Most people became aware of the SOPA and PIPA debate earlier this week when jessicazeun.com and many other websites went dark or displayed an alternative page for 24 hours in an attempt to draw attention to the issue. The most prominent site to do this was Wikipedia raising a cry from students all over the [...]
Recently a colleague introduced me to the concept of bit coins. The idea is that they offer a method for transactions which are too small for a debit or credit card payment but where the payment needs to be digital rather than in cash. In my e-commerce classes I often encourage students to debate the [...]
