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Digital authentication: The past, present and uncertain future of the keys to online identity

Human relationships rely on trust, which is why the true history of authentication extends back long before the first written… Read More

How to survive the election: 5 tips for online news consumers from digital media experts

OK, digital denizens, this one’s on you. The primaries in the U.S. are done next week. The general election lies ahead.… Read More

Listen up: Digital audiobooks now the ‘fastest growing format’ as tech and titles improve

If your idea of a good time reading is to do it with your ears, you’re in good company. Digital… Read More

More than paint on a wall: Hands-on with VR and AR in art museums from Chicago to Seattle

The stereotypical stuffy art museum experience is a thing of the past. At least, it can be if you don’t… Read More

Is your private online content really private? Not if you do something stupid

It doesn’t matter if it’s on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter. The biggest, most preventable threat to the privacy of… Read More

From virtual reality to ebooks, the future of digital media in schools is a total toss-up

The future of content in education is … robots? Well, not really. But it was easy to get that impression… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, ‘book stuffing,’ and the darker side of being a digital content consumer

Convenience. Portability. Access. All are reasons that consumers have embraced digital content. The ability we have to rapidly find an… Read More

Tablets or textbooks? Elementary students take on one of the great tech debates of our time

In the ongoing discussion about whether tablets or textbooks are better for students, the kids have a lot to contribute.… Read More

‘New magic’ at Disneyland: How the iconic theme park is enhancing its content with digital touches

ANAHEIM, Calif. — What is “content?,” I mused while my stomach rose and fell in jerky counterpoint to the Big… Read More

As Alexa’s Flash Briefing tops 5,000 skills, content providers learn more about what you want to hear

Smart home hub. Streaming music source. Dad joke repository. But Amazon’s Alexa has one skill that dates back to the… Read More

Traditional publishers’ ebook sales drop as indie authors and Amazon take off

Ebook sales are dying. Ebooks are insanely popular. If the short definition of cognitive dissonance is holding two contradictory ideas… Read More

How I got caught up in a Presidential barring of ‘media,’ but not the media that now matters

As the arm reached across to block my entry, I looked up, surprised. “I have a conference badge,” I recall… Read More

VR in a social sphere: What MoPOP’s cutting-edge Holodome means for the future of shared ‘reality’

When I was a kid, I loved Disneyland for the rides. But as I grew older, I appreciated the original… Read More

From AR to VR: After games, what’s the next big market for ‘extended reality?’

It’s OK to be confused about what the hot markets will be for digitally extended reality. Because figuring out which… Read More

Certifying online journalists: A bad idea whose time has come?

In the battle against fake news, is it finally time to certify journalists? It’s a divisive question, but one that… Read More

From Rhapsody to Napster: How this pioneering music service coulda been Spotify — and why it isn’t

In streaming music, Spotify gets the celebrity. Spotify gets the global reach. Spotify gets the IPO. Yet the music service… Read More

Seattle and King County library systems rank at top of global digital lenders as growth continues

Library lending is increasingly going digital. And that global expansion of technology-based borrowing is being led by library systems serving… Read More

One-of-a-kind Hive Media Lab launches in Seattle, on a mission to invent the future of media

If you’re going to have your lunch eaten, perhaps it’s best to have some say about the table setting. This… Read More

Commentary: Don’t be fooled by the anti-encryption opportunists seizing on the Paris attacks

It’s natural to look for a scapegoat after something terrible happens, like this: If only we could read encrypted communications, perhaps the… Read More

Ignore the critics: The world needs more Tomorrowlands

Tomorrow sucks. That, in a nutshell, seems to be the assessment of many film reviewers and even the box office… Read More

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Education technology: Your cheat sheet to 10 fads, trends, and WTFs

It’s been a most-frenzied spring of conferences in the new hotbed of startup and investor tech opportunity, education technology. And… Read More

Don’t let people Google your tax returns! Your 1040 is filed, but where is it stored?

It’s great that more folks are backing up their files using cloud-based services like Dropbox. While hacker and virus writers… Read More

Real Change 2.0: Seattle street paper goes digital with apps and mobile payments

Seattle’s only street paper is reinventing itself with an app. Real Change, the non-profit $2 weekly sold by street vendors… Read More

Why I’m staying with Comcast – even though it’s Comcast

Comcast has my TV business. And despite the deep emotional satisfaction I might derive from cutting that particular cable, it is… Read More

10 habits of an unproductive emailer: How not to write your next message

There are ways to email people so things get done, and ways to email people so things stall, backtrack or… Read More

In defense of boredom: Why your phone is killing your creativity

Last week I asked people on Facebook a question. “If you had to sit on a bench in a park… Read More

The one way social media is stressing you out — and why you should let it

Of all the ways we think using social media is stressing us out, only one is real, according to a… Read More

What should the U.S. do in response to North Korea? Nothing more

Commentary: The past 24 hours have seen the Sony hack attack take us even further into new, uncharted territory. With… Read More

Happy Holidays, it’s the Christmas Troll!

I’ll never forget the gift I unwrapped last Christmas. It came by digital delivery: A colorful package of incendiary words… Read More

Santa, all I want for Christmas is my 2.0

Dear Santa Tech, I won’t humblebrag: I’ve been good this year. Very good. I didn’t click on links in email… Read More

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