Category Archives: Internet culture

videos on the banality of the internet: twitter and youtube

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Michael

These two videos by Lisa Nova make fun of twitter for the obsessiveness and banality of some of its users. They’re quite funny, I think. Part 1: Part 2: Matt shared this video with me via Twitter, in which the … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Michael

• Inside Higher Ed: On the age bias in hiring academics • Anne-Marie offers some information literacy tools for synonyms • Matt offers some tools for annotated websites • Matt also shares some videos about Twitter. This one on ambient … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags: LGBT activism, adjunctification, web accessibility, mismethodology,

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Michael

• Trans Political responds to the article in The Advocate, “Gay is the New Black.” Trans Political expresses concerns about the disappearance or invisibility of the trans rights movement. • 365gay.com: Gay marriage is before the Iowa Supreme Court. • 365gay.com: … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags: too many tabs open again!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Michael

• Queerty: Despite opening in only 36 theatres, Gus Van Sant’s film Milk came in 10th in box office sales over the weekend. Perhaps this means that it might come to Penntucky. I want to see it, though I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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final proof: internet users don’t read

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Michael

Okay, it’s not true, Internet users do read. But pardon me one reactionary moment as I share this thread, wherein someone asks how to get a password to watch a movie they downloaded. Uh, someone says that it’s a scam. … Continue reading →

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