Reliability of blogs challenges that of mainstream media?

 

The Musee d'art Contemporain de Montréal Presents Today Vik Muniz Exhibition: Reflex

Vik Muniz, Waterlilies, after Monet (Pictures of Magazines), 2005 

I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher, is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth.
Gene genie: Craig Venter interviewed

Eagleton vs Amis, a very literary spat Michael Henderson marvels at intellectual heights one must scale these days to become a professor of cultural theory.

Blockbuster Culture's Next Rise or Fall: The Impact of Recommender Systems on Sales Diversity
Source: Social Science Resource Network

Here are five reasons politicians hate academics : Between the worlds of politics and higher education lies a lot of misunderstanding.

The politicization of the Google logo

by Christine Y. Chen

For the past several years, visitors to Google search page have smiled at the scribbles of Dennis Hwang, the graphic designer who comes up with the creative sketches that are incorporated into the Google logo on special occasions. The first doodle Hwang created for Google was on Bastille Day back in 2000, when he incorporated a French flag and some fireworks into the company logo. Other notable Google doodles have been the double helix to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, a sketch of Einstein to commemorate the scientist's birthday, and "Google" spelled out in dots in honor of Louis Braille's birthday.

For the most part, Hwang's doodles have been viewed as a public expression of Google whimsy, a way to have a little fun and inject some levity into what would otherwise be a dull, minimalist home page. But last week, this seemingly harmless logo offended some people:

The Fakebook Generation

By ALICE MATHIAS

For young people, Facebook is yet another form of escapism; we can turn our lives into stage dramas and relationships into comedy routines.

The Problems of Mass Digitization

The Ideology of Peace Studies - Gerald M. Steinberg

Is human existence worth its consequent harm?
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics

Japanese workers 'shirked duties to edit Wikipedia' Government reprimands group of civil servants for spending hours contributing to online encyclopedia.

IHT Survey finds erosion of support for globalization's side effects A study conducted by the Pew Research center still found widespread support for trade. But in advanced Western nations - and most of all in the United States - skepticism is growing

The relative efficiency of UEFA Champions League scorers (PDF; 276 KB) Source: Munich Personal RePEc Archive The mass media, the football supporters and other experts in many countries are often engaged in the ranking of football players.

Facebook revolution By Fred Vogelstein The Internet megahit may be growing into the biggest, most valuable database in the world

LA Times E-war rules of engagement By Duncan B. Hollis

International law needs to be updated to govern the growing tide of cyberwarfare.

What's your Facebook strategy?

by Jonathan Dube

Steve Outing collected a few interesting comments from news pros who have formed an opinion about whether or not to devote some resources to Facebook applications: ...

Do Home Pages Have a Place in Web 2.0's Future?

by Jonathan Dube

Jason Calacanis Proposes Web 3.0 Definition

Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis has boldly gone ahead and written an "official definition" of Web 3.0.

Web 3.0 is defined as the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform.

 

 

From despising blogs to sharing revenue

by EditorsWeblog

The Los Angeles Times traces back the evolution of newspapers’ view of bloggers. In the past, they “wanted nothing to do with bloggers,” but now newspapers “are posting and plugging them and even sharing advertising revenue.” The Washington Post added a sponsored blog roll to its site earlier this year. So did the Guardian in the UK....

 Pew Internet releases Teens and online stranger contact report

 Pew Internet releases "Teens and online stranger contact report". The report
released Sunday found that teenagers who create social networking profiles and
post pictures online are more likely to receive contact from online strangers
and that girls are more likely than boys to have unwanted encounters.

Girls, teens who post photos online and teens who create social networking
profiles report higher rates of online contact by people unknown to them than
boys or teens who do not post photos or maintain social networking profiles,
according to recent analysis by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Although several factors are associated with high levels of stranger contact,
the large majority of these interactions are benign-just 7% of online teens
have ever had an interaction with a stranger that made them feel scared or
uncomfortable.  Among teens who have been contacted by someone they did not
know, girls are much more likely than boys to find the communication scary or
uncomfortable.  While social networking teens are more likely to be contacted
by strangers in the first place, they are no more likely to find these
interactions scary than other online teens.

Read the full report on our
website:http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/223/report_display.asp

 

The Calligraphic Tattoo

by tabsir

Tattoo artists are often skilled calligraphers, but what do you do if you want a tattoo in Arabic script? If you can’t make it to Patterson, New Jersey or some hippy stranded in Casablanca, there is always the Internet. Google to the rescue:........