Email

New Jersey allows email vote in Hurricane Sandy’s wake

The unprecedented announcement could be a preview of how elections are handled in the future.

On Nov 5, 2012 by Justin Franz

1 million Facebook names and emails sold for $5

A Czech IT consultant and blogger reports that he managed to buy 1 million Facebook URLs, real names and email addresses for a fraction of a cent each.  

On Oct 25, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Justice Department reveals warrantless email surveillance on the rise

Documents obtained by the ACLU show that the government read more of citizens’ emails in 2011 than it did in 2010.

On Sep 28, 2012 by Kevin Collier

House extends warrantless email snooping for 5 more years

The House voted Wednesday to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows government agencies to monitor international communications—including email—without warrants.

On Sep 13, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Preparing for Send No Email Day (or not)

This proposed international holiday is going to straight to our spam filter. 

On Jul 31, 2012 by Lindsey Weber

WikiLeaks releases more than two million Syrian government emails

Julian Assiange, WikiLeaks’ founder, called the leaks “embarrassing” to both Syria and its opponents.

On Jul 5, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Join Pebble’s email list for $1

Despite Kickstarter’s guidelines to the contrary, Pebble has successfully launched an entire business on the crowdfunding site. 

On May 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

University’s email terrorist prompts age-old debate of liberty vs. security

The FBI’s seizure of anonymous email server won’t yield a suspect, say critics.

On Apr 23, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Jon Stewart takes down Obama for “super casual bro-mails”

The Comedy Central host took the president to task Thursday night in a hilarious segment called “Spamalot.”

On Apr 6, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

The Hater: When pinning is sinning

You can blame an adorable picture of a bulldog hugging a human that I found on The Atlantic’s Tumblr blog earlier. Excited, elated, and full of “eeeee,” I pinned the hell out it. That’s when the horror began.

On Apr 4, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

Internet Guy: How to deal with the Yahoos

You may not know it but your email says a lot about your, ahem, demographics.

On Mar 15, 2012 by Rick Polito

In praise of e-mail

Founding editor Owen Thomas writes about the growing influence of communities located online.

On Apr 8, 2011 by Owen Thomas