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Annotated Digital Culture Links: January 11th 2009

Links for January 11th 2009:

• let the remixes begin (UPDATED) [Lessig Blog] - Lawrence Lessig appears on The Colbert Report promoting his new book, Remix... remixes ensue!
• tiltshiftmaker.com - Transform your photos into tilt-shift style miniatures - "Tilt-shift miniature style photos are pictures of real-life scenes that are manipulated to look like model photographs. Now you can easily transform your existing digital camera photos into tilt-shift style miniatures using tiltshiftmaker.com." (A fairly minimal setup, but with the right photographs, these can look impressive.)
• Mouthwash linked with increased cancer risk [ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] - "Dental experts are warning mouthwash could cause oral cancer and should be made available on prescription only. A review published in the Australian Dental Journal has linked mouthwash containing alcohol to an increased risk of developing the deadly disease. The alcohol in mouthwash is believed to allow cancer causing compounds to attack the lining of the mouth more easily. The review author, Michael McCullough, is an Associate Professor in Oral medicine at Melbourne University."
• Whopper® Sacrifice - Sacrifice 10 friends from Facebook for a free WHOPPER® - Latest Burger King promotion is pretty web-savy: use Burger King Facebook application, delete 10 Facebook friends (and the application tells them you've done so) and get a free burger.