Category Archives: Feminism and Technology

New Carnival of Feminists, With A Book Theme!

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here at The Hidden Side of a Leaf.

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Still Relevant – Frontline’s “American Porn”

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Watch it here. Below is an excerpt from a review: … the real success of the program lies in its ability to provide tangible examples of the increasingly closer connection between pornography and community-sanctioned corporations. While not as visually enticing, … Continue reading →

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More About Blogging While Female

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Jenn at Reappropriate has an interesting post here. Below is an excerpt: …The intolerance towards female bloggers, therefore, is not just a disincentive towards female participation online, but it is an attack on feminism, itself. What male aggressors promote by … Continue reading →

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Effects of Anonymity

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read Deindividuation and Seung Hui Cho at The Situationist. Below is an excerpt: Phil Zimbardo, in his great book, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil, describes”how a simple change in one’s external appearance can trigger dramatic changes … Continue reading →

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“PS2, because your girlfriend bores you shitless”.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Ann Bartow

That’s the terminal tag line (see bottom right hand corner) for these ads for Sony Playstation 2: Via the f-word. –Ann Bartow

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“It’s different for girls: the importance of recognizing and incorporating equality in discussions of Internet speech”

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read Jennifer Barrigar’s essay here at “On the Identity Trail”.

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Gay Bomb?

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Bridget Crawford

According to this report  from the local CBS affiliate in San Francisco,  an Air Force lab in Ohio proposed in 1994 that the Defense Department develop a “Gay Bomb,” a hormonal weapon  intended to  ”turn” all enemy soldiers into homosexuals … Continue reading →

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Freebie Ad For AT&T’s Ten Dollars Per Month DSL

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Haven’t heard about AT&T’s bargain ten dollars per month DSL? The Consumerists theorizes this is because AT&T doesn’t want you to know about it: As part of a concession made to the FCC in order to get its mitts on … Continue reading →

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Harriette A. Page, “Female Blogging: Issues of Identity, Relations and Play”

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Really interesting paper with lots of data and links accessible here.

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Buy Thicker Curtains.

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Ann Bartow

And keep them closed. And don’t go outdoors, because Google now offers “street view.” On a related note, I overheard two college students talking about why they change clothing in the bathroom stall of the women’s locker room at the … Continue reading →

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There Was An Arrest, But Will There Be Justice?

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From ABC News: ‘Most Wanted Accused Child Pornographer/Rapist’ Arrested in China: Former Deputy Allegedly Raped His Daughter, Posted the Video Online By PIERRE THOMAS, JACK DATE and THERESA COOK Kenneth John Freeman, described by the U.S. Marshals Service as “one … Continue reading →

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Rape and Second Life

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here is an overview of the situation: Last month, two Belgian publications reported that the Brussels police have begun an investigation into a citizen’s allegations of rape — in Second Life. I am half convinced that the tantalizingly brief story, … Continue reading →

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Website Accessibility for People With Disabilities

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The audio of the New York City Bar Association’s May 3 program on “Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities” is now available for listening and/or download here. This program followed a recent New York City Bar report demonstrating that accessibility … Continue reading →

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“The Sexual Politics of Google”

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Ann Bartow

At Balkinization, Jack Balkin notes: When you type “she invented” into Google, it returns: Did you mean: “he invented” The same, by the way, also applies for Google searches for “she created,” “she succeeded,” and “she led.” Lest you think … Continue reading →

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Does This Mean That Irony Is Dead? Or That Irony Isn’t Dead? I Get Confused.

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Guess what? “ReputationDefender” aggressively defends its own reputation! In response to this post, I received the following e-mail (which I also obtained explicit permission to post here): Dear Prof. Bartow, We were admittedly disturbed to read your recent blog posting … Continue reading →

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Something About The Timing Gives Me Pause

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Over at Concurring Opinions, David Hoffman began a post about the WaPo article on Xoxohth’s “law school hotties” contest with these words: Reputation Defender is a new start-up that seeks to commodify internet self-help. According to yesterday’s WashingtonPost article on … Continue reading →

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Does The Yahoo Avatar Pictured Below Look “Plus Sized” To You?

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The blogger “One Jewish Dyke” writes that not only is this the largest female avatar available at Yahoo, but that if you choose it, your virtual clothing choices are very limited, which she notes is rather odd, because: In a … Continue reading →

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We Are All Porn Search Engine Optimizers Now

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Ann Bartow

When people end their blogs, pornographers and others often take over the blog’s URL. Bloggers who don’t keep their blogrolls updated may inadvertently be linking to, and increasing the search engine rank of, porn sites. This blog doesn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Ann Bartow, “Some Peer-to-Peer, Democratically and Voluntarily Produced Thoughts About ‘The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom,’ By Yochai Benkler”

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Ann Bartow

As my friend Siva Vaidhyanathan did before me, I wrote a review of Benkler’s (relatively) new book, which can be downloaded here. In fact, I mention Siva’s review in my review, so feel free to offer your review of my … Continue reading →

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“…Computer scientist Frances E. Allen, whose work helped crack Cold War-era code and predict the weather, today will be named the first woman to receive her profession’s highest honor.”

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Ann Bartow

From the LA Times: … The Assn. for Computing Machinery has granted the A.M. Turing Award for technical merit to no more than a few people each year since 1966. Winners include Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who helped create … Continue reading →

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