Today’s Scuttlebot: Social Media in the 16th Century and Online Piracy

Here’s what the tech reporters and editors found on the Web over the holiday weekend. The full list is at the right.

Building a Great 7-Inch Tablet
CNET News | Sound reasoning by @HarryMcCracken about why Apple would be the company to get 7-inch tablets done right. — Brian X. Chen

Social Media in the 16th Century
economist.com | Martin Luther, social media pioneer. Another example of how little is truly new, though the context is. — Steve Lohr

Infinite Stupidity
edge.org | A deep dig into evolution, social learning and creativity. — Steve Lohr

Retailers Try to Thwart Price Apps
WSJ.com | How retailers try to prevent you from using price-finder apps in their stores. — Damon Darlin

The Year in Mobile Apps
gigaom.com | We spent more time this year playing with mobile apps than browsing. — Nicole Perlroth

Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA
godaddy.com | Go Daddy is the first company to cave on its support for the online piracy act. Expect others to follow. — Nicole Perlroth

BlackBerry E-Mail Banned After Work by Volkswagen
thestar.com | VW’s company BlackBerrys will disconnect from corporate servers during off hours to give workers a break from work — Joshua Brustein

Explainer: Understanding SOPA
guardian.co.uk | There’s lots out there about the Stop Online Piracy Act, but nothing as fun as The Guardian’s animated explainer #SOPA — Joshua Brustein