Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Remember...
...that this time of the year can be a very difficult time for lots of people for a number of reasons...
Sometimes random acts of senseless kindness can make YOU feel a whole lot better too!
If things get too tough, for whatever reason you can always ring Direct Line if you are in Melbourne.
1800 888 236 (24 hours)
OR
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
if you are a young person.
Believe me there are people who will listen to you out there.
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
if you are a young person.
Believe me there are people who will listen to you out there.
Facebook is the suburbs not the global village
In a house lashed by a winter rainstorm, perched above Mill Valley, north of San Francisco, we found one of the most passionate voices about our digital culture. John Perry Barlow is best known as a lyricist for the Grateful Dead, the essential counterculture band whose passionate fans, the Deadheads, were eager early adopters of online communities like the Well (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link).
Throughout our interview, the man who founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation kept harking back to his life in a small town in Wyoming, where he spent years as a cattle rancher.
Ever since, he told us, he'd been trying to find the same sense of small-town community in cyberspace. The Well, whose members met in "meatspace" as well as online, had been a great experience. He told how, at Well parties, the members of the community emerged blinking into the real world, and discovered the faces behind the words.
John Perry Barlow seemed disappointed by today's social networks, and in particular the one that has really taken the online experience to the masses. "Facebook is like television, the opposite of what I was looking for," he grumbled. "It's the suburbs, not the global village."
He was a little more enthusiastic about Twitter, which he is using to promote the cause of online freedom. During the Wikileaks saga, one tweet by @jpbarlow echoed across the battlefield:
Ever since, he told us, he'd been trying to find the same sense of small-town community in cyberspace. The Well, whose members met in "meatspace" as well as online, had been a great experience. He told how, at Well parties, the members of the community emerged blinking into the real world, and discovered the faces behind the words.
John Perry Barlow seemed disappointed by today's social networks, and in particular the one that has really taken the online experience to the masses. "Facebook is like television, the opposite of what I was looking for," he grumbled. "It's the suburbs, not the global village."
He was a little more enthusiastic about Twitter, which he is using to promote the cause of online freedom. During the Wikileaks saga, one tweet by @jpbarlow echoed across the battlefield:
"The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops."He remains, however, sceptical about the progress that has been made in building sustainable online communities. Although he does see one personal upside - "a guy gave me his parking space the other day," he laughs. "He said he liked my Tweets."
John Perry Barlow @'BBC'
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Monday, 20 December 2010
Minsk
Protesters try to storm government HQ in Belarus
Photo reportedly shows provocateur calling for police backup
On-U Sound news
Adrian Sherwood announces 12 re-issues and 4 new albums (African Head Charge, Little Axe, Lee Perry and a compilation album with all female vocalists) in 2011, the year that On-U Sound has been in business for 30 years.
(Thanx mARCO!)
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