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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 ...

Virgin Mobile and Creative Commons Sued by US Teen

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

A couple of months ago I wrote about Virgin Mobile's controversial use of CC-Licensed images from Flickr in one of their advertising campaigns.  Things have now taken an odd twist, with on of the teenagers features in the photos suing not just Virgin but Creative Commons as well!  As the Sydney ...

Happenings from and about Creative Commons in Australia

Friday, July 27th, 2007

On the back of a lot of really interesting work and events last year, Creative Commons Australia have released their "Unlocking the Potential Through Creative Commons" report which examines the role (and potential roles) of Creative Commons licensing in Australia.  It's an easy read and has lots of examples, so ...

The Art(s) of Venice

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

On our honeymoon last month, Emily and I were lucky enough to be in Venice during the heart of the 2007 Venice Biennale, one of the world's most exciting and long-running art festivals. We saw many amazing installations and exhibitions and had a fabulous time exploring all sorts of ...

When Subiaco Oval Attacks!

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

The second half of 2007 hit with something of a bang today.  The combination of extreme winds and the proximity of our place to Subiaco Oval suddenly led to the rather loud, dramatic and quite dangerous appearance of the massive advertising signs from Subi Oval hitting out (glass) back door ...

24 Hours of Flickr

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Today 05.05.2007 (which is one of those lovely dates which makes sense on both US and normal people's calendars), photography sharing and community building uber-site, Flickr, is running an event called 24 Hours of Flickr. The details: To celebrate this global community, we invite you to join us in "24 ...