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Online talk shows are an effective way for aspiring hosts to give themselves a "break" in today's day and age. Individuals looking to break into the industry now no longer have to depend on the support of a manager or union.

The public domain is when a work, such as a song or photograph, is available to the public. This means that it is not subject to copyright anymore. For those people who are interested in seeking out works that have entered the public domain, this article is very useful. This guide discusses leads on public domain works, online collections of public domains, as well as the legal aspect of the public domain.

This preview for the documentary boldly defines what our online society has come to- terms and conditions invade our privacy and give power to institutions online such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc.

With online shopping numbers increasing exponentially, online users rarely think twice before giving out their information when they should.

We all learn that virility has its positives and negatives on the internet. This article illustrates how an overnight sensation, Flappy Bird, caused the creator great turmoil. The untimely popularity ultimately caused the creator to remove the popular game.

When the SOPA bills were around, many sites chose to do a 'black out' of their pages in online social protest to the bill. Tumblr extended that protest by offering their users the means to actually call to Congress and express their displeasure. The entire SOPA incident was actually a very interesting time for online history, especially for a large collective mass of people to all fight for a singular cause.

Article discussing the positive aspects of the online communities known as "fandoms." The authors view of fandom is a bit idealized, and the discussion is one sided.

The article Fifty Shades of Copyright Protection discusses the online world, using FaceBook and Fifty Shades of Grey as a specific examples. The author cautions user to watch everything they post online because it is, de facto, forfeited to the public domain.

This article found in the Globe and Mail discusses internet content piracy in both Canada and the US. It also discusses the actions being taken to help stop this issue.The consequences in the US are mostly court based whereas in Canada they are technology based and social change based. To find these intellectual property thieves, companies are using anti- piracy firms to track down people who illegally downloading off the internet. These initiatives are part of a larger plan to change the Canadian mindset about downloading illegally, if people understand consequences can occur at random they will be more hesitant to commit online theft.

In an age where youth are thriving on the internet, we need to ensure that our profiles are secure. More action should be taken in order to work with youth to prevent privacy issues and promote safe online environments.

Interesting theory that everything is a remix- how will we protect our online property today? Where do we draw the line between copying, stealing and remixing.

Online and encyclopedic resources will have the most bearing in our common understanding of the past, or how history is written in the present

Online and encyclopedic resources will have the most bearing in our common understanding of the past, or how history is written in the present.

Let's just reveal everything about my regular online life, lol. I play a lot of 'virtual pet' sites, where you collect little creatures, but Aywas is one that stands out a lot. In the spirit of participatory media, it's a very different kind of participation from the usual kind of pet site. Aywas encourages users to create their own pets by colouring them in with sophisticated art programs (such as Photoshop) and submitting them. In turn, these pets are then eligible to be 'bred' with pets other users have made, and a site artist will mix and match the designs on both parent pets to create a new one. It's a very interesting concept and heavily user dependent for participation. If you're interested, shoot me a message at user ID #6429 and I can get you started!

This article talks about the different ways in which social media can help improve any business. It also explains that 60% of the world communicate online now, which is where and why business as heading there to connect with their consumers.

Apple has been a trusted product for years, promising more protection than PC computers. Hackers have discovered ways to infect even the toughest computers. If our trust in Apple fails, where can we turn to?

A law that has been put in place by the Harper Government now allows internet service providers (ISPs) to track our online use and notify individual users when they are doing something illegal.

Every phone call, every email, every social media message in Sochi will be accessible, traceable by Russia's Federal Security Service - the FSB - the organization in charge of securing the Olympics.