links for 2008-01-27

Can't help thinking that plenty of bloggers have mounted 18 month one-man stalking and reputation destroying campaigns, but only a couple of political bloggers in the UK have the attention of the mainstream media. That is what made the difference here.

"The match-fixing scandal gathered pace as Namibia's players came forward to say they had been offered £15,000 a man to lose against Guinea. Benin's coach revealed last week he was approached by a man offering to pay to ensure his side were defeated".

"The study confirms the web is having a profound impact on how we conceptualise, seek, evaluate & use information. 'The Gutenberg galaxy' is imploding. But at least you can find the Wikipedia entry 'Gutenberg galaxy' in 0.34 seconds".

[From mad legal dept.] "A judge has now agreed that you CAN copyright cease-and-desist letters. The lawyer in question claims this means he can sue anytime someone posts one of his cease-and-desist letters [on the net]". Not if I patent them first...

We had Gavdos in sight when we were on the south coast last year, but never made it across. It sounds like one of the most delightfully isolated communities in Europe.

"1: Host images for your content on Flickr. 2: Use keyword-rich titles for the images. 3: In the image descriptions, link to the article using keyword-rich anchor text. 4: Er… profit!"

"Someone at the Daily Mail noticed several BBC correspondents wearing jackets from The North Face. The Mail proves once again that their super-silly superficialness has blinded them to reality". It was all staff discount Berghaus in my day.