Articles by larry

By now just about everyone knows that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, shut down most of Egypt’s access to the Internet in an ill-fated attempt to stifle the protests that rocked his country. Libya has […]

When I tweeted that I was on a new weight-loss regime, I got a reply from @JimFenton telling me about @Lose It App.  LoseIt is both a free website and an iPhone/iPad/iPod app that helps […]

I find myself confused by today’s media landscape. It’s harder than ever to figure out what is a media company, what is a technology company and who is a journalist. I thought about this last […]

The OnGuardOnline.gov website, operated by the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, Homeland Security and other federal agencies,  is warning people to be careful around WiFi hotspots.  The agency says that users on public WiFi hotspots […]

Security firm Trend Micro is launching its second annual “What’s Your Story” contest to encourage youth and others to submit short videos on Internet safety and privacy. Categories include being a good online citizen, using […]

Last week was a big one for tablet computing. Google formally showed off a version of Android for tablets, and Apple and News Corp. jointly unveiled the long-awaited daily “newspaper” for the iPad called The […]

by Larry Magid I really wanted to like The Daily, the new iPad-only newspaper from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. The idea of a 21st century newspaper that combines, text, graphics, video and social networking in […]

This graphic from Renesys says it all, but the net tracking firm also spelled it out: “Egyptian Internet providers returned to the Internet at 09:29:31 UTC (11:29am Cairo time). Websites such as the Egyptian Stock […]

by Larry Magid Internet service in Egypt is now totally shut down and there are reports that cell phone service has again been cut, but that won’t stop people from finding ways to reach out […]

by Larry Magid No matter how many plugs he pulls or cables he cuts, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is not going to completely suppress information flowing within his country or between Egypt and the rest […]