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Quick Hits — August 29, 2007

August 29th, 2007

Email attack: White House resists FOIA requests, and who can blame them after reading FEMA’s Katrina-related messages (Highlight: Juxtaposing “I Am a Fashion God” with “I just ate an MRE and crapped in the hallway of the Superdome along with 30,000 other close friends so I understand her concern about busy restaurants”). C.f. The Wrong In-Box for This Feud.
Fun with Political Widgets
YouTube fans rant, threaten to leave over new ads
In Europe, a Push by Phone Companies Into TV. TV via IP?
Japan’s Warp-Speed Ride to Internet Future. Ironically (and seriously), they’re reaping the benefits of having their infrastructure blown to bits in 1945.
Fact-Checking the Candidates: PolitiFact. New site unveils Truth-o-Meter. Truthiness = new hurdle for campaigns to jump.
New service lets you buy ads on radio station audio streams. Combine with in-media-player visuals for extra super mega happy bonus points
Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0. Speaking of, Social-networking-for-good site Razoo.com will pay you to change the world. The sugar on the line: ten grand.
Helvetica Isn’t Just a Font; It’s a Font Worthy of Awe. On the transcendental nature of typography.
How NOT to pitch a blog.
Rudy’s Florida “Firewall”? A Giuliani Powerpoint presentation grows legs.
Thompson to Announce On Video. Should have done it in June…
Most Popular Dem YouTube Videos.
Online Advertising Sucks Because the Ads Suck. Very little argument here.
MTV to Encourage Online Citizen Journalism. Yo! MTV Writes.
The birth of internet dating? 1968 — an excellent vintage.
The Tech Industry Wants You To Support The Fight For Fair Use.
Social Networks and the 2008 Elections.
Mistakes still being made on the modern campaign trail. (See numerous items above).
Verging on the Sublime: Soviet Propaganda Poster of the Day (via Bruce Sterling).
One hit too many: Robots are stealing our strippers!

– cpd

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1. rebecca carpenter | August 31st, 2007 at 8:11 am

Hey Colin,

Thanks for including Razoo’s Change Your World contest in your Quick Hits post. You might also want to check out Razoo’s SpeedGranting application on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?api_key=955bf80c9e4fa70c4feb8df190631c9f

We run a contest every two weeks, giving away $500 – $2,500 each time.

You can find more good stuff at our Good Happens blog.

Cheers!
Rebecca

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