As we well know, the online echo chamber and its increasingly viral and social components can magnify the propagation speed and distribution of stories and rumors, whether true or false.

A remarkable event in world affairs is taking place this week in London, as the first One Young World conference is set to convene.

In his recent Congressional testimony, Dennis Blair, the U.S. director of national intelligence, stated that the U.S. is "severely threatened" by cyber attacks and that the recent Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) attacks should serve as a wake-up call.

Fatal System Error, the book just released by West-coast-based journalist Joseph Menn, is really a public policy statement written as a thriller for a wider reading public. UPDATED 2:45 PM

When you were a kid, you might have had an imaginary friend, or you might have known someone who did. It's the kind of thing that is a natural part of child development.

It is difficult to underestimate the value of wireless data in Haiti in aiding relief workers and residents in wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on January 12. Quite literally, wireless data has been a life-saving technology.

The human-technological interface, where man and device meet, is an important thing to ponder.

Last night PBS aired a Frontline documentary called "Digital Nation" that took a look at the ways in which the Internet is changing the way we live.