Media and Popular Culture: Digital Culture & Online/Social Media

Boing Boing finds interesting Internet bits and sites -- a mix of tech, culture, and fun

Exhaustively covers the rapidly growing world of mobile devices/cell phones/personal digital assistants.

The Center for Democracy and Technology is a nonprofit public policy organization and one of the leading Internet freedom organizations working at the critical edge of policy innovation.

The Center for Internet and Society is a leader in the study of the law & policy around the Internet & emerging technologies.

Overview of subcultures and issues related to digital culture.

Digital Natives focuses on the key legal, social, and political implications of a generation "born digital" - those who grow up immersed in digital technologies, for whom a life fully integrated with digital devices is the norm.

A peer reviewed online journal devoted to the discourses, ideologies and uses of new media technologies.

The Internet Society's mission is to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.

An open access peer-reviewed academic journal. Articles are free, and are offered as PDF files. Themed issues such as: 'Virtual Worlds Research, Past, Present & Future'; 'Consumer Behavior in Virtual Worlds'; and a call for the third issue on the 'Culture of Virtual Worlds'.

Social Media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks

Insights from Googlers into their products, technology and the Google culture

News, articles, tips, commentaries, and reviews on Microsoft technology -- Windows, gaming, mobile, servers, software -- and Microsoft competitors

The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

Rough Type is an independent blog written and published by author Nicholas Carr. It’s mainly about technology, culture, and economics, though it wanders into other areas at times.

"News for nerds": breaking stories about the computer industry, the software industry, telecommunications and the Internet.

This official Microsoft Blog aims to cover and add context around the top level news from the company and industry.

The Verge's mission is to offer breaking news coverage and in-depth reporting, product information, and community content via a unified, modern platform.

TUAW is your source for Apple news, tips, reviews and how-tos.

The leading, mass market consumer magazine devoted to the new communication technologies and the digital revolution.