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The evolution of 2.0

The term “Web 2.0” was coined to describe (and, in part, predict) the rise in user-created content on the Net. Recently there have been two stories that show interesting developments in Web 2.0's evolution: bumps in the road to the anticipated convergence with television, and the rise of 2.0 as alternative journalism.

Buried treasure

Why are movies so often unlike their trailers? The answer may surprise you.

Edward Boyd, 1914-2007

Profile of the late Edward Boyd, who pushed Pepsi to market to African Americans.