Links – 10th April 2008

Blog-related

• When hypertext linking is a bad thing (Slate)
• How ISPs throttle legitimate Internet users (Cory Doctorow) NB: This is a great article
• Charles Manson releases album using Creative Commons (Limewire)
• Blinkx broadband TV is sounding pretty good (CNet)
• When targeted advertising is perhaps too good (Neatorama) NB: Any disparagement of World of Warcraft is tongue in cheek
• A look at pitchfork tv (Wired) NB: Despite the criticism it is getting, I like it
• Famous product placements (Mental Floss)
• Can Nielsen still reign supreme? (Advertising Age)
• Write like a blogger (Seth Godin)
• How to be creative (Gaping Void) NB: This is a classic
• Google street view raises privacy concerns (Guardian)
• How Apple wins by breaking the rules (Wired)
• New York Times news mashed up with Google Maps(Lat Long)
• An online magazine publisher for the masses(Springwise)

Random

• Plausible deniability in America (not) advocating torture (Slate)
• A game theory look at doping in athletics (Scientific American)
• The fate of the semi-colon (Guardian) NB: I like using them; although it can feel a bit wrong
• Most prophetic sci-fi films (Popular Mechanics)
• Grunge fonts (Outlaw Design)
• Mile high eco city (Inhabitat)
• Idioms from technology (Boing Boing) and history (Cracked)
• Making animated gifs(AHFR)
• The corpse that won’t decompose (Wikipedia)
• Evil human experiments (Listverse)

In particular, I would recommend:

Blog-related: When hypertext linking is a bad thing , How ISPs throttle legitimate Internet users and How to be creative

Random: Plausible deniability in America (not) advocating torture, A game theory look at doping in athletics and The fate of the semi-colon

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