links for 2007-09-20
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“An Australian software firm (2Clix), which was suing a broadband community website (Whirlpool) over unflattering comments published on its message board, has said it would drop its case.” [Via]
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“YouTube is once again at the center of a political and cultural firestorm, as video of a University of Florida student being tasered at a Senator John Kerry speaking event is the must-see video of the moment.”
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“A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched. Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages.”
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An online suite of editing tools embedded in YouTube (based on Abobe Premiere technology) letting users edit their YouTube clips entirely online!
links for 2007-09-19
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“iPhone just might be the best thing that has ever happened to Google Maps -– it has made them popular like never before and has driven the usage substantially. This information comes courtesy of Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice president of …”
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“Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes — a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis — as a horizontal “smiley face” in a computer message.”
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“Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has slammed his record label and strongly encouraged fans to steal music.”
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Includes an interview with the protest leader …
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The walls come down and New York Times Select stops existing as a wall stopping full access to the New York Times archive and certain cool content. Why? They can make more money from online ads with all content accessible!
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“Mozilla is launching a new effort to improve email and internet communications. We will increase our investment and focus on our current email client — Thunderbird — and on innovations in the email and communications areas.”
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“:MySpace … says that after experimenting with technology over the last six months it can tailor ads to the personal information that its 110 million active users leave on their profile pages.”
Which WitchBlade?
A few months ago I wrote about my disappointment with a statuette of Mary-Jane Watson from the Spider-Man comics which showed her basically washing Peter Parker’s Spider-Suit whilst standing in an overly provocative pose. There was substantial community dismay at this overtly objectifying piece (especially since MJ has, at times, been one of the stronger women in the Spider-Man franchise). It seems this dismay has had little sway, evinced by this new “limited-edition Witchblade Schoolgirl” piece hitting the shelves:
I could rant further, but I think this response over at Occasional Superheroine is probably the most apt one.
Of course, the comic book industry (or the associated model market) are far from alone in extremely problematic and sexist representations as this Boing Boing post on hyper-sexualized advertising reminds us.
links for 2007-09-18
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Aranofsky’s commentary on The Fountain which the producer’s chose to leave off the DVD release (edited by Niko Tavernise, Antwrangler Films. It is 31.8 MB Mono mp3 file).
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“Hot on the heels of Joss Whedon’s hugely popular “Buffy: Season Eight” series for Dark Horse Comics (consistently the publisher’s top-selling title since its launch last March) comes a Whedon-supervised “Angel: Season Six” funnybook series fo
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“A sophisticated robotic face can express a wide range of expressions, and even transform itself to LOOK LIKE ANYONE. The WD-2 robot created by researchers at Tokyo University is a malleable face mask with rear projection…”
Podcamp Australia: Perth, October 27 & 28
The dates and venue for Podcamp Australia are now locked in, so make sure you keep 27 & 28 October free in your schedule!
I’m part of the Perth end of the organizing committee, but I’ve been traveling a lot of late and have been shamefully hands-off thus far, so kudos have to go to Richard Giles for lining up the venue and Les Quarman from Central TAFE (the East Perth section) for agreeing to allow Podcamp Australia in their unconference-friendly facilities!
So, Australians, especially those who can make it to Perth for 27 & 28 October, who and what do you want at Podcamp? And what are you will to do at Podcamp?!?
links for 2007-09-14
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“Political satire program The Chaser’s War on Everything has catapulted the ABC into the ratings records in the wake of its APEC motorcade stunt last weekend.”
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“For the first time in federal election history the battle for the hearts and minds of young voters is being waged online. The “YouTube election” kicked off in a big way…”
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