Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Links of interest for October 1st 2008 through October 2nd 2008:
Google Search 2001 - To celebrate Google's 10th birthday they've gone back in time and worked with the Internet Archive to let you search the 2001 web ... YouTube is a nonsense word, 'blog' only returns 76,400 hits and Facebook ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Links of interest for September 12th 2008 through September 14th 2008:
YouTube bans terrorism training videos [SMH] - "Terrorist training videos will be banned from appearing on YouTube, under revised new guidelines being implemented by the popular video-sharing site. The Google-owned portal will ban footage that advertises terrorism or extremist causes ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Links of interest for September 9th 2008 through September 10th 2008:
Pirates become canon keepers [The Australian] - "Some commentators have suggested that it's simply easier for studios to replace the entire score than to investigate music rights. In any case, an unannounced modern alteration is cultural vandalism, even if you ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
Links of interest for September 5th 2008 through September 8th 2008:
BigPond backs down on Uluru adverts [The Age] - "Telstra BigPond has come under fire for placing advertising billboards on its Second Life island right in front of a virtual model of Uluru. The company has since removed the billboards, ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Interesting links for August 7th 2008 through August 8th 2008:
Steal This Hook? Girl Talk Flouts Copyright Law [NYTimes.com] - "Girl Talk, whose real name is Gregg Gillis, makes danceable musical collages out of short clips from other people’s songs; there are more than 300 samples on “Feed the Animals,” the ...
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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 ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Interesting links for July 4th 2008 through July 7th 2008:
Iran: death penalty for "corrupt weblogs" [Boing Boing] - "New legislation has been proposed in Iran that could make blogging a crime punishable by death. ... A translated English copy of the proposed legislation is here."
Watching you, watching YouTube [BBC NEWS ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Interesting links for July 3rd 2008:
Virtual Worlds Research: Past, Present and Future (Vol 1, No 1) [Journal of Virtual Worlds Research] - The inaugural issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is out, showcasing some excellent research and situating virtual worlds in an ongoing and dynamic research context. ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Interesting links for June 30th 2008 through July 2nd 2008:
The Internet Has the Power to Transform Your TV Show into a TV Brand [Deep Focus/Yahoo!] - New research (from a survey of 2000) which shows viewers under 35 treat the TV show as part of a franchise or brand, and ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Interesting links for June 17th 2008 through June 19th 2008:
Study: 82 Percent of Consumers Accept In-Game Ads [Life from Wired.com] - "... according to a recent study crafted as a joint venture between the Nielsen company and in-game ad entrepreneurs IGA Worldwide. "82 percent felt games were just as enjoyable ...
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