The state of political blogging
This is a write-up of the notes for the talk I gave at the Australian Blogging Conference on Friday – there’s a comprehensive report of the session in question over at Woolly Days by Derek Barry. I’m not trying to [...]
Lazy Sunday
So, since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all! It’s Jacaranda time in Brisneyland, and the livin’s easy. <img src="http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/jacaranda.JPG"
The Santa of the nation
You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to Sydney town Santa Claus is coming to Sydney town Santa Claus is coming to Sydney town He’s making a [...]
Burma toll "worse than feared"
According to Alexander Downer, Australian diplomats think the death toll from the military crackdown on the Burmese protests is “much higher than has been reported so far, and could be in the hundreds.” One thing I find rather perplexing about [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread where, at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like. [Except federal election stuff which should go here.]
Quote of the day
Condoleezza Rice. If we stay on our present path, we face an unacceptable choice: Either we sacrifice global economic growth to secure the health of our planet or we sacrifice the health of our planet to continue with fossil-fueled growth. [...]
Friday Arvo Footy
It’s finals time in Melbourne town.
Doing business online
As the election approaches, there’s bound to be another round of discussion about politics and politicians online – the role of You Tube, Facebook, newspaper blogs, online polls, political bloggers, etc. But as I was squashing a cockroach in my [...]
Tis that time of year
Yep. It is Grand Final weekend. Where all the hopes and dreams of the season are put on the line for the glory of the victory lap. Saturday sees Port Adelaide up against Geelong in the AFL Grand Final. I [...]
It's the conversation not the platform
Tim Blair takes a short partisan approach to suggest there is a decline in the number and influence of blogs, while Derek Barry takes a longer look at evidence which suggests that blog influence is growing. I don’t think there [...]
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