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Links for May 12th 2008

Interesting links for May 9th 2008 through May 12th 2008:

• TimeTube - "Creates a timeline for any YouTube keyword search--very handy for visualising the activity around particular topics--and iterations/transformations of particular videos--over time." (Via Jean)
• Victorian Liberal staffers sacked for blogging [gatewatching] - Two staffers in the Victorian Liberal Party were fired after they were outed as the writers of a blog highly critical of the party's leader. Jason Wilson: "blogs revealed once more as a politically disruptive technology". (More from the ABC)
• Storm Troopin' - a set on Flickr - An absolutely wonderful set which tells the convoluted tale of Star Wars StormTrooper (toy) TK-704 and his many adventures in our world, from his quest for love, the arrival of other Troppers, and their shared love of doughnuts!
• Grand Theft Auto IV smashes sales record [theage.com.au] - "Grand Theft Auto IV blew away video game and Hollywood records as its creators reported that it raked in an unprecedented $US500 million in its opening week."