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Diminishing Returns for the October Surprise?

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Airs Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Apple Inc. said it will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. Larger but similar in design to Apple's popular iPhone, the iPad was billed by CEO Steve Jobs as "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone."

Blogosphere fad or future of the internet? We don't know, but it's really, really addictive (and kind of creepy). Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam takes a whirl on ChatRoulette.

High-speed broadband is rarely available on rural reservations. Members of the Karuk tribe in Northern California say the lack of connectivity is dangerous during emergencies. The FCC is appointing a new liaison to help bring broadband to more tribes.

Fan Creates Opening Credit Sequence

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 600 points and sank well below the 11,000 mark as U.S. markets closed Monday. Jittery investors reacted to the first-ever downgrade in U.S. credit and financial storms sweeping through Europe.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the release of a quarter-million confidential diplomatic cables by online whistleblower WikiLeaks' an attack on America and the international community.

As social networking gains in global popularity, each culture takes a different approach.