Cyber Terror

By Zaid Shuhaibar
This CNN video shows that there are many upcoming problems and dangers that are caused by cyber space. The video begins by explaining how cyber threat of business and military information has jeopardized the US economy and national security. The video suggests that the United States should a cyber czar in the white house, [...]

Google Takes Over

Another development google is working on now is what is being called Chrome. This is their latest venture into a new market place.  It is a browser alternative to the popular Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox. It seems that google is in everything technological. They also have the ability to connect everything now. The question [...]

Bud T.V.-Advertising 2.0

By: Melanie Hoffman
Everyone has probably watched the superbowl, or part of the superbowl in the past five years, and knows how the commercials during the game sometimes get more attention than the game itself. The commercials aired during the game are sold at about 1.2 million/30 second spot, so every company that buys a spot [...]

White House should oversee cybersecurity (?)

The incoming president should create a new White House office and appoint a presidential assistant to oversee a “comprehensive national security strategy for cyberspace,” a Washington-based think tank recommended Monday.

The recommendations came in a report produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, a panel formed in [...]

U.S. sues Sony Music over children’s online privacy

I was doing some research for my project 3 topic when I came across a Reuters article regarding children’s online privacy. My project 3 paper deals mainly with the interaction between the government and the people. After reading this article and a few others, I felt that maybe I should include the businesses as part [...]

GWorld 2.0?

By: Melanie Hoffman
In the most recent edition of the GW Hatchet, there was an article entitled “University delays GWorld system upgrade: GWorld 2.0 slated for completion be fall 2010.”
the article discusses the new GWord system which has been titled “GWorld 2.0.” when this system is put in place, the GWorld cards will no longer swipe, [...]

Family Genealogy on the Internet

At the beginning of the semester, my mom told me to look at this website genealogy.com.  Over the summer  my aunt had created the genealogy of my family.  She had created a family tree with each person’s name, age and some members of my family even had a picture.  At first I thought that this [...]

Perez Hilton and the Internet Celebrity

The article titled “Blogs to Riches: Perez Hilton Migrates Into Cosmetics, Fashion and Music” was written by David Browne and appeared in Star Magazine November 18th of this year.  This article describes a day in the life of Mario Lavanderia, whose alternative personality is Perez Hilton, as well as describes his background and his work. [...]

Activists take the revolution online

MySpace and Google join forces to beat Facebook

MySpace.com is teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a campaign to extend MySpace’s reach and counter the expansion of their common rival Facebook Inc. The alliance came together after Myspace’s campaign to allow users to search the web while still being logged onto their host website. Myspace is trying to accomplishing such [...]