Justice Department, Megaupload and Anonymous… what happened and why?

So, by now most people know that on Thursday the leaders of Megaupload were arrested by New Zealand authorities acting on request of the United States Justice Department, and that persons swayed the decentralized group that identifies itself as Anonymous to launch multiple retributions against a variety of targets that included the Justice Department website, [...]

Writing and Reading Short Stories – Open Courseware at MIT

Rather or not I go back to college via my local college, I am going to take a few classes at MIT this fall. Specifically I am going to take some Open Courseware classes through MIT on writing. These are previously offered classes that have been made available, along with lecture notes and other information, [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – Pt 5: Ethics of Advertising on Blogs

In 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began to look more closely at the guidelines that governed advertising, in particular as it applied to blogging and social media.

On October 5, 2009 the FTC released a press release on the publication of their final guidelines governing endorsements and testimonials, it was this guideline that would [...]

What is the cost of free information?

I love to write. It is, according to what my mother once said, my addiction. I actually get jittery, like a deprived caffeine addict, if I go too long without being able to write something. Because of this love for the stringing together of words I made the choice years ago to pursue a career [...]

Funny Creatures

Game review: Funny Creatures by Astatix. Free today at Game Giveaway of the Day [...]