Well, something really good did come out of the hoax Dutch “Kidney Donor Show”. Not only did the show did create (worldwide) awareness of the scarcity of donor organs, but 12,000 TV viewers signed up by text messaging to become future donors.

This is what would happen if this blog was written by the LOL CATS! (Created using http://lol.ianloic.com/.) [Via]

“Tim O’Reilly…has posted a tremendous case study on a book that was available as a free download as well as available in stores. The case study isn’t iron-clad proof that giving away books sells books, but it’s the best evidence I’ve seen to date.”

“Sad but true: “Battlestar Galactica” will end its run next year after its fourth and final season.”

NYTimes on Google’s StreetView: ‘“The issue that I have ultimately is about where you draw the line between taking public photos and zooming in on people’s lives,” Ms. Kalin-Casey said.’

“Korea has just finished negotiating a free trade agreement with the US that is a complete disaster on copyright. Korea has agreed to give up all fair use to copyrighted works, and has agreed to shut down many of its web-hosting businesses.”

“The launch of music tracks free of digital locks on iTunes has been overshadowed by the discovery that they contain data about who bought them.”

Surprisingly, completely safe for work …

“More than 25 per cent of all Australian homes accessed video content from the internet last year, a groundbreaking report by the broadcasting regulator has found.”

LOL Cats meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show! (Framegrab silliness and laffs ensue!)

“What do you think of the latest video on YouTube? Wait. Don’t answer that, or at least don’t answer with words. … Really the only authentic response to a YouTube video is another YouTube video — the so-called ‘video response.'”

Bursts, chunks and web-publishing! Quote: “If attention span was dead, JK Rowling wouldn’t be selling paperbacks thick enough to choke a pig… ” [Via]

3D stereoscopic images of the sun (and other things) from NASA. The 2D images are pretty amazing, too!

The Learning Circuits Blog starts a robust and long blog conversation about the pros and cons of Powerpoint in education … lots of useful tips and things to consider in the various links!

OJ Simpson mashed with The Simpsons. A really odd mashup.

“Social network sites (SNSes) like MySpace, Facebook, and Bebo are ubiquitous and today’s youth are spending a great deal of time using these sites to access public life. How is public life shaped by social technology?” What role do educators play?