General Eric Holder has one and Anwar al-Awlaki is on it.  Speaking to ABC television, Holder said that al-Awlaki was on the same […]

And so to another inconvenient truth that should trouble anyone interested in the clash of ideas, real passion in journalism, polemic and a radicalism worthy of its name. Iconic, radical […]

Inventor, entrepreneur, author of best-selling book The Singularity is Near, and futurist Ray Kurzweil recently spoke to TIME magazine about his predictions for humanity’s future.  Some highlights: 1)   Computers are becoming cheaper, […]

Dear Will, In less than two weeks you’ll be here in Iowa. We’re excited to have you visit. We’ve got an eager bunch of state leaders awaiting your insights. Just […]

Here are my notes from Tuesday’s Professional Development Roundtable sponsored by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). This was an EXCELLENT conversation. n Effective professional development for educators n […]

The “It Gets Better Project,” started by Savage and his husband Terry in response to recent LGBT teen suicides, has become such a success that even President Obama has made […]

I don’t often blog about things other than Yemen, mostly because I dislike reading stuff from people who speak without knowing, and as I have been forced to listen countless […]

Visual literacy is an essential necessity of modern life. But some of the most widely recognized symbols of visual language are wrapped in a surprising amount of historical and contextual […]

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ran a much-discussed essay titled “The Shadow Scholar.” Published under the pseudonym “Ed Dante,” the author vividly reveals how he earns fruitful living writing academic papers of […]

Watching American media outlets attempt to cover the events happening in Egypt over the past few days reminded me of just how ignorant we are about the rest of the […]

Yesterday the NEFA announced that it had “obtained” an AQAP statement – I’m not sure obtained is the right word here, as they didn’t find it in some Yemeni safehouse […]

The BBC is reporting that five have been killed at a rally in the city of ‘Ataq in the governorate of Shabwa. The local Yemeni press meanwhile has different casualty […]

Just before leaving New York to return to England, I went with my family to visit a former journalist colleague who lives with her partner and two gorgeous young boys […]

A proposed international Internet treaty “would enshrine in law the founding principles of open standards and net neutrality, and protect the web from political interference.”

“The Internet has been lauded by Nobel Peace prize-winning Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo as ‘God’s gift to China’.” Xiaobo says activists can use the Internet to their advantage.

Steve Dembo said: I don’t see it as teachers spurning technology, or choosing not to take advantage of those new ideas and tools. I think most teachers don’t even realize […]

The Ames (IA) Community School District – my kids’ district – is hiring both a new superintendent and a new high school principal for next year. Below is the letter […]

I got an email from on Christmas Day from Emily Troutman describing Christmas in Haiti. In a hidden alleyway, a half-dozen children gather around. They live in Village de Dieu, […]

So the headline is a bit extreme to get your attention.  But let me share with you my favorite conservative response to our president’s challenging and unevenly interesting speech last […]

“I’m as concerned about startups using Rapleaf’s API as I am about how the company continues to mine data from huge data-rich social services such as LinkedIn.”

It’s that other material — the truly vile and illegal stuff, hidden from public view — that represents the true threat to the fabric of decent society.

Researchers at Kyoto University claim they will be able to clone a baby mammoth from the DNA of a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth. The time frame: 5 to 6 years.

Kickstarter is a site that allows anyone to raise money from an online community in order to fund any sort of project. Here’s a primer on how to turn your vision into a reality.

What President Obama and my lazy news media don’t seem to remember, or don’t want to address today, is something Jeff Lurie said back when he hired Vick: “I needed […]

One of the best things about Christmas for me is the Barnes & Noble gift card in my stocking. I am always excited to get it, because it means I […]

“The Internet has been a great unifier of people, companies and online networks. Powerful forces are threatening to balkanise it.” The Economist on the future of the Internet.

The past four decades have seen major transformation in the roles and evolving responsibilities of employerswith regard to the lives of their employees. While business has changed with the ‘times,’ […]