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Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar is a technology journalist and is the author of The Internet of Elsewhere, about the history and effects of the Internet in four countries around the world: South Korea, Senegal, Estonia and Iran.

Articles By Cyrus Farivar

Mr. Ambassador, Meet President Zuckerberg

Facebook is sending diplomats to foreign countries. Now foreign countries should send diplomats to Facebook.

Cyrus Farivar | TECHNOLOGY | Friday, May 27, 2011, at 12:31 PM

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How To Steal a European Painting

Why is art theft so common in Europe?

Cyrus Farivar | EXPLAINER | Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at 5:36 PM

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Still Waiting for That $100 Laptop?

The latest sign that Nicholas Negroponte's cheapo-computer scheme will never work.

Cyrus Farivar | TECHNOLOGY | Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at 1:51 PM

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Cyberwar I

What the attacks on Estonia have taught us about online combat.

Cyrus Farivar | TECHNOLOGY | Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at 12:14 PM

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Waiting for That $100 Laptop?

Don't hold your breath.

Cyrus Farivar | GIZMOS | Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at 3:31 PM

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Green-Collar Crime

How I stopped an Internet sex hoax.

Cyrus Farivar | WEBHEAD | Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at 12:31 PM

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Cyrus Farivar

Mr. Ambassador, Meet President Zuckerberg

Facebook is sending diplomats to foreign countries. Now foreign countries should send diplomats to Facebook.

How To Steal a European Painting

Why is art theft so common in Europe?

Still Waiting for That $100 Laptop?

The latest sign that Nicholas Negroponte's cheapo-computer scheme will never work.

Cyberwar I

What the attacks on Estonia have taught us about online combat.

Waiting for That $100 Laptop?

Don't hold your breath.

Green-Collar Crime

How I stopped an Internet sex hoax.