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June 4, 2007 · Best Urban Images is a new blog inspired by Google's Street View, which are photos of fleeting moments in neighborhoods across the country. The Best Urban Images blog lets users vote on the best candid-camera photos captured online. One image that consistently ranked near the top was a photo of women sunbathing in bikinis.
June 14, 2007 · Maybe you want to throw your incumbent representative out of office in the next election. Well it may not be easy, especially if you live in a state where redistricting has lead to ultra-safe seats for incumbents. A group of computer programmers at the University of Southern California developed a videogame to explain the process and show constituents how to win.
June 4, 2007 · YouTube allows anyone to watch a video online by streaming it. New RealPlayer technology will let users keep a copy of the video on their hard drives. The big media companies are already sensitive about what shows up on YouTube, and this latest development could make them more nervous.
June 4, 2007 · Wall Street Journal tech writers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher discuss the recent All Things Digital conference that included a much-hyped panel discussion between Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs.
May 30, 2007 · Matt Creamer, a writer for Advertising Age, gave himself a sort of new media challenge. He switched off his television all last week and hit the Web in search of his TV fix, relying solely on technology like his laptop, cellphone, and iPod to watch video content.
May 28, 2007 · It's a modern phenomenon. But online memorials to those lost in battle can be every bit as powerful as the traditional monuments and monoliths.
May 28, 2007 · Tim Westergren's Pandora Radio site and others like it allow users to determine musical programming tailored to their tastes. Music companies want to charge such sites higher royalties. Westergren says that's a major threat to Internet radio.
June 5, 2007 · This summer is expected to be great for business for Web sites that find low gas prices, such as Gasbuddy.com. As gasoline prices rise, and the summer driving season gets going, that site is getting more and more hits. Drivers enter their zip code, and get a list of gas stations with the lowest prices in the area. But these sites rely on volunteer activists who monitor local gas prices. In gas buddy lingo, they're known as "spotters."
May 26, 2007 · Virginia filmmaker Tom Davenport is best known for his movie adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales — set in Appalachia. Now he spends much of his time making sure people see the work of other filmmakers. His Folkstreams.net is an online archive for documentaries on a range of folk culture, virtually all of them impossible to find anywhere else.
May 25, 2007 · The genealogy Web site Ancestry.com is making millions of U.S. military records available online. The free access allows people to search through indexed databases of draft cards, POW records and other information in search of family history.
May 25, 2007 · The social networking Web site Facebook.com is getting a makeover. Taking its cue from rival MySpace.com, Facebook will invite technology companies and programmers to add features such as book reviews, online games and music players.
May 23, 2007 · U.S. labor unions are battling workplace surveillance. A study from the American Management Association shows that more than half of employers monitor employees' e-mail. And more than a quarter of employers have actually fired workers for sending "inappropriate" e-mail.
May 22, 2007 · These days, just getting noticed is a challenge for most advertisers. Many successful new ads, like Geico's gecko and cavemen commercials, depend on the knowing, post-modern sell. Web Extra: Watch Ad Clips
Video gamers who say they're addicted to playing can now seek help at a rehabilitation facility.
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