The past does not lie down and decay like a dead animal. It waits for you to find it again and again.
-Jewelle Gomez, The Gilda Stories
The explosive growth of the Internet, driven by its unique combination of simple interface, thanks Tim Berners-Lee, and robust interoperability, thanks Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf, continues to yield new applications for communication and participation. It was not long after the coining of the short lived slogan “information superhighway” that the democratising power of an uncensored, uninterrupted, global communications technology caught the imagination of new social democrats and fringe media proponents to spawn a range of new and alternative media channels across the globe. Peter Chen: A growth spurt for online media
The Blog, The Press, The Media: Link It Forward: Building up Goodwill
A Friendly Blog Game of Tag comes from White Lightning Axiom: Redux who got it from Sitka Surfin who got it from BuzzStuff and there the trail goes cold: -Bloggers, random link-out to other bloggers hoping that they will link-out to other bloggers, and so on, and so on. "Pay it Forward" in the blogosphere.
Think of life in terms of kairos - holy time - rather than chronos - clock time ...
• Michael Schaefer Born to a good Land of many Lakes--grew in a Garden State--now living in a City of Angels - Brought to my attention bytthe Deep Blog [Bill Ives: Certainly, blogfolks, he is a Scholar and Gentleman - one who impresses me with the depth and the breadth of his interests: I - Wisdom of Portals and KM ; When Gareth first asked if I wanted to give a pint, I flatly refused. I don’t have a problem with blood, it’s just all the paraphenalia they use to extract it. The big bitey needles, the tourniquet thingy, those vile plastic bags and little tubes. Especially the big bitey needles. When I last got a tetanus shot the doctor had to hold my hand and promise me jelly beans, and I was twenty years old. I hate the needles. This is a sample from Shauna, a 27 year old Australian who moved to Scotland in pursuit of adventure and kilts: II - Humour and Lifestyle of WNP ; Hot or cold, topped with foamy milk, laced with liquor, or spiced, quality Australian coffee is a unique experience. Makes blogging look easy: III - Images and words by Barista]
• · The Pope Blog is celebrating the new pope, Benedict XVI, with a new title and design The Pope Blog: ; The Pope Blog: Pope Benedict XVI
• · · So what happens when a foreign correspondent finally hangs up his microphone? Stephen Sackur: Dark Side of Reporting ; Bloggers v. Journalist a set of examples; via Trevor Cook
• · · · The Strange Brand blog has 10 commandments Top Ten Tips for Corporate Naming ; You’ll want to bookmark these site to improve your skills, find new markets and get the word out about your writing Power Reporting ; Could cyberspace be the novel's best friend? Litblogs take off—and grow up Book Smart
• · · · · Welcome to the blogging craze, Microsoft and Yahoo! They have plenty of company: Google, America Online and Six Apart, among others ; Bill Gross - Founder of Snap (and Overture, and Picasa, and...anyway). Snapping Joe ; I'm afraid it's become quite clear that my blog is haunted Craigs Ghost
• · · · · · Give Them Quality, and They Will Watch ; Neville Hobson: Are Character Blogs Worthwhile? ; Red Couch: Character blogs