Tag Archives: internet

When Sex Bloggers Get Slut Shamed

It probably shouldn’t surprise to anyone that, in general, women in the blogosphere get a lot more harassment than men. After all, just walking down the street, women get a lot more harassment than men. While I’ve been aware of this for a long time, it returned to the foreground of my thinking when John […]

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Google’s Acting in Loco Parentis

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This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. Clipped from: sexandthe405.com (share this clip) Google just launched Google Instant, a somewhat nifty feature. You’ve probably noticed recently that when you start to enter a search query, Google would give you suggestions so you wouldn’t need to keep typing. They’ve taken it a step further. […]

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Freedom From Porn and the iPhone

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This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. The internet is abuzz with the latest back and forth about porn between Apple and the rest of the world. Ryan Tate at Gawker.com had an interesting conversation with him, and he’s posted the entire thing here: Clipped from: gawker.com by clp.ly In particular, there are […]

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Keeping Your Online Photos Private

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Clipped from: www.comeasyouare.com by clp.ly I have to admit that I wouldn’t have thought of this if I hadn’t read about it, although if you’re a techie, this probably won’t surprise you. According to a blog post at Come As You Are, there’s a potential privacy issue that results from something called EXIF data being […]

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STI Testing via the Internet: Pros and Cons

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This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. I recently received a press release about STD Test Express, an online service designed to make getting tested for sexually transmitted infections easier. At first, I thought it was a great idea. After thinking about it, I still think it’s a good idea but not perfect. […]

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some new info about kids and the internet

Sometimes, it seems like every time I turn around, someone else is freaking out about “protecting children from sex” which usually translates into withholding information, lying about sex and safety, pretending that teens aren’t sexual beings, and projecting a “do what I say, not what I did” message. Ironically, as Judith Levine points out in […]

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kinky social networking

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If you’re kinky and looking for folks to connect with, you might find Facebook to be a bit vanilla for your tastes. Plus, Facebook doesn’t give you too many options for relationship types. If you’re polyamorous, have a play partner, a life partner and a submissive, Facebook simply can’t handle that. If you want a […]

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