“More than 90% of UK teenagers have used a social networking website and more than half use them because their friends do, according to research. … one-third of teenagers have at least four social networking profiles…”

“Fiji’s military government appears to have successfully blocked access to a number of critical blogs that have embarrassed the administration.”

“Amazon has announced plans to launch a digital music store that will allow customers to download music without any digital copying protection.”

Flickr apologies for making a big boo boo and retains transparency and (I’d hope) the respect of their community. (Unlike, say, JPG Magazine).

“Technology drives the forces of globalization. But when we replace our computers and flat-screens with the newest in high-tech cool, what happens to the hardware we throw away? Welcome to the digital dumping ground…”

“The Australian video games industry has stepped up its efforts to convince the Government to introduce an R18+ classification for video games.” (This is LONG OVERDUE!)

“MySpace, an online social network popular with teenagers, said in two statements yesterday that it was prepared to work with [US] state attorneys general who have requested the identities of MySpace members who are known sex offenders.”

The sad story of how JPG Magazine lost its founders … and a piece of its heart.

The Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers have come up with this nifty set of short videos to teach their students how to cite properly and avoid plagiarism. It’s funny, too! [Via]

“A former US machine gunner’s irreverent memoir about his year fighting in Iraq has won the Blooker prize for the best book of the year based on a blog.” (Read the blog:My War: Killing Time in Iraq)

“More than half of children in the UK using the internet have had an “unwanted experience”, a poll suggests. The NSPCC found 50.4% of 2,053 children had experienced problems such as bullying, being threatened or sexually harassed while online.”

On Star Wars and Special Effects: “Thirty years later, the ramifications of this re-emphasis on technological exhibitionism are now apparent…”

“…studies the practice of “spoiler fans” of the TV show Lost, who seemingly short-circuit the program’s narrative design by seeking out advanced plot points online. Drawing from an online qualitative survey…”

Funny ‘PG’ version of 300. Watch for the ending!

A parody re-release trailer for David Lynch’s 1984 cult-classic DUNE. Features redubbed scenes. (Funny re-dubbing, at that!)