Stories from Around the Web (Week Ending May 24, 2013)
A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.
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How the Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing Habits
Can cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea.
The Impending Headache of Google Glass Apps
Glass apps will require people to create new content filters. Maybe that’s just a losing battle.
Is This “Kickstarter for People” a Good Idea?
Does Upstart turn investing into a popularity contest?
How to Carbon-Date a Web Page
If a Web page lacks a time stamp, how do you know when it was created? A new Web application could help.
Surfing Logs Reveal Global Eating Patterns
The way we view online recipes reveals how our eating habits change over time, say computational sociologists.
Facebook Home: A Social Smartphone Makeover
A modified version of Android puts social networking, and Facebook, at the heart of a device.
What Makes Citizen Scientists Tick?
A new survey reveals why citizen scientists take part in crowdsourced science projects
This Modular Tablet Could Be the Future of Gaming -- and Computing
Lessons from the Razer Edge, the promising new gaming tablet.
Ingenious: A Mini Mobile Browser That Lives in Your Desktop Browser
Ever wanted to scan another website without switching browser tabs? Glimpse is for you.
