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28 Microlog entries tagged with ‘webculture’
Where are the judges fit for the internet age?
“The web is making what was local global. It makes that evidence of faults, which once would have been forgotten, permanently available to the malicious and small-minded.” Indeed. Current Affairs ·
No Copyright Intended
“Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone voices calling for temperance. You can criminalize commonplace activities from law-abiding people, but eventually, something has to give.” I half agree with this; remix culture (fan edits, supercuts, etc) is one thing — and a good thing at that — but the apparent misapprehension of copyright among young people (that it’s just a means of attribution, not of protection of artists’ livelihoods) is another matter entirely. Arts & Culture ·
Louis CK answers fans’ questions on Reddit
Dude is really embracing new technology, and he understands more about the web than he thinks he does. I ponied up for his stand-up special too; looking forward to watching it (can’t laugh now, throat’s still too sore). Arts & Culture ·
The Video Remix ‘Supercut’ Comes of Age
Andy Baio’s brief history of this web video phenomenon. It’s the kind of creativity that bullshit legislation like SOPA would kill stone dead. Arts & Culture ·
Robottke
A robot blog emulating the style of Jason Kottke. It was bound to happen at some point. Interesting ·
On first glance, it’s just a blog post on dummy credit card numbers for testing e-commerce sites…
…but scroll down to the comments and things start getting insane. Only on the internet. Interesting ·
The Eternal Shame of Your First Online Handle
I made the switch to just my own name pretty quickly — it’s unusual enough on its own — but only recently removed the last vestiges of ‘mac2pointoh’. Sigh. Arts & Culture ·
Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs
The big problem here is that it’s never been easier for web novices to learn about the web, but their patience has dwindled by the same degree. It’s the same reason why people don’t read manuals. Arts & Culture ·
Five Emotions Invented By The Internet
That third one? That’s me, that is. Arts & Culture ·
The Blog in 2011: More Pictures, More Words
Nine years on, and I’m still trying. Arts & Culture ·
WebCollage
Eleven years on the interweb and this totally passed me by till now (possibly NSFW). Interesting ·
Should you build your own home?
Why not? I built this site from scratch (though I use MT to manage it). It’s my home online, and I want it to reflect something of myself; it’s hard to do that with a theme or skin that a thousand other people are using. Interesting ·
Wikipedia’s list of emoticons
The breadth of subtlety these things can convey is frankly astonishing. Arts & Culture ·
Irish High Court gives entertainment giants the power to disconnect whole families from the net
It’s bullshit of the highest order, of course. But at least our ISP isn’t willing to play along. Media & Journalism ·
Serendipity Killed the Cat
For Dave Pell, ‘controlled serendipity’ is more like an uncontrollable addiction. In my view, guess it depends on whether those doing it are doing it for others or themselves; the difference is significant. Arts & Culture ·
‘Controlled Serendipity’ Liberates the Web
Someone at the NYT discovers link-blogging, even though hundreds if not thousands of people have been doing it for YEARS! Everything said here, everything quoted by others, it can all be said of blogging in general — or at least blogging as it was a decade ago [c/o LinkMachineGo]. Arts & Culture ·
How to buy on eBay
I thought this was how everyone did it. Interesting ·
Irish ISPs rally against record label anti-piracy threat
A good thing, too. The mainstream can suck a lemon; real music needs the audience the internet can provide. Arts & Culture ·
Fimoculous: Why I Blog
I’m not a fan of Andrew Sullivan, but this is a good piece, and I’m
linking to this for one particular quote: “A good blog is your own
private Wikipedia.” Arts & Culture ·
Anil Dash has rounded up a selection of anti-Wikipedia links
Filing here for future reference; these should have much relevance to the previous question. Arts & Culture ·
The Colbert Report analyses Wikipedia
Funny guy, that Colbert. I don’t think the net should be too worried about this — you can see in his eyes that he understands more than what he’s saying. And besides, it raises a fair question that requires debate: What exactly is Wikipedia for, anyway? Arts & Culture ·
Blogging From the Belly of Beirut
A good story from Wired about blogs as a meeting point for conversation between all sides of the current conflict that manages to be both positive and desparingly grim at the same time. Arts & Culture ·
The Tumblelist
Probably the most comprehensive listing of tumblelogs in the world. And they deemed this humble site ‘close enough’ for inclusion. That’s nice of them. Arts & Culture ·
The Most-linked Blogs in September 2000
I didn’t start my blog till just over a year later, by which time quite a few of the sites listed here had exploded in popularity — a ‘blog bang’, if you will. Arts & Culture ·
Reading Blogs Is a Time-Consuming Endeavor
Tell me about it! I don’t even have enough time to post on my own one! Arts & Culture ·
The South Africans are already on their second blog awards
We’ve got some catching up to do. Of course, that won’t happen until I am finally recognised for my greatness, oh yes. Arts & Culture ·
Nominations are open for the Irish Blog Awards
Considering that the only true qualifiers for this here blog being Irish are my own nationality and place of residence, somehow I don’t think I’ll be getting any notice (see also: the 2006 Bloggies, which I probably won’t be able to vote on seeing as I’ll be out of the country) [c/o Sigla Blog]. Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia entry for CamelCase
The technical term for the way I spell my first name. Seeing it written incorrectly is a pet peeve of mine. Fastidious of me? Maybe. But it’s my name! Arts & Culture ·
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