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Nicholas White


Nicholas White is the founder and editor in chief of the Daily Dot. His work has appeared in Wired, PBS, the Associated Press and elsewhere, and his reporting has been honored for excellence in journalism by the Associated Press.

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Dot Dot Dot: Scoring points on the Internet

If all the Web’s a game, how do you decide who wins? 

On Sep 27, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Starting fresh on the Web

The Internet has the power to address important issues of sexism and “thinspiration.” It’s just a matter of rising to the challenge.

On Sep 13, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Facing an Internet crackdown

We need the kind of social institutions that will direct the new flood of speech productively.

On Sep 6, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Crowdsourcing a better democracy

Internet-savvy politicians are showing how the Web can drastically alter the relationship between government and the governed. 

On Aug 30, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: The year the Internet went mainstream (again)

In the Daily Dot’s first year, the Web changed in profound and unexpected ways, ascending into pop culture like never before. 

On Aug 23, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: When private lives go public

Trying to grasp the gray area of personal security between Chatroulette and Trapwire. 

On Aug 16, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: The Internet amplifies the best and worst of the Olympics

Whether it was jaw-dropping athletic performances, corporate greed, or racism, the Internet made the best and worst of the Olympics even better (and worse) this year.

On Aug 9, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: The perfect imperfection of YouTube

Here’s hoping YouTube’s $200 million investment in premium content functions to support the voices that make the network so engaging and original.  

On Aug 2, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: A solution to the Internet Fuckwad Theory

With rampant trolling and fake accounts online, pseudonyms help create accountability and continuity.

On Jul 26, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: On the Internet, we are all the media

It’s a golden age for media manipulators. Why? Because they now have direct access to everyone.

On Jul 19, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Coming to terms with Terms of Service

Should companies be required to seek our input when they want to change their TOS?

On Jul 5, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Walking a mile on the Web

What Ze Frank, a 9-year-old food blogger, the military, and Reddit can teach us about empathy. 

On Jun 28, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: The best and worst of the Web

The empowerment created by the Internet can expose our finer instincts—on both ends of the spectrum.

On Jun 21, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Can the Internet save civilization?

There’s one thing Civilization II didn’t factor into its computer model of the world—the Web—and it might just be what saves us in the end.

On Jun 14, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Dot Dot Dot: Identity games on the Web

Online, going undercover is as easy as signing up for Facebook or Twitter. 

On Jun 7, 2012 by Nicholas White