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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Posted in Google, australia, convergence, del.icio.us links, tv, tyranny of digital distance, videogames, youtube | No Comments »
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 ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Interesting links for April 6th 2008:
Study: Violent Games Relax Players [Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online] - "People who play violent videogames online generally feel more relaxed and less angry after they have played, according to a new study by ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Interesting links for March 31st 2008 through April 1st 2008:
Police take a tip from YouTube [Australian IT] - "Call it BlueTube. Citizen-supplied video evidence of crimes appears set to take off with police forces around Australia."
Embracing the torrent of online video [BBC NEWS | Technology] - Very positive piece from ...
Posted in advertising, australia, bittorrent, convergence, del.icio.us links, participatory culture, tv, youtube | No Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Interesting links for March 30th 2008:
Getting Started [Photoshop Express] - Great set of simple explanations (in video) for making the most of Photoshop Express.
Adobe Photoshop Express - Adobe's push into online applications continues, this time with a (very) scaled-down version of Photoshop as an online tool. Adobe are clearly getting ...
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