Links for August 4th 2008

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Interesting links for August 3rd through August 4th 2008: Chinese netizens rail against Great Firewall [watoday.com.au] - A look at the heavy hand of internet censorship in China and the lengths China's netizens have to go to to avoid being blocked. A recent example shows a meme that the phrase "I'm ...

What Dr Horrible Can Teach TV About Participatory Culture

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Yesterday at the Social Networks stream of the conference attached to GO3 at the Perth Convention Centre I gave a fairly rough version of a new paper called “What Dr Horrible Can Teach TV About Participatory Culture.”  As readers of this blog will be well aware, one of my ongoing ...

Links for July 30th 2008

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Interesting links for July 28th 2008 through July 30th 2008: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog [Hulu] - Joss Whedon's 3 Dr Horrible webisodes - availble for one week only - are now back - for 4 months - on Hulu. Only, of course, if you live in the US. Or ...

Links for July 26th 2008

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Interesting links for July 25th 2008 through July 26th 2008: Last Lecture Professor Randy Pausch, 47, Dies [NYTimes Blog] - The sad loss of a truly inspirational educator. If you've not listened to Pausch's Last Lecture, go watch it now. GetUp! for what? Issues Driven Democracy in a Transforming Public Sphere ...

Links for July 23rd 2008

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Interesting links for July 23rd 2008: WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars [Wired Magazine 16.08] - To celebrate it's twenty-fifth anniversary, Wired has a good overview of the place of WarGames in videogame and geek history. What's In It For Doogie Howser? [Jeffrey ...