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National Politics within Virtual Game Worlds: The Case ... 
"Last month, what some are describing as "the largest political protest gathering in a virtual world game ever" occurred within the Chinese MMORPG, Fantasy Westward Journey (FWJ)."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveIs anything else happening in Ottawa?
The issue of whether there should be controls on what companies say to youth about foods that are likely to contribute to obesity. Trevor Cook argues against censorship and regulations.
>30 days ago by ericeggertso, 1 User, more info saveDallas Students Use MySpace to Prompt Pro-immigration R ...
Derek Leverington explains why Canadian Tire should spend more energy on improving the in-store experience than on some new creative for their ads.
>30 days ago by ericeggertso, 1 User, more info saveSign of the times
Donna Papacosta about the uses of blogs and podcasts.
>30 days ago by ericeggertso, 1 User, more info saveMobs of SMS messages lead to Chinese toxic plant closin ...
"Work on a billion-dollar petrochemical plant in a major Chinese port has been put on hold following a text message campaign by protestors angry about industrial pollution, state media said on We
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCall for Support: Link to Google Will Eat Itself
"Google Will Eat Itself generates money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites." Some interesting anti-digi-capitalist activism, via Captain Sterling.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save'Glorifying Terrorism' - Brit sf writers break the law
"Glorifying Terrorism is a new anthology of short stories by British SF authors in praise of "terrorism" -- from Nelson Mandela on." This plug on BoingBoing should do wonders for s
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFIGHTING THE FRONT
A decent piece of Second Life journalism on the recent protests against the French Nationalist party presence in the synthetic world. Weird, but fascinating. This is our future, folks. Where is my pig
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveSock Mobs and Sock Bots
"Doug Rushkoff has come up with a clever neologism: Sock Mobs. It refer to the gang of bogus names and voices -- usually the work of a single person -- that can swarm the comment sections of blog
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveGlorifying Terrorism
"In February 2007 Rackstraw Press published [er, *will* publish] 'Glorifying Terrorism', an anthology of sf short stories written in protest of the Terrorism Act." I've ordered my copy.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAndroid rights
"An analogy can be drawn with the animal rights movement suggesting that, with enough complexity, androids may lay claim to some moral status even though this may be less than what is required fo
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveUndead musicians demand copyright term extension
"...there was an ad in the FT listing 4,000 musicians who supported retrospective term extension. If you read the list, you’ll see that at least some of these artists are apparently dead..."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveV For Vendetta Protests in D.C.
"These protesters drew inspiration from the character of “V” in the recent film “V for Vendetta”. And over a hundred black-caped, and Guy Fawkes masked protesters staked their ground..."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Transparent Man
"In 2002, New Jersey-based artist Hassan Elahi got off a flight from Senegal to find immigration officials waiting..." If privacy is suspicious, why not go entirely the other way?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePlease Fix SL
“PLEASE FIX SL is the message floating in air over Yongnam and Walden sims at 299 meters - the highest altitude where objects will appear on the Second Life metaverse world map."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLinden bans CopyBot following resident protests
"The sale of the CopyBot [...] drew angry protesters bearing signs, eventually forcing a would-be retailer to close shop. Store owners across Second Life also shuttered their businesses in protes
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOPEN FORUM: COPYBOT CONTROVERSY
"...is this a painful-but-necessary demonstration of Second Life's limited ability to protect IP on the architectural level, or a dangerous threat to the community of content creators? Or neither
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save[UK] Flag-burning could become crime
"[UK] Police chiefs are urging the government to make flag-burning a new criminal offence, as part of a drive to crack down on Islamic extremists and others preaching violence and religious hate.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAre virtual worlds inhibiting real social progress?
"My concern is what happens to the world while we're waiting to upload into our digital utopias. The more realistic and appealing our virtual worlds, the more I fear people will avoid dealing wit
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveKids safety labels we want to see...
Guerilla marketing - fake warning stickers that bemoan the tawdry safety and blandness of modern kid's toys. Go lookee.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveF*ck the job - wreck the office.
Cool subversive cartoon in the style of airline safety card graphics, designed to be posted in pre-paid response envelopes. Not safe for work, but what the hell, go look anyway. Link via Metafilter.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFear the FRANKENSHOE!
Art gets weirder and more twisted as time goes by...this fake N*ke shoe made from *real human skin* twitches and pulses as if still alive, as a commentary on sweatshop labour and so forth. Gruesome. L
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveClowns Sabotage Nuke Missile
Strange, but apparently true.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat If They Gave a War...
...and nobody did anything? The Luddite rages about the lack of rage against the machine. (No, not the band.)
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePunk Rock in Nepall
Looks like they watch MTV there too
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
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