Rovers, particles, and skydiving from the edge of space. And that was just the beginning. Earlier this week, GeekWire documented our favorite lowlights of 2012 with our list of biggest… Read More
The best observations, quotes, comments and zingers we heard this week. “There’s a fundamental difference between people who want to see the Internet and say — ‘Let’s lobotomize and censor… Read More
What happens when big tech companies acquire your favorite online services? Increasingly it seems, they shut ’em down. At least, that was the case this past week with two of… Read More
Just three days after the blackout of Wikipedia and other sites, U.S. legislators have postponed votes on the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. “In light of recent… Read More
The Stop Online Piracy Act certainly has generated plenty of controversy in recent days, highlighted by the Wednesday blackouts of sites such as Wikipedia and Cheezburger Network. Well, you can… Read More
It took an email from my mom in Ohio to realize just how big the controversy over the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act had become. Last night,… Read More
For the past few days, Seattle’s Zachary Cohn has been spending his days and nights planning for a January 18th rally to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. But one thing… Read More
Sites around the web today are calling on users to contact their Congressional representatives to voice opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. Under normal… Read More
Sorry students, journalists, Internet researchers and just about everyone else looking for a tidbit of information related to, well, just about anything: Wikipedia is now officially dark. “For over a… Read More
Amazon.com will not be blacking out its Web site tomorrow in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act as Cheezburger and Wikipedia plan to do. But the Seattle online retailer… Read More
Much of the tech world’s attention is focused on the Stop Online Piracy Act this week, with Wikipedia and others planning to black out their sites Wednesday to protest the… Read More
The campaign to kill the Stop Online Piracy Act has lots of support from some of the Internet’s biggest names, including Wikipedia, Cheezburger and other big sites that plan to… Read More
Google often plays around with its popular home page, showing creative doodles to celebrate various activities going on in the world. But tomorrow, Google will make a slight change to… Read More
Yes, kids, there was a time when Wikipedia didn’t exist, and it looks like we’re going to be transported back to it on Wednesday, courtesy a 24-hour blackout of the… Read More
The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) suffered a pair of blows over the weekend, as the White House spoke out against the specifics of the bill and sponsors said they… Read More
Who could have imagined that a Web site featuring oddly-worded captions accompanying cat photos could one day hold so much sway? But Cheezburger Network, which is celebrating its fifth year… Read More