When writing an email, you can "Cc" someone to send them a copy of an email you've sent to someone else. "Cc" stands for "carbon copy," and is included in nearly every email app, website, and program.

The carbon copy (cc:) capability is one of e-mail’s most useful and most abused aspects. Writers can easily add a recipient in a for-your-information capacity — not as a direct recipient, but someone ...

We all use the CC–carbon copy or courtesy copy–function to keep others in the loop and add transparency. As helpful as the CC field can be, it has a downside, as illustrated by the above story. We’ll ...

A new version of the Creative Commons license came out today. It’s the fourth iteration of the legal agreement, which was first released in 2002 and has since become nearly ubiquitous on the web among ...

I noted yesterday that Wired was releasing its future staff-shot photos under a Creative Commons license. They’re choosing a “noncommercial” license, but they specifically state that editorial use (by ...