Dot Dot Dot: The year the Internet went mainstream (again)
In the Daily Dot’s first year, the Web changed in profound and unexpected ways, ascending into pop culture like never before.
On Aug 23, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: When private lives go public
Trying to grasp the gray area of personal security between Chatroulette and Trapwire.
On Aug 16, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: The Internet amplifies the best and worst of the Olympics
Whether it was jaw-dropping athletic performances, corporate greed, or racism, the Internet made the best and worst of the Olympics even better (and worse) this year.
On Aug 9, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: A solution to the Internet Fuckwad Theory
With rampant trolling and fake accounts online, pseudonyms help create accountability and continuity.
On Jul 26, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: On the Internet, we are all the media
It’s a golden age for media manipulators. Why? Because they now have direct access to everyone.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Coming to terms with Terms of Service
Should companies be required to seek our input when they want to change their TOS?
On Jul 5, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Walking a mile on the Web
What Ze Frank, a 9-year-old food blogger, the military, and Reddit can teach us about empathy.
On Jun 28, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: The best and worst of the Web
The empowerment created by the Internet can expose our finer instincts—on both ends of the spectrum.
On Jun 21, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Can the Internet save civilization?
There’s one thing Civilization II didn’t factor into its computer model of the world—the Web—and it might just be what saves us in the end.
On Jun 14, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Identity games on the Web
Online, going undercover is as easy as signing up for Facebook or Twitter.
On Jun 7, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Everything online is subject to remixing
Creativity find its greatest outlets on the Web, as art imitates life and vice versa.
On May 31, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Can humanity survive in the age of the corporate community?
As Internet communities continue to grow, companies can’t allow the people that define it become mere ghosts in the machine.
On May 24, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: Can a real civilization emerge from the ephemera of the Internet?
Small businesses, a currency, bank robbers, artists, a (literally) shared religion: Is this the start of a truly online civilization?
On May 17, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: The power of the ridiculous
LOLs, memes and image macros pack the subtle ability to change the world.
On May 10, 2012 by Nicholas White
Dot Dot Dot: In search of justice on the Web
Despite trolls and all else on the Internet, justice can be had—if you’re willing to fight for it.
On May 3, 2012 by Nicholas White
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