Tag: cyberstudies.org

Cyber Dreaming (on Such a Winter’s Day)

Cyber Dreaming (on Such a Winter’s Day)

After being stuck inside my house for 3 days, I decided for new ways to connect myself with the outside world. I figured that there were pretty good odds that one of the people on these networks lived in a place that wasn’t getting bombarded with an onslaught of snow. The first site/network that I …

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The New Technological Policy Direction of the United States

The New Technological Policy Direction of the United States

As we say goodbye to the old administration and the old technological initiatives are set by the wayside (remember the Internet is/are a bunch of tubes, classic, classic), it is important to look at President Obama’s technological policy point and see a possible road for the nation’s technical infrastructure.  According to the White House website, it …

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Cybersecurity and You!

Cybersecurity and You!

It seems that I’ve been focusing a lot on security and fraud on microblogging sites. However, there is more online than microblogging sites, despite my attraction to the concept. As a way of approaching cybersecurity, I finished reading the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency final report. It is …

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An Academic Among the Trade and Culture of the CES

An Academic Among the Trade and Culture of the CES

I’ve wanted to go to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for quite some time. Since the show is the first part of the year, it was difficult to travel to Las Vegas. I’m generally at the National Association of Broadcasters annual show in April, and my travel budget doesn’t cover going to Vegas twice in one year. I was …

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Socializing in the “Awesome Depression”

Socializing in the “Awesome Depression”

Scott Brown wrote a humorous article in Wired Magazine regarding how our generation would deal with depression the likes that have only been seen by our great-grandparents during the “Great Depression.” The question that comes from this half-hearted look into the future is what are we doing to prepare for the economic crash. The only …

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Phishing on Twitter

Phishing on Twitter

It is a rare occurrence that I would stumble across a timely topic. However, it seems that my theoretical academic discussion has turned into a real-world threat. I’ve been working all day, and I finished eating dinner when I see the warning issued by Twitter. The questions that I asked from the last post seem …

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One More for the Road…

One More for the Road…

Twitterkins lead me down another thought path when he tweeted me “who’d impersonate me when they’d gain nothing? Do identity thieves twitter? Like, to make it ‘look good?’” I really don’t have a good answer to this question. Also, I figured that this question deserved more than a simple 140 character answer. So, I figured I …

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