links for 2009-04-08

Regardless of the official outcome of any inquest or inquiry, this video has effectively damned the police officers involved. Does this weaken the 'invasion of privacy' argument against being filmed and photographed constantly in public places by strangers?

"Just remember that your mobile/cell phone with its ability to take photos and video just may be your best weapon when the authorities next try to cover up incidences of their bad behaviour. It might not help in court but it will where it matters in people's hearts and minds."

"Now, I could buy a £30 monthly photography permit, but that seems to be aimed at student groups or professionals, and regardless of my pretensions, I am most certainly not a professional. You also have to seek permission from the station every time you visit, which is a bit much if you are standing on a platform and see something you want to take a quick snap of". I'll confess my ignorance here. I did not know that such a permit existed, or that I in any way needed a permit to photograph the London Underground.

Fantastic "Infographic as optical illusion"

"The blogosphere has a way of wiggling out the truth. That which is inaccurate will be weeded out, refuted and argued against; the truth however, will be promoted, re-blogged and re-posted. So the random blogger reporting from their community - along with other local bloggers - can be given credibility or refuted, and thus their word can be taken." [via repost at journalism.co.uk]

Any blog post that can mention both the Corn Laws and YouTube is a good one in my book. Andrew Grant-Adamson with some thoughtful writing about potential hyperlocal media models.

"After all, if you're not even linking to your own pages using your targeted terms, then how can you expect others to?"

Very in-depth review of 'One-line sitelinks' that Google debuted on April 2nd