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Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 will include rules for how apps and social networks gather and use personal data from young users.
The company is testing a feature that will allow individuals can send messages to members outside of their friends network for a dollar per message.
Despite studies discrediting links between video games and gun violence, both industries have quietly benefited from product placement.
Kathmandu, the country's capital, suffers from high levels of dust pollution. The army chief, a devoted cyclist, says the move will also encourage a healthier way of living.
As in other majority non-Christian countries such as Japan, it's largely seen as a secular holiday. Focus is placed largely on children, with Santa Claus making the rounds as well.
In response to a growing number of visitors along with recent city ordinances restricting or eliminating on-street parking, some parking garage owners are turning to smartphone technology.
Mercadillos, or "little markets," are stepping into the gap created between larger retailers who can't release their stock and struggling customers looking for bargains.
Largely out of nostalgia and increased health consciousness, executives are returning to bikes as a means of transport. The ones they're buying reflect their new status.
The site has recently purged thousands without explanation, creating controversy over what constitutes a valid review.
In the country with the highest murder rate in Europe, a movement that barely existed a year ago makes its case for liberalizing gun laws.
The Tor Project was originally created to hide dissidents' online activity in countries that censor the Internet. Westerners now make up a significant share of its volunteer base, but signing on comes with risks.
Not only is the company looking to incorporate unsolicited clips, it's considering including autoplay functionality. The goal: To grab dollars from advertising budgets currently reserved for television.
This month, proceeds from the purchase of any of three branded items displayed within the popular social game FarmVille 2 will go to the nonprofit organization Water.org.
The Verge's Nilay Patel digs deeper into the recently-announced policy change that has Instagram users riled up. The reaction reveals that both have something to learn about each other.
A scientist has created a new form of electronic ID that gives sites only the minimum amount of information needed for authentication.
In a country where sports spending is all but nonexistent, two teams look to local businesses -- specifically, a brothel and a funeral parlor -- for funding.
The BBC is launching three pay-TV channels in the country, including CBeebies, which airs Teletubbies and other preschool programs.
Tea growers have won legal protection for the name, ensuring that, as with certain specially-produced wines and spirits, theirs is the only tea that gets to be called Darjeeling.
Reporters Without Borders has launched a site that "publishes content that has been censored or banned or has led to reprisals against its creator."
The town of Lens, in northern France, put out a massive effort to convince the Louvre to come. In addition to its art, it's bringing 750 jobs to the area.