The XX Factor : internet

Childbirth Becomes an Interactive Experience

Jessica Grose — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMT

Over the summer, Sara Morishige Williams, the wife of the CEO of Twitter, Tweeted while giving birth. A Minnesota woman named Lynsee has taken the natal overshare to the next level: she broadcast video of herself giving birth on a local social networking...(read more)

If Boys Had Girl Parts

Susannah Breslin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Generally, I try to avoid advertiser-created viral videos like the plague. Created by corporations, they tend to make me feel duped into watching them, whether they're any good or not. But I found a new series of viral videos by Tampax to be unusually...(read more)

Is Blogging While Female Really So "Perilous"?

Susannah Breslin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:03:00 GMT

On the occasion of a zillion geeks descending on Austin for SXSW, the Austin Chronicle considers the so-called "perils of being a female blogger." According to the article, while the blogosphere is rife with chicks everywhere you click, the "professional...(read more)

Drew Didn't Cause That Suicide

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:36:00 GMT

Not sure what we should or could do about baby-brained grown-ups who suffer from a total lack of sense, Emily . But you are so right to point out that cyber-strega Lori Drew didn't "cause'' that poor girl to kill herself. Not to give this horror show...(read more)

No Adults Allowed

Torie Bosch — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:37:00 GMT

News from the trial of Lori Drew, the mother whose MySpace hoax allegedly led her 13-year-old daughter's friend Megan Meier to commit suicide: Drew was convicted of three misdemeanor charges of accessing computers without authorization but not the more...(read more)