• Origins of Racism (Alternative Radio Australia)

    Alternative Radio Australia produces a weekly one hour,  independently produced radio program heard exclusively on Community Radio throughout Australia. Thay have some fantastic programs (just listened to the Origins of Racim by Michael Parenti…a superb take on the history of racism in the US). Michael Parenti – Origins of Racism What is racism? Who are…

  • About Jason and kottke.org (kottke.org)

    Jason Kottke's weblog. An ace blogger About Jason and kottke.org (kottke.org) What kottke.org might be, a list: The personal site of Jason Kottke. But also his full-time gig. A weblog, which is a frequently updated, chronologically ordered collection of hypertext fragments. You'll find the most recent posted stuff on the front page and many ways…

  • Vibewire

    Vibewire.net is an Australian web site set up to give a young person's perspective on contemporary politics, culture, and personal issues. They have some great articles on the site, covering issues such as the Federal Budget and the proposed Australia card. Vibewire is an online community created by young people for young people – a place…

  • Gallery of network images

    Mark Newman of the University of Michigan has produced some excellent maps of social networks (I especially liked the one on high school friendships). Valdis Krebs or Orgnet is another 'network analyst' that has produced some highly original maps.

  • How celebrity bloggers make friends and influence people

    How celebrity bloggers make friends and influence people – Technology Yet another innocent enough article about Cory Doctorow in today's Age newspaper. But the question remains, does Doctorow have sponsored posts in his blog (see below)? Are sponsored posts similar to 'cash for comment' on radio shows (ie. John Laws)?

  • What is Blog Depression?

    The Nanoist is an interesting weblog…although it may take you a while to figure out yet another ideosyncratic-blog  take on the world. Not such a bad thing. Anyhow, on The Nanoist you will find a pamphlet on Blog Depression. It's pretty funny; a tad 'deteriministic' perhaps, but you will get the picture. You can also download it as…