links for 2007-10-23
October 23rd, 2007 | by Tama |-
“MySpace, the website that redefined the meaning of friends in cyberspace, is showing signs of fatigue, with latest figures indicating that Australians - or at least hip ones - are deserting it for rival Facebook.”
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“A poll by The Times of 3000 fans who bought the album found the average price paid was £4 ($9.20) … On those figures, on the first day alone, the band would have collected more than $10 million, and by cutting out the middle man…”
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Jason Mittell ponders how much authority J.K. Rowling.has over the Potterverse now the books are complete. Is outing Dumbledore canon or fanon? Is it more than a little disappointing being gay really wasn’t explicitly discussed in the books at all?
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According to Cory Doctorow, Bloodspell is “the first feature-length machinima film, made entirely with a game-engine, and it’s a pioneering and important start for a new industry.” (Free download, too!)
