Excerpts from Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut
Excerpts from David Shenk's book "Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut."

Collaborative Filtering
How companies match people with information on the Internet.

excerpts from "What Will Be"
Excerpts from Michael Dertouzos's book "What Will Be."

Digital Maps:
Political Tools and More
Online maps do more than help you find your way around.

We Need Privacy Protection on Intelligent Highways
Intelligent highways pose a threat to drivers' privacy.

Building Fun Online Learning Communities
Building fun online learning communities: MOOSE Crossing in Howard Rheingold's Tomorrow.

Technology & Traditional Cultures: Sometimes a Bad Mix
Does technology hurt traditional cultures or help them? Howard Rheingold examines this question in Tomorrow.

eTRUST: Establishing a Standard for Trust on the Internet
Can trust be mediated by a brand name? Howard Rheingold examines EFF's latest experiment in socio-economic engineering in Tomorrow.

What's So Cyber About Libertarianism?
Guest columnist David Hudson asks What's So Cyber About Libertarianism?, kicking off BrainWave, a collaborative project with FEED, Salon and the Site.

Citizens' Databases Reveal Who Owns Who In D.C.

People Think of Computers as People
"The Media Equation" reveals the ways people treat media like real people.