Amber Hanneken

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15

Mar

Anonymous

Posted by Amber  Published in anonymous

You may or may not have heard of the “group” Anonymous, recently. Chances are, if you have only recently heard of them it was from some media outlet. I have been curiously following them and their antics for the last couple of years, and one thing that constantly bothers me is the media’s complete ignorance [...]

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Tags: 4chan, anonymous, definition, encyclopedia dramatica, internet, march 15, protest, raid, scientology

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13

Mar

Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Silencing Thought?

Posted by Amber  Published in conversation, internet

I’ve been thinking about comment ratings. It seems most Web sites now have some sort of ability for people to rate (+/-, thumbs up/thumbs down) people’s comments. I think it was originally created as a way for users to self-police their communities. It’s nice to not have to read spam and incredibly offensive diatribes that [...]

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Tags: comments, conversation, Digg, disagree, freedom, hidden, internet, negative, positive, ratings, silence, speech, thought, YouTube

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5

Mar

Word Gets Around

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, email

Word definitely gets around these days. I was intrigued as I followed an interesting story that came up on the local Craigslist Rants & Raves Web site. When people aren’t bickering and racial profiling, sometimes some interesting conversation comes up. It all started when one poster pasted a forward he/she had received, on to the [...]

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Tags: columbia, consumers, craigslist, email, factory card outlet, forwards, internet, missouri

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Recent Entries

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  • Happy Valentine’s Day, you awkward souls
  • Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Gettin’ down on the FarmVille
  • As #HAPPO as a job seeker
  • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Winning online … this is not a scam … I think.
  • 99 DARPA balloons for the Internet’s birthday
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  • Agonistes in Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
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  • Morgan in Lockerz: I just don't get it
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    • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
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