Online Games and the Quiet Chaos of Net Chat
A humorous look at online gaming culture from early chat rooms to backgammon and euchre with strangers across the country. The piece notes faux language, abbreviations, and the social dynamics of polite banter, laughter, and eventual disconnection as players leave or are removed.
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Election.com chief touts online voting as world change tool
Garden City New York based Election.com CEO Joe Mohen says online voting can transform democracy by letting people vote over the internet. The firm ran a March Arizona Democratic primary with over 86,000 ballots, 80 percent online, cutting costs and expanding to Paris London and plans for South Africa.
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