Home » del.icio.us links (Page 71)
Category Archives: del.icio.us links
links for 2007-05-06
-
“YouTube is going to start helping some of its indie video content creators make money, starting tomorrow. The company will launch a program that puts the creators of some of the more popular YouTube channels…”
-
“Last month, two Belgian publications reported that the Brussels police have begun an investigation into a citizen’s allegations of rape — in Second Life.” (Provoking, once more, the ‘what is rape’ question through a cyberspace lens. Ref: Julian Dibbell)
-
A funny, if crude (in the editing sense), mashup of Queen and Lost. Must by an oldie, though, judging from the cast! [Via Jo]
-
Good summary post of the Digg “09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c1” controversy.
-
Apparently “AACS copy protection” are looking at how to prosecute everyone who blogged/posted “09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c1”. I can’t see how that’s going to work! 😛
-
Lessig celebrates the fact that CNN will release all footage from the Presidential debates for free (read: public domain). This opens the way for cititzen-produced political mash-ups is a most profound way. (*ahem* Australia, here’s an idea…)
links for 2007-05-05
-
Plugin to easily convert ALL WordPress RSS outputs to Feedburner feeds with a few clicks.
-
Uber-cool 1974 anti-sexism commercial where Batgirl tells Batman and Robin a thing or two about equal rights and pay (features cast from the 70s series!). [Via]
-
“Now, owners can meet each other by swapping information between chips mounted on Fido’s collar.” (Parasitic social networking via canine RFID?!?)
links for 2007-05-03
-
“Actress Joanna Cassidy revealed on her web site that an unknown number of scenes from the cyberpunk thriller Blade Runner have recently been re-shot in preparation for a 25-year anniversary special-edition DVD that should come out this year.”
links for 2007-05-02
-
The BSG Wiki blog is blogging about MIT5 talks about the Wiki for BSG … talk about all my worlds colliding!!!
-
Jean Burgess has (another) great post thinking about the place of Twittering, blogging and other forms of connectivity outside of the official ‘sage on teh stage’ conference presentation and Q&A sessions.
links for 2007-04-30
-
Sony have launched a Japanese YouTube competitor, complete with Creative Commons licensing (something YouTube deparately needs. [More…] [Via Lessig]
-
Jean Burgess’ powerpoint slides (using Slideshare) for her ‘Vernacular Photography 2.0’ talk at MIT5, which focused on Flickr. Powerpoint never tells the whole story, but certainly tantalises enough to watch closely for the full paper!
-
Jill Walker’s powerpoint slides (via Slideshow) from her MIT5 talk “Repeating, Appropriating, Blogging”. Some provoactive ideas about the problematics of originality in a digital age. [More here.]
-
Henry Jenkins’ blog post which serves as a hub for post-MIT5 reflections and also points to the many excellent podcasts of MIT5 keynotes!
links for 2007-04-26
-
“Astronomers have found a planet on which conditions are the most conducive for extraterrestrial life of any so far discovered. Gliese 581c is the first rocky, Earth-like planet to be observed where water could exist in liquid form…”
-
Jessia Lynch repudiates the image of her created by the US military and media before a US Congressional committee.
