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China's Great Firewall: On, Off and On Again

in News on October 1, 2009 at 9:32 am PT

Thought China is loosening up its grip on information flow? Think again. For the last two months, Internet users in China have been denied access to a dozen popular Web sites and bulletin boards.

Blogger to Guns N’ Roses: Sorry I Shared Your Album. Best Buy to GNR: Sorry We Bought Your Album

in Media on December 16, 2008 at 11:40 am PT

No one wants to buy, or listen to, the supposedly long-awaited Guns N’ Roses album. Before anyone gets tempted to put two and two together here and blame the Internet for poor music sales, be warned: The music that is most popular among file sharers is the music that is most popular among buyers.