Topic: MySpace Inc.

Gamers tinker with power chords

Bands and DJs hack into video-game gear to create instruments.

Burma and the vocabulary of reluctance

That we don't want to do something doesn't mean that we won't eventually do it.

Horizons: What's new in sci-tech

Mercury's magnetic mixture, befriending new websites, how to cook invasive species

Befriending new websites

Gamers tinker with power chords

Bands and DJs hack into video-game gear to create musical instruments and then perform live on stage - plastic axes sometimes backed up by real guitars.

Opinion: Turn teen texting toward better writing

Teachers who co-opt Web tools for class have the best of both worlds.

A lab in Florida acts as a real-life CSI show ... for manatees

Martine de Wit leads a team of forensic pathologists that performs autopsies on the endangered creatures to determine their cause of death.

A lab in Florida acts as a real-life CSI show ... for manatees

Martine de Wit leads a team of forensic pathologists that performs autopsies on the endangered creatures to determine their cause of death.

The MySpace crowd gets chummy with Chumby

Once a sci-fi dream, the Wi-Fi home is within reach, thanks to a menagerie of new cuddly gadgets.

The MySpace crowd gets chummy with Chumby

Once a sci-fi dream, the Wi-Fi home is within reach, thanks to a menagerie of new cuddly gadgets.

Anti-'emo' anger stirs call for diversity

Following attacks on the youth subculture, organizers hope to encourage Mexican teenagers to be themselves.

Tempelhof airport divides Berliners along cold-war lines

The German capital votes Sunday on closing the airport that served as a crucial conduit for Allied supplies during the Soviet blockade of Berlin from 1948-49.

'Other youth vote' is harder to mobilize

Young people with no college experience may be pivotal in Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, but will they turn out?

Into it: Harlan Coben

The bestselling thriller author talks about what he's reading, watching, and listening to – and why one particular singer keeps getting mentioned in his books.

Web-safety lessons from teachers and 12-year-olds

Virginia schools are the first to mandate Internet safety classes. But are kids listening?

Mastering the high-tech tools that help us

Experts see a rising pushback against digital distraction.

Mastering the high-tech tools that help us

Experts see a rising pushback against digital distraction.

Author of mafia exposé lives in spotlight – and gun sights

Roberto Saviano says he would be giving in to mob power if he left Italy because of the death threats 'Gomorrah' has brought him.

For the networks, television's future is online

The launch of online syndication sites such as hulu.com underscore how television companies are using the Internet to leverage their key asset: well-made content.

Opinion: The law vs. online hate speech

Anonymous bullies must be held accountable.

The Monitor's View: Face-off by Facebook

Using Web social networks for political ends is a new political force – for the better.

Godtube.com puts Christian worship online

Entrepreneur Chris Wyatt draws millions to GodTube.com, a website with Christian content that features prayer walls, video clips, and social networking.

USA

For election 08, youth voter turnout swells

Their numbers surged in the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. Will the trend continue?

The new problem of 'photonapped' images online

In the hunt for 'authenticity,' some companies are using photos from social networking sites in ad campaigns.