The New York Times has an article about a syphilis outbreak among gay men who participated in a particular AOL chat room, and how the San Francisco health department and AOL got together to handle the problem without violating the privacy of the men involved.
Janelle Brown does the world a favor by taking a skeptical look at the contrived phenomenon of Internet addiction for Salon.
http://www.bushwatch.com is keeping a close eye on George Bush, Jr. for us.
Amazon.com’s Purchase Circles are a good reason not to order books from the any more, but they’re fascinating from a voyeuristic standpoint. For example, the best selling book among Microsoft employees is none other than Bill Gates’ 470 page marketing brochure, Business @ the Speed of Thought.