Category: media

  • Mash: Second Generation Searching

    There was an article in yesteraday's age about 'mash' or the reuse of Internet data to make data maps of geographical locales or other mappable regions. 'Mash' is interesting because according to Baudrillard, 'our society has become so reliant on models and maps that we have lost all contact with the real world that preceded…

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  • Where the bloody hell have you been?

    Just found a fantastic service called Youtube.com . It is similar to Flickr but for videos. It saves alot of problems with having to stream video from you own server. Where the bloody hell have you been?

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  • Rebecca Blood :: Weblog Ethics

    Great!  A wonderful attempt at demarcationg weblog ethics by Rebecca Blood. And thankfully it isn't the usual shit-for-brains Libertarian trollop. Rebecca Blood :: The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice On Creating And Maintaining Your Blog :: Excerpt :: Blog Ethics Weblog Ethics Weblogs are the mavericks of the online world. Two of their greatest strengths are their ability to filter…

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  • Misunderstanding ‘New Media’

    What is 'New Media'?. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media Misunderstanding 'New Media' A newspaper isn't a medium, nor are newspapers media. Magazines aren't media nor is a magazine a medium. Television isn't a medium nor is radio nor are radio or television stations media. A website isn't a medium nor is the Internet media.…

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  • Internet audience hits 694 million worldwide

    Internet audience hits 694 million worldwide The Age- Technology Some 694 million people worldwide over age 15 are now using the Internet, about 14 percent of the total population in this age group, according to a survey released Thursday. The report by research firm comScore Networks claims to be "the first true estimate of global…

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  • Origins of Racism (Alternative Radio Australia)

    Alternative Radio Australia produces a weekly one hour,  independently produced radio program heard exclusively on Community Radio throughout Australia. Thay have some fantastic programs (just listened to the Origins of Racim by Michael Parenti…a superb take on the history of racism in the US). Michael Parenti – Origins of Racism What is racism? Who are…

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