Libyan Blogger Jailed

Libya sent a political dissident blogger up the river for 18 months after criticizing the government on the Internet. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported this as they posted a letter from the blogger's family requesting the release of the dissident.

Being A Google Addict Can Be Good

"She never mentions the word addiction in certain company," or so the song goes, but Garett Rogers has learned that sometimes, addiction is good, especially if it's to a certain company. After maintaining an investigative weblog devoted entirely to all things Google, Garett landed himself a job.

Algos Gone Wild: Google Exposed!

This Google patent application speaks volumes... literally. As I understand it, the SEO junkies are rightly going over it with a fine-toothed comb to discover how exactly Google plans to fold personalization into the rank-ordering of search results.

Online Teens, Mainline Content Creators

Ever wonder what your teenagers are doing? How are they spending their time? There's a legitimate chance they're loading something online. According to the new Pew Internet and American Life Project study, 57% of online teens create content for the Internet. This means about 12 million kids, 12-17 or about half of all teens are content creators.