Reddit going black to protest SOPA, Wikipedia may join
The popular blog Reddit will be blacked out for 12 hours on Jan. 18 to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act that is wending its… Read More »Reddit going black to protest SOPA, Wikipedia may join
Michael Becker
Michael Becker is the Web Editor of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has been a blogger and professional journalist since 2005, covering subjects ranging from nonprofits and crime to engineering and technology.
Montana insurance commissioner launches online complaint system
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced today the creation of an online form for residents to report problems with their insurance.
A note about the police reports on Facebook
Some of the fans of the Chronicle Police Reports page on Facebook have noticed that the blotter items posted there are not posted on the… Read More »A note about the police reports on Facebook
Montana Secretary of State launches site to streamline election law violation reports
Update: Terri McCoy called over the weekend to clarify one issue about the complaints received from the 2010 reporting program. I wrote that 45 submissions… Read More »Montana Secretary of State launches site to streamline election law violation reports
Web blackout discussed to protest SOPA
If you haven’t heard about SOPA and PIPA from the people in your online circles already, you will probably learn about it soon, especially if… Read More »Web blackout discussed to protest SOPA
Bozeman police buying wireless patrol car camera
The Bozeman Police Department announced Nov. 30 that it received a grant to buy a new patrol car camera that streams data wirelessly to servers… Read More »Bozeman police buying wireless patrol car camera
‘Silicon Prairie’
An article published on Inc.com extolls the virtues of the Gallatin Valley as a home for tech start-ups.
Departing the social network
Jenna Wortham at the New York Times gives us this article today, telling the stories of people who are living outside the Facebook empire.
Washington congressman fires aides over unsavory tweets
This post comes from the “don’t tweet about goofing off at work and think that your boss will never find out” department.
Six days a week
The Chronicle’s fellow Pioneer-owned paper, the Herald Journal in Logan, Utah, announced this week that it will stop printing a paper on Mondays.