From the inaugural issue of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on the Internet, Anna Galácz (Eotvos) and David Smahel (Masaryk): Information Society from a Comparative Perspective: Digital Divide and Social Effects of the Internet; and Richard Alapack (NTNU): Simulation in Cyberspace and Touch of the Flesh: Kissing, the blush, the hickey and the caress. From 02138, ongoing lawsuits suggest that Facebook's origins are murkier than Mark Zuckerberg would like to admit — is the man many are calling Harvard’s next Bill Gates telling the truth? A review of Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture by Tarleton Gillespie. Many grown-ups now sound like babbling toddlers when speaking about the digital world — because many corporate names now have the ring of a collection of Dr. Seuss characters. From Wired, are spammers giving up? Google thinks so. Is Google's killer app invasive? Its still shrouded in secrecy, but Google's free storage service is headed for the Web next year — privacy advocates now wonder what happens to your secrets. What you say online can be used against you: Isn't it bizarre that people abhor government snooping, but their private lives are an open book on the internet? An interview with Mark Andrejevic, author of iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era. How to spy on people: The great game in cyberspace can be as simple as tracking your ex-spouse. Who owns the Net? There are growing signs the Web is heading toward a class system. In most human interactions understanding precedes trust. So, why should it be any different when it comes to tools we use?
