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Monday, April 04, 2005



The bloggoshere observer, Trevor Cook, has written a thoughtfull story and Duncan Riley shares his ideas in the commentariat - State-of-play: Blogging and podcasting in Australia today

The Blog, The Press, The Media: Blogging from East to West
Weblogs started off as a personal outpouring, a kind of digital diary. If you work on the basis that a problem shared is a problem halved, you can share with millions and - who knows? Who Counts?

What should we make of blogging? Is it simply the latest internet fad, a truly democratic tool for change or, as some have suggested, a vehicle for mob rule? David Reid finds blogs are rocking the boat both East and West.


Blogging is risky if you are a well known person [ The Profession of Blogging; IT Conversations News: Non Profits Blogging - True Voice ; Google RideFinder allows you to find a taxi, limousine or shuttle using real time position of vehicles.... an excellent service that lets a person find taxi services to various places around the city. This is what you get when you combine GPS in taxis and limos with a powerful web app made by google Google Ride Finder ]
• · The “Codex Sinaiticus” is scattered across four countries and its vellum pages, having lasted more than 1,600 years, are in a fragile state. That is why, earlier this month, curators at the British Library in London announced an ambitious plan to digitise it Digitised scripture lessons ; Top 25: Technological breakthroughs
• · · What Are The Bloggers Saying Today? The Latest Chatter in Cyberspace Tomorrow’s Blogs ; The study of neuroeconomics may topple the notion of rational decision-making Why Logic Often Takes A Backseat
• · · · Dan Gillmor A Citizen Journalism Breakthrough ; No fooling! We flip the newspaper site model upside down Steve Yelvington
• · · · · For me, it is not about enforcing some rule, but to learn to recognize my own bias: Hold it a minute there. Are you saying the fish can come to see the water she's swimming in? Jay Rosen: Fourteen New Voices ; Mark Bahnisch Sophie Masson on Blogging
• · · · · · Andrew Barlett on myths and realities about the pope In the Name of the Father