Search engines help us find what we’re looking for. So when governments put pressure on search companies, the results can be sinister.
A cyber-monitoring group says Microsoft’s Bing is squelching politically sensitive topics. What are their responsibilities, and what can …
Yes and no.
You use these words all the time, but how often do you think about them? They’re not nouns, they’re not verbs, so what are they? Why do we nod our heads yes and shake our heads …
A couple of recent studies seem to confirm what many fear: text abbreviations cause poor grammar and writing skills in tweens and teens.
Are we on the verge of a new Dark Age? Will the Internet render us incapable of …
Do you plank?
Have you ever taken part in a flash mob, or been rickrolled?
Even if you haven’t, you may have wondered how the names for these and other Internet-related crazes got started.
Well, linguist Daniel Midgley is going …
The Oxford English Dictionary has added 900 new words, including Internet-inspired abbreviations like LOL, OMG, and BFF.
Will this cause the demise of society and the collapse of IQ scores globally?
Linguist Daniel Midgley is here to hose down the …
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