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Links for May 16th 2008

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Interesting links for May 15th 2008 through May 16th 2008: From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming" [Boing Boing Gadgets] - A fascinating look at the ancestors of the Nintendo WIi Fit system, from excercise bike/game hybrids to Dance, Dance Revolution. US 'cyber-bully' mother indicted [BBC NEWS] - "A ...

Links for May 14th 2008

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Interesting links for May 12th 2008 through May 14th 2008: Twitters scoops media in reporting China quake [The Age] - "The world had real-time news about China's massive earthquake as victims dashed out "twitter" text messages while it took place, in what is being touted as micro-blogging outshining mainstream news." Sightseeing in ...

Links for May 12th 2008

Monday, 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 ...

Links for May 6th 2008

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Interesting links for May 5th 2008 through May 6th 2008: Little Brother ยป Download for Free - Cory Doctorow's new young adult novel "Little Brother" is out and is also available, in its entirety, as a free download. The novel explores issues of privacy and surveillance (among others) as they ...

Links for May 1st 2008

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Interesting links for May 1st 2008: Free game hopes to save gorillas [BBC NEWS | Technology] - "Campaigners hoping to preserve Rwanda's endangered mountain gorilla are attempting to raise awareness of its plight by making a game simulating the lives of the animals free to mobile phone users." Sweet Hollywood hoax with ...

Links for April 28th 2008

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Interesting links for April 28th 2008: Viralcom [Joey and David] - Wonderful satirical series of high-end videos which look at user-generated content, looking at the imagined high-end producers behind each viral hit! (Boy puts mentos in sister's coke doesn't just come from nowhere!) :) Mobile phones outnumber Australians [ABC News (Australian ...

Links for April 27th 2008

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Interesting links for April 27th 2008 through April 28th 2008: Nielsen Online: Produsage Trends in Australia and New Zealand [Produsage.org] - Using details from Nielsen Online, Axel gives an outline of how many Australians and Kiwis are using Web 2.0 tools, and how many are "produsing" (lowdown: a lot use, less ...

Links for April 17th 2008

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Interesting links for April 17th 2008: TV takes the online challenge [The Age] - '"The reason people are illegally using P2P [peer-to-peer] networks is simply because content isn't available elsewhere," says Ten's general manager, Digital Media, Damian Smith.' (So give me a legal way to download Battlestar Galactica today and I ...

Links for April 14th 2008

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Interesting links for April 14th 2008: The new digital paparazzi [On Line Opinion - 14/4/2008] - Peter Black discusses "the new digital paparazzi" which are more likely friends, family, or even ourselves, posting photos online with little concern for personal privacy. Black argues that this is evident of a shift ...

Links for April 8th 2008

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Interesting links for April 8th 2008: Why Academics Should Blog... [Confessions of an Aca/Fan] - Henry Jenkins makes a powerful argument as to why academics - and postgraduate students - should be blogging. Connections, networks, exposure and clarity are among the themes! :) "I love a sunburnt country" [Flickr Blog] - ...