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  Piracy and DRM: Protecting Intellectual Property
  Topic by John Hammons

  It is an understatement to merely say that piracy is still a major problem on the Internet. DRM, or Digital Rights Management software, is always being created to try and combat the theft of software; the majority of the time, it is only rewarding the pirates and inhibiting the use of the...

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  Internet Activist Aaron Swartz May Not Have Died in Vain
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  A suicide is always a failure. It's the failure of an individual to overcome personal demons, and the failure of a community to help a drowning soul. The January suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz has also lain bare the failure of the United States Congress to appropriately regulate...

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  Anonymous: Hackers and Social Criticism
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  When I was a new technology reporter in the early weeks of the new millennium, the high-riding Internet experienced its first drive-by shooting. Yahoo, Ebay and Amazon were taken down by anonymous hackers using a simple attack called a "distributed denial of service attack." This means...

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  Is Google+ the New Facebook?
  Topic by Lane A Houk

  In June 2011, Google unveiled its new social networking platform, Google+. Google+ allows users to arrange their friends into different groups or "Circles," have a "Hangout" (video chat), and create a "Huddle" (group messaging). Other features include "Sparks," in which Google suggests...

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  The Psychology of Memes
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  Planking, the simple act of lying down on various objects, has become an internet phenomenon during the summer of 2011. People often use social networking services like Twitter and Facebook to showcase where they have planked; often attempting to outdo each other by finding the most absurd or...

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  The Future of Internet Video
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  A recent study estimates that internet traffic will quadruple by 2015, with three billion people and more than 15 billion devices connected to the network by that time. This increased internet usage will likely result in more videos being watched online. The study projects that by 2015, one...

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  The Psychology of Oversharing
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  As social media usage continues to rise around the world, many people are using this technology to share more information about themselves with others. In 2011, the New York Times commissioned a research study called the "Psychology of Sharing" to examine how and why people share through...

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  Texting Ignites Movie Theater Controversy
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  You hover at the edge of the seat, wondering what’s about to happen to the blonde bimbo in Cabin in the Woods , who foolishly wandered outside in the middle of the night, hoping for some quality naked time with her boyfriend. The surrounding trees and shrubbery are dark and gloomy, the...