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URLs registered for the U.S. Elections

For those of us who thought domain name grabbing went out of style in the 1990s.. The Caucus blog at New York Times reports that the Republican National Committee has been parking domain names in preparation for the...

By Michael Stevenson on 03/07/08 2

Meta-humor at Daily Kos

This diary at Daily Kos confused me at first, because it was completely empty. No title, no text: there was nothing there. But looking at the various tags for the diary makes it clear why:

Justification for Iran War,...

By Michael Stevenson on 02/12/08 1

Where do you live online?

(click map to enlarge) Lately I’ve been living mostly in the Flickr/Last FM area and on the Blogipelago but I am a vivid traveler. I have day passes to del.icio.us and Wikipedia and I always enjoy a good swim...

By Anne Helmond on 05/07/07 4

The Parlor – A waiting room conversation

Check out this eleven minute video of a conversation in a waiting room which is entirely relevant in the context of new media (studies). It’s well worth your time!

By Pepijn Uitterhoeve on 02/10/07 7

Second Life backlash no. 3

this is (very) funny: Get a first life the guy behind it explains his actions here

By Michael Stevenson on 01/21/07 3