Oakland Raiders God Bless America And Long Live Raider Nation
- May
- 19
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Over the past few weeks I have read many Oakland Raider articles written by the Raider Nation, Sports analysts and those who despise the black & silver. To be honest, I am the writer who is part of the Nation of Raiders…. I don’t get paid for my opinions and don’t have to worry about [...]
Jack Handeys Thoughts Get Deeper
- April
- 12
After a series of “Deep Thoughts” paperback collections (a 1994 edition was titled “Deepest Thoughts: So Deep They Squeak”) and a “Fuzzy Memories” compilation, which collectively have sold more than 1 million copies, Handey is releasing his first book of longer form material.”It does feel like an accomplishment, kind of going to the adults table [...]
Students protest as debt hits record 10b
- April
- 12
Student president Pryderi Hughes said students were fingerprinted as part of being charged with debt and served soup and sausages in the style of a prison mess hall.
Students at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) were treated to a $10b barbecue.
Student president Haydon Richards said about 200 students gathered for a free sausage and [...]
Chch council pays rockers 50000
- April
- 6
The sweetener was offered to the concert promoter as a discount on expenses such as hiring AMI Stadium, organising security and ticketing costs for the gig in a bid to lure visitors to Christchurch.
Americans Bon Jovi rocked a 30,000-strong crowd on January 27, boosting visitor spending in Christchurch by as much as $10 million and [...]
Wikipedia in the Newsroom, Part 1: Slowly Gaining Acceptance
- March
- 18
Common Source
What all three had in common was one of the sources they cited: Wikipedia , the popular, reader-written and -edited online encyclopedia. Dismissed by traditional journalism as a gimmicky source of faux information almost since it debuted in 2001, Wikipedia may be gaining some cautious converts as it works its way into the mainstream, [...]
The Internet, Politics and Power of the People
- March
- 18
The Almighty Dollar
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pulled in more than US$1 million a day in campaign donations for the entire month of January, mainly from online contributors who gave small sums of money.
On Dec. 16, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul pulled in $6 million — a record for one day of fundraising — from [...]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWCitizendium’s Larry Sanger: Experts Make It Better
- March
- 18
Like Wikipedia but Different
LinuxInsider: First off, describe the Citizendium and tell me what it is, and what it is not.
Larry Sanger: The Citizendium is a wiki encyclopedia project to create the world’s finest free encyclopedia and general reference source. It involves the general public but it makes a gentle guiding role for experts. Another different [...]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWCitizendium’s Larry Sanger: Experts Make It Better
- March
- 18
Like Wikipedia but Different
LinuxInsider: First off, describe the Citizendium and tell me what it is, and what it is not.
Larry Sanger: The Citizendium is a wiki encyclopedia project to create the world’s finest free encyclopedia and general reference source. It involves the general public but it makes a gentle guiding role for experts. Another different [...]
Live From SXSW: Pop Culture and Social Media Collide
- March
- 14
Steven Johnson Converses With Henry Jenkins
Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You, and Henry Jenkins, director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program, kicked off the keynote session on Saturday with a sprawling conversation about popular culture, technology and kids.
Jenkins, whose research and writing focuses on the benefits of technology, began with [...]
‘Focus on younger entrepreneurs’
- March
- 14
Rajeev
Chandrasekhar, president, FICCI
Rajeev
Chandrasekhar
was one of the earliest
entrepreneurs to have spotted the telecom opportunity in India. He recently took
over as the president of FICCI. In an interview, he outlines his agenda for the
industry and the role FICCI intends to play.
There is a palpable fear of
global slowdown and the effects of it [...]
