Part of the NBC 2.0 philosophy has been to put cheap programming on air as a measure to cut corners and save money. Even before the writers' strike this has meant a string of programs that are “unscripted,” such as cheesy game shows and of course the requisite fakeality nonsense. So taking quarterlife, a Web 2.0 based online show/online community from the creators of thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and sticking it......

The Times technology section does a feature on message boards where high schoolers dish about other students and teachers. Schools are wondering what they can do (also worrying about legal ramifications for boards run off of school sites) as Some say the reach of the Web magnifies the potential harm far beyond anything heard at school. "In middle school and early high school, people are not able to discriminate what is real and what......