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A flow chart illustrates when your political scandal costs you your job
Posted on August 07, 2010via www.slate.com
From the Election Blackout
Posted on August 05, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Some of the minors ... http://post.ly/qL1O Election Blackout is back online http://post.ly/qK2B Sparring with Andrew Bartlett http://post.ly/qK1I Today's Must Reads http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on August 05, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: orin kerr asks "How Much Do the Factual Findings Matter in Perry v. Schwarzenegger?" http://j.mp/abapdr i have always wanted to be on a reality tv show ... "Auditions: The Amazing Race Australia" http://j...
Ehon Chan: Conversations That Matters
Posted on August 04, 2010Stories are everywhere, and given the chance, what stories do you want to listen to? What stories have you heard today, and what stories have you created today? A story that is worth remembering, and a story that will make a difference. We?ve heard about a hug can change a...
From the Election Blackout
Posted on August 04, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Ground breaking or innovative policy ... the commentary thereof. http://post.ly/qCq4 Yes We Canberra!: A Day In The Life of Tony Abbott http://post.ly/qAVJ Leave Julia Alone! http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on August 04, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this seems a little premature ... "Little Justin Bieber Is Writing a Memoir" http://bit.ly/9a3XRy i find this "media diet" series of the atlantic wire fascinating ... "What I Read: Jay Rosen" http://j...
Remembering Google Wave
Posted on August 04, 2010With the news this morning that Google is shutting down Google Wave, I thought it seemed to appropriate to watch once again one of the developers of Google Wave, Lars Rasmussen, talk about the experience (among other things) at TEDx Sydney earlier this year:
From the Election Blackout
Posted on August 03, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: GetUp!'s latest ad: Tony Abbott's archaic views http://post.ly/pygi Andrew Bolt is not happy about @andrewbolt http://post.ly/py0S ABC's election night coverage http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on August 03, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: i still think the delay is disappointing ... "Apple iPhone 4 bumper case program" http://j.mp/biGYuJ more on the iinet copyright appeal ... "iiNet had power to stop downloads" http://j.mp/d55XIN GetUp!'s constitutional challenge to the enrolment deadline will be heard...
Andrew Bolt is not happy about @andrewbolt
Posted on August 03, 2010One interesting phenomenon on Twitter is the emergence of fake accounts, where someone pretends to tweet as a celebrity or political figure, usually to make fun of that celebirty or political figure. Most fake Twitter accounts disclose that fact upright, either by including "fake" in their Twitter username or using...
From the Election Blackout
Posted on August 02, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Disunity in the Labor Party http://post.ly/pnyO Election Blackout Podcast #18 2 August 2010 http://post.ly/pm5I Today's Must Reads http://post.ly/plvb Best #ausvotes tweets from the past 24 hours http://post...
From the Election Blackout
Posted on August 01, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Springtime for Gillard, and the ALP... http://post.ly/phzB Why I hope Tony Abbott won't win the election, and think he won't, even if he becomes PM http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on August 01, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: The Daily Telegraph has released the full transcript of Downer's Rudd interview http://bit.ly/9ClDUC #ausvotes i understand no voice calls but what about sms, email and data services? ..."Qantas and Jetstar say no to mobile chat" http://j...
The problem with university websites
Posted on August 01, 2010Via Brad DeLong, the University Website from xkcd: via www.thefacultylounge.org
Justin Flitter: Could you Win at Social Media Monopoly?
Posted on August 01, 2010It's Monopoly for Social Media but you can't play it; yet. Perhaps someone will write a Facebook app for it, or make the board game so we can tweetup to play. Social Media Monopoly. Pete Cashmore, Kevin Rose, Tom, Amber MacArthur, Crystal Gibson and Ariana Huffington are fighting for social...
From the Election Blackout
Posted on July 31, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: Greens launch record advertising campaign http://post.ly/pZaw Why don't we say this sort of passion from Australian politicians? http://post.ly/pY2T Today's Must Reads http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on July 31, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: july has been by most prolific month on twitter ever http://bit.ly/beO4P2 http://post.ly/paSE the atlantic's clive crook has a thoughtful look at wikileaks ... "WikiLeak Ethics" http://j.mp/cTI2hZ why does hollywood think i'm a loser? ...
Clive Thompson on the Death of the Phone Call
Posted on July 31, 2010My phone bills are shrinking. Not, unfortunately, in cost. I mean they?re getting shorter. I recently found an old bill from a decade ago; it was fully 15 pages long, because back then I was making a ton of calls?about 20 long-distance ones a day. Today my bills are a...
Facebook privacy settings: Who cares?
Posted on July 31, 2010danah boyd, one of the world's leading researchers of social media, has published with Eszter Hargittai, a fascinating article on how people approach Facebook's privacy settings. This is the abstract: "Facebook privacy settings: Who cares?" With over 500 million users, the decisions that Facebook makes about its privacy settings have...
How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
Posted on July 31, 2010Even thought it was written for an American audience, I highly recommend Orin Kerr's short article, How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students, to all Australian law students as well. You can download it here or here.
The Atlantic Wire: Google's Mid-Life Crisis
Posted on July 31, 2010Is Google stuck in a rut? The search giant's stock is down 21 percent since January and efforts to diversify its revenues have been less than satisfying. In an exhaustive article, Fortunes' Michael Copeland and Seth Weintraub argue that Google's "search party is over...
Penny Ornstein: I Tweet, Therefore I Am
Posted on July 31, 2010The fun of Twitter and, I suspect, its draw for millions of people, is its infinite potential for connection, as well as its opportunity for self-expression. I enjoy those things myself. But when every thought is externalized, what becomes of insight? When we reflexively post each feeling, what becomes of...
"American" from "The $trip"
Posted on July 31, 2010I love this song. Alan Cumming sings Lance Horne's "American" from "The $trip", with visuals by Ned Stresen-Reuter: Alan Cumming/Lance Horne/Ned Stresen-Reuter - American from on Vimeo.
From the Election Blackout
Posted on July 30, 2010Today's posts to Election Blackout, my group blog covering the 2010 federal election campaign: This election is close: Nielsen currently 52-48 to Coalition http://post.ly/pRrx Was I the ONLY person thinking ... ? http://post.ly/pRiP Limit the Pokies Group: how do you solve a problem like the pokies? http://post...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on July 30, 2010These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: techdirt on "Connecting With Fans... In The Porn Industry?" http://j.mp/bh83gF my qut colleague john pyke is on the ballot for the senate in queensland http://bit.ly/bcFXKS #ausvotes if you are voting below the line for the senate in queensland, you...
Election Blackout Gabfest
Posted on July 30, 2010Over at the Election Blackout blog I have posted a new podcast, the second edition of the Election Blackout Gabfest (with apologies to the Political Gabfest team at Slate). In this podcast I chat with Steve Hind and Nick Sowden, both regular contributors to this blog, about the election campaign...
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