Facebook Data Shows Which Super Bowl Team Wins on Popularity
Drawing on millions NFL team page “likes,” Facebook reveals every county's favorite Super Bowl team
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s research editor. I spend my days taking things extremely seriously and attempting with all my nerdy might to piece together bigger pictures from the bits and shreds of truth I manage to filter from the information barrage. I’m particularly obsessed with the energy-related challenges facing humanity and the future of the Internet.
Mike Orcutt's Stories
Amazon Is Undermining the E-Reader Market It Created
Sales of dedicated e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle are falling now that people are buying all-purpose tablets like the Kindle Fire instead.
How Hard Is It to Disconnect an Entire Country from the Internet?
Not as hard as you might think, but some countries are more vulnerable than others.
Online Advertising Poised to Finally Surpass Print
New numbers support speculation that the shrinking print advertising industry will fall behind its fast-rising digital counterpart.
Ever Wondered What a Live Botnet Looks Like?
A visualization of the ZeroAccess botnet reveals a vast empire of fraud.
How the Chinese Smartphone Market Shapes the Battle for Global Dominance
Google’s mobile operating system is particularly dominant in China’s rapidly growing smartphone market.
Russia Tightens Its Grip on the Net
Critics of a bill in the Russian parliament say it clears the way for a more elaborate censorship system.
No Web for Hundreds of Thousands on Monday
Starting that day, computers still infected with the notorious DNSChanger malware will be unable to connect to websites.
Twitter Mischief Plagues Mexico's Election
Using software bots to repeat messages, supporters of the presidential candidates are pioneering underhanded Web tactics.
A Peek Behind China's 'Great Firewall'
New research shows the primary aim of Internet censors is to suppress collective action.
