Hippo Dignity

Speaking of audience/creator feedback loops, my friend Shana TiVo-blogged the John Stamos gay-marriage TV movie Wedding Wars for Planet Out last night. It’s delightful and funny, and much faster than watching the whole thing yourself.

9:49: I OFFICIALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE. Sean Maher: “What are you doing? You’re not political. You don’t even watch the news!” And as soon as Stamos turns to correct him, Maher says, “Anderson Cooper doesn’t count!”

I am probably required by the Laws of the Intarweb to note that my employer has finally succumbed to the inevitability of rhyme and launched the frogblog. Not much content there so far, but it’s already attracting some surprising commenters.

Seen on the streets of Glasgow

• Boing Boing: iTunes creates a security hole?
  “DRM systems are an attractive nuisance, the cracker’s best pal.”
  (tags: security drm writing)
• Back to utopia - The Boston Globe
  Joshua Glenn on Frederick Jameson on sci-fi’s estrangement effect
  (tags: criticism literary sci-fi theory ideas)

• Modules and Wholes: games people (and interfaces) play
  “…three games that people and computer interfaces play with each other”
  (tags: interface technology)

• Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect: Why do People Carry Mobile Phones?
  Research for Nokia on what people carry when they leave the house, and why.
  (tags: mobile technology research culture)

• Barbelith Underground > Policy & Help > The Psychology Of Trolling
  Discussion on what makes a troll, from a web community. AFU cited in the definition of the term. What a legacy, eh?
  (tags: internet onlinecommunity)
• Resurrecting Classic Rock: The Hold Steady
  somewhat pretentious but interesting piece on The Hold Steady’s Separation Sunday, focusing on the story of the two main figures from this album and the first one.
  (tags: music criticism culture theholdsteady)

• Private del.icio.us bookmarklet
  (tags: delicious tools privacy)

• The Word We Love To Hate - Literally. By Jesse Sheidlower
  JTS on the use of “literally” as an intensifier. Dig that Little Women snark, too.
  (tags: words friends writing grammar)
• BBC NEWS | Magazine | The secret of making things work
  The head of design for the BBC News website discusses usability
  (tags: design web usability)
• Pew Internet & American Life Project Report: Teen Content Creators and Consumers
  “American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations.”
  (tags: culture internet research work remix)
• Status Ain’t Hood: The Mountain Goats Squash Beef With Nas
  Suitably awed review of Friday’s show at the Bowery. As it happens, the guy who shouted “Jess Harvell says hi” was with us, and wasn’t Jess….
  (tags: music themountaingoats)