dan tynan on Jul 01 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Web 2.0, politics
US citizens have a brand new tool to gauge how well their government is performing — at least, when it comes to IT. Cringely says it’s about time.
dan tynan on Mar 25 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Privacy, politics
Monday’s New York Times has a doozy of a story about Savana Redding, a 19-year-old college student in Arizona whose case is coming before the Supreme Court on April 21. The outcome of that hearing could determine a lot about your privacy rights, or lack thereof.
Six years ago, then-13-year-old Savana was strip searched [...]
dan tynan on Nov 18 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, US Airways Magazine, Video, Web 2.0, politics, youtube
The Internet has changed presidential politics forever – and mostly for the better
As I write this column, the U.S. presidential race is still tighter than a pair of $2 shoes. But this time around, it might not be hanging chads or hockey moms that determine who wins. It might just be the Internet.
[Note: I [...]
dan tynan on Oct 28 2008 | Filed under: 15 minutes
I did a podcast yesterday with Jeff Powers, the force of nature behind Geekazine.com. We talked mostly about the YouTube effect on politics and the fact that we haven’t yet had a "Macaca" moment (but there’s still plenty of time), and also about Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, Hulu, and the new crop of amateur [...]
dan tynan on Sep 29 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Video, Web 2.0
Lies, damned lies, and video. A new web site purports to separate the spin and the slime from the truth by analyzing the speech patterns of public figures. Is this too good to be believed? Cringely has a few thoughts.
dan tynan on Sep 23 2008 | Filed under: 15 minutes, Da Web, e-voting
Earlier this week (was it only yesterday?) I noted the incredible response to the NOW on PBS show’s Sarah Palin’s qualifications to be VP (or lack thereof). I also noted that for the time being PBS had no plans to change how it conducts online polls (ie, vote early, vote often, tell all your friends).
Well, [...]
dan tynan on Aug 27 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Spamarama
You’d think that by now major political parties, national newspapers, and food franchises would have a handle on email. Of course, you’d be wrong. Cringely details how the Democratic Party, the Wall Street Journal, and Pizza Hut are pulling stupid email tricks out of their, umm, hats.
dan tynan on Aug 12 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World, Web 2.0
Don’t like the government? Go out and make one of your own. These five Web sites can help you get informed, get active, and get those jokers out of office.
(A version of this story first appeared on PCworld.com.)
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s an election year. Along with making promises, shaking hands, and [...]
dan tynan on Mar 27 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, National insecurity
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
by Robert X. Cringely
My last post about Sequoia Voting Systems and its painfully stupid e-voting machines inspired both cheers and jeers from the Cringe faithful.
Cringester E. N. believes we should all just grow up and accept that mistakes happen (though he seems to also believe [...]
dan tynan on Mar 27 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, National insecurity
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
by Robert X. Cringely
I don’t know if you’ve noticed lately, but our elected officials are being determined by people who can’t do simple math or write a comprehensible sentence in English. And no, I don’t mean people who voted for Rudy Guiliani. I’m talking about [...]
