Second Life
Get a First Life
Brilliant parody on Second Life from Darren Barefoot: Get a First Life - "Go outside. Membership is Free" (via Bloggers Blog).
Kristine Lowe
Web/Tech
A safe haven for whistleblowers
"The internet could become even more difficult for governments to regulate with a new website, Wikileaks, promising to provide a safe haven for whistleblowers to upload confidential documents," writes The Sydney Morning Herald. According to the FAQ: "Wikileaks was founded by Chinese dissidents, mathematicians and startup company
Documentary
Investigative documentary: when methods and effects distract from the content
Following on my previous post: Trial by Television Yesterday, The Guardian reported how IVF parents were planning a protest against the"trial by television"" they felt this week's Panorama subjected IVF doctor Mohammed Taranissi to. Going undercover a journalistic addiction we need to kick Peter
Documentary
Turbulent times for investigative documentary
The recent revamps of Norway's and the UK's top investigative documentary programmes show how the genre is struggling to find the right format in a changing media landscape characterised by stiff competition, converging platforms and cost-cutting. "Complicated...will we be seeing much of that on
Current Affairs
Le Pen's new virtual HQ bombarded with exploding pigs
It was only a matter of time ...with the corporate world flocking to virtual worlds to evangelise about its products, and big media following close on the heels, the politicos were bound to arrive at some point. "Violent clashes have erupted" after Le Pen's National Front
Food and Drink
Just in case..
You are feeling a bit rough today: Folks, ladies and gentlemen of the cyber-booze world, children, pets and your respective owners, I have unequivocally discovered the cure for hangovers: Egg Drop Soup ...That's right. Egg Drop Soup is a little miracle from the land of the Great Wall,
Blogging
Surge in newspaper blog readership
"Traffic to major US newspapers' blog sites grew 210% year-over-year in December, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings. Part of the reason for that tremendous rise is due to some papers adding new blogs during 2006... NYTimes.com was the top site followed by USAToday.com and
Acquisitions
Exit Orkla
So ends the saga of Orkla and Mecom. After attempting to get rid of its media arm for at least ten months, and attracting a lot of bad PR in the process, Orkla has sold the 19,97pc stake the company was forced to take in Mecom to finalise the
Television
Skype TV
The Skype founders' latest major international project, an online TV channel, is finally about to arrive – a wee bit off schedule. Not that we couldn't see it coming, says Richard Sambrook... Politiken has the background story on the ambtions, thinking and technology behind the project under the
Blogging
Want to strengthen your media brand? Get blogging
At least that seems to be the conclusion from Danish TV: When TV2's household names started blogging, it increased traffic to tv2.dk. Just how much the article doesn't say, but Anne-Mette Bro, TV 2's head of press, told MediaWatch (in Danish, requires subscription)
Blogging
PR Newswire links up press releases to Technorati
PR Newswire will start linking individual press releases to Technorati so people can find out which blogs are linking to them (via Bloggers Blog). "Press releases have the power to initiate and inform important conversations in the blogosphere, while many bloggers are great accelerators and influencers of public conversation
Media
Random notes on the future of media
Hugh MacLeod has 41 great notes on blogging (via Martin Stabe). I was particularly taken by this: 40. When people ask me what the future of media is, I always answer, “RSS”. Thank you, Winer & Co. Seriously. Well, thank you MacLeod. Just looking at the practical side of it: