Geek Pride Blooms Into a Real-World Subculture
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NEW YORK -- The nerds are in the hoouusse! On a steaming Saturday, a horn-rimmed posse of software engineers, computer programmers and support technicians  was grooving at a most unlikely spot -- a fierce underground music venue here. The act: MC Chris -- king of the burgeoning world of "nerdcore...
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Now that first impressions are often made on the internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.
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Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe.
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He's a good-looking geek with a taste for derring-do and a job as a librarian who often saves the world.
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Computers long ago ceased to be simply tools. Instead, like digital music players and digital cameras, they are coming to reflect peopleÂs tastes and aspirations.
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When men appear as buxom, scantily  clad females in video games like "World of Warcraft," it is  more about winning than finding an outlet for a real-world  affinity for gender bending.
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The CAPS community is bullish for under-the-radar tech names.
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While their obsession with comics and computers verges on the fanatic, Japan's geeky hobbyists form a growing 2.6-billion-dollar market that should no longer be ignored, according to a private think tank.
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The holidays may mean food and decorating to some, but for the geek crowd, they're just another excuse to buy gadgets. Here's a collection of cool ones. By Xeni Jardin.
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âGrowing Up Onlineâ asks an increasingly important question: What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age steeped in a virtual world seemingly outside parental control?
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In my last article I introduced the idea of the Geek Ranch. The facility will be more than just a place for geeks to write code. We are going to need a web site to promote the facility to the various audiences. All the pieces of that web site are not yet determined but we do have an initial features list.  Here it is:  read more
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You don&#39;t have to be a computer geek to know who Craig Newmark is, though familiarity with the Internet helps. His is a household name in the virtual, if not the real, world because of the Web site he launched
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Grassroots creative communities are creating new forms of digital expression that are influencing both the art world and commercial culture.
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People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.
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It's slim pickin's for aficionados of techie TV. Here's an idea: Show us elves and gnomes courting a World of Warcraft &#252;bernerd. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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a go-to Web site for tech product reviews - is expanding from geekville to soccer moms and dads. The shift is aimed at showing tired, wired consumers how to make high-tech gadgets work together.
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Even in a virtual world on the  Internet, teens long to be cool. And what can be cooler than a  Ramones T-shirt on your self-styled Web persona?