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Tag Archives: Internet

Alexander: Refocused Enigma

The time of Alexander draws nigh (November 24 to be precise), Oliver Stone’s epic historical biopic of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures in history. Click on the above banner for every manner of interactive doo-dad and gizmo relating to the film, starring a blonde Colin Farrell as …

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FCC: CBS Appeals, Vonage Exempt

As I stated here in September when the FCC unanimously imposed a fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s Nipplegate, it was time to close the book and move on. CBS disagrees and has appealed the $550K fine (the maximum $27,500 for each of the twenty Viacom-owned CBS affiliates), the largest …

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National Treasure: Fact and Fiction

The arrival of Disney’s National Treasure is now just a couple of weeks away (November 19). Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website: search for clues, find treasure, research the historical facts and assumptions behind the film. Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars as Benjamin …

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Blogumentary: Reel Blog

Blogumentary debuts tonight at the City Pages Documentary Film Festival in Minneapolis: Chuck Olsen [no relation], director. 70 minutes. A message from the blogosphere: “Hi there. My name is Chuck Olsen, and I’m producing an independent documentary about blogs. Blogs empower us to tell our story, to spout and debate …

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Blog the Vote

As I mentioned here, the actual logistics of voting are just as important as intent and rationale: if you don’t know how to vote or where to vote, your voice won’t be heard. That’s why a site like MyPollingSite.com is such a helpful tool. But with legal challenges, varying eligibility …

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“Politics and the Internet” Academic Survey

In case you haven’t been surveyed enough, these fine folks are conducting another; but at least this is about you, specifically: We are conducting an online survey that examines the motivations for accessing the Web, weblogs, chat rooms, bulletin boards and other Internet resources for political information. We are specifically …

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Berklee Online Scholarships

We’ve been telling you about the coolness that is Berkleemusic.com, Berklee’s online music school, delivering online access to world-renowned music faculty, educational concepts and curriculum, previously available only to on-campus students. Berkleemusic.com has expanded music-education opportunities using the newest methods, media, technologies, and special juju. Now they’ve announced the winners …

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Remix the Undead

In the spirit of Halloween, FreeCulture has a remix contest to literally raise the (video) dead: What the hell? Ever wanted to bring something back from the dead? Well, you still can’t revive old Fido, but you can bring dead art back to life! Most art doesn’t make it into …

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