Links for January 24th 2010: What Does China Censor Online? [Information Is Beautiful] – Provocative infographic illustrating some of what China blocks online. The Director of Downfall Speaks Out on All Those Angry YouTube Hitlers [Vulture - New York Magazine] – “When the Conan-Leno debacle began, two things were certain: One, it would change the [...]
Links for December 3rd 2009 through December 6th 2009: Panic Attack and YouTube Discovery [The Chutry Experiment] – Great post from Chuck Tryon about Fede Alvarez’s sudden appearance on the Hollywood radar thanks to his YouTube short “Ataque de Pánico,” (Panic Attack!), 4 minute special effects driven extravagnaza in which a city is destroyed and [...]
So, in the wake of the much-discussed and widely downloaded leak of the Wolverine workprint, the direct-to-DVD BSG prequel pilot Caprica has also found its way online over a week prior to any official release (on DVD or via direct download). Yet, while media corporations decry the sales supposedly lost and the evils of piracy, [...]
Links for March 31st 2009 through April 3rd 2009: Internet traffic in Sweden plummets on first day of law banning web piracy [Guardian] – Internet traffic in Sweden – previously a hotbed of illicit filesharing – has fallen dramatically in the first day of a new law banning online piracy. The country – home to [...]
For anyone interesting in the convoluted social world of the soon-to-return Battlestar Galactica, you must check out the hilarious Battlestar Book which tells the tale of BSG in Facebook status updates. A snippet: See the full Battlestar Book [Via io9]. Incidentally, does anyone know of an online generator or tool which can quickly knock out [...]
Links for December 30th 2008 through January 1st 2009: Principles for a New Media Literacy by Dan Gillmor, 27 December 2008 [Center for Citizen Media] – “Principles of Media Creation: 1. Do your homework, and then do some more. … 2. Get it right, every time. … 3. Be fair to everyone. … 4. Think [...]
As the countdown to the final (half) season of Battlestar Galactica ticks down in the US, SciFi are in the middle of a final run of webisodes (‘The Face of the Enemy’) which, as usual, are getting good press both on their own terms and as models of successful webisode content in relation to existing [...]
As a dedicated Battlestar Galactica fan I can’t wait for the final episodes to start in January and I’m already enjoying the countdown webisode series, ‘The Face of the Enemy’ which features Felix Gaeta, two Cylon Eights (Sharon’s model) and a few very desperate, very lost, BSG crew. The first webisode went live today and [...]
Links of interest for October 23rd 2008 through October 24th 2008: Musician defends Sony game song [BBC NEWS | World | Africa] – “The Malian musician whose song is being removed from a Sony video game because of concern it may offend Muslims has denied the music was blasphemous. Grammy award-winning Toumani Diabate said the [...]
While I generally find American elections a bit bizzare, they always produce the most quotable cultural artifacts and observations. 2008 has already had some corkers, but my geeky side just couldn’t let “John McCain is a Cylon” pass! The evidence: The campaign: [Via] addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tamaleaver.net%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2Fsaul-tigh-for-president%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Saul+Tigh+for+President%3F’; addthis_pub = ‘tamaleaver’;
