5 posts and columns on cheating

"Beyond the Search Box": The White Pleather Honeypot Smackdown

in News on February 1, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

Perusing AOL’s leaked damn-the-journalism-full-speed-ahead business plan, BoomTown was a little late to the Microsoft Bing event this morning called “Farsight: Beyond the Search Box.” But things had certainly been cooking with gas when I walked into the meeting room at the University of San Francisco, including allegations of cheating, honeypot stings and a whole lot of insulting of the hosts. Schweeet!

How to See a Handball: Watch France Cheat Its Way Into the World Cup

in Media on November 19, 2009 at 10:51 am PT

In the U.S., this is no big deal, but in much of the world this is now the sports equivalent of the Zapruder film: French soccer star Thierry Henry cheating, via a handball, and propelling his team past Ireland and into next year’s World Cup. The Web is full of chatter about yesterday’s game, but video is hard to come by: YouTube has shut down most of the clips. But dedicated searchers–and there are lots of them right now–can find them.
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How Do Morals Translate Offline to Online?

in News on March 10, 2009 at 7:04 am PT

How does a 12-year-old’s sense of right and wrong play out when he or she is online? A recent Michigan State University study, published in the academic journal, Sex Roles, isn’t answering the question but attempting to get the conversation going.