Reddit names are unconnected to real-world identities and it's commonplace for users to create 'throwaway' accounts to reveal sensitive information.

The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal.

Talking about 'stopping globalization' is unrealistic - and probably not what anti-globalization protesters actually want.

It's fine to have social media that connects us with old friends, but we need tools that help us discover new people as well.

You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.

When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.

The wider world is a click away, but whether we mean to or not, we're usually filtering it out.