Monthly Archives: September 2005

Viet Nam is a southeast asian country slightly larger than New Mexico that borders on China, Cambodia and Laos. Formerly a French colony, according the the CIA World Factbook: Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted … Continue reading →

China is widening it’s controls on the internet and is now targeting news sites. Established news media needed permission to run a news Web site, it said. New operators had to register themselves with government information offices. China has a … Continue reading →

The problem is that – at least at the moment, and long may it last – the weblog community determines its heroes and its trusted and noble citizens from smaller but finer-grained metrics than we do in the wider world. … Continue reading →

Have you heard of OhMyNews? Millions of people have and thousands of ‘citizen journalists’ particpate daily. The staff at OhmyNews fills only two floors of a small office building in downtown Seoul, but it edits stories from thousands of “citizen … Continue reading →

San Antonio through Waco and all the way to Dallas-Fort Worth are now experiencing a massive influx of evacuees. Local sources confirm to me areas north and west of Houston are running out of everyday items and gasoline. Estimated at … Continue reading →

There has been an interesting development in a multiplayer online game, a MOG or MPOG or MMOG. Millions of people participate in this kind of playing, often paying others to keep their character or characters going. Obessive. Like bloggers. World … Continue reading →

Controversial UK newspaper writer Robert Fisk wasn’t allowed into the US earlier this week. He was on his way to a conference in Santa Fe and was not permitted into the US by immigration officials at Toronto Pearson Internationl. Fisk … Continue reading →

The Western Standard weblog may be sued. Kevin Libin, editor-in-chief made a blog entry regarding the relationship between Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew and his driver. The blog entry stemmed from a Globe and Mail story. You can find Globe … Continue reading →