Yearly Archives: 2010

Make Your Web Writing Live Forever

Posted on 21 October 2010 by

Pandora is the National Library of Australia’s web archive, a service similar to the Internet Archive. Unlike the Internet Archive, which aims to be comprehensive in its preservation, Pandora is discerning. It’s purpose is to archive web sites that are … Continue reading →

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How to reference Wikipedia

Posted on 14 October 2010 by

You will find often hear admonitions to never use Wikipedia as a source “because it can be updated by anyone”. In fact, only a tiny fraction of pages on Wikipedia can be changed, and those are the ones at addresses … Continue reading →

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Three tips on writing for Lonely Planet

Posted on 6 October 2010 by

(This post is specifically for my fellow students in Writing and Editing for Digital Media.) If you have chosen Lonely Planet Destinations to write stories for Assignment 3 Part 1, you might think that all of the substantial writing on … Continue reading →

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Link to your Archive

Posted on 13 September 2010 by

I want to write about the value of archives. See what I did there? I linked back to my first post on this blog. When you write a weblog for a long time, you’ll find yourself doing that more and … Continue reading →

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Everyone should watch Network

Posted on 9 September 2010 by

Following one of Jay Rosen’s recent talks on the people formerly known as the audience, there were some comments on the movie Network (1976) over on Stephaniii’s blog. I felt like an unequal contributor in this discussion because I’d never … Continue reading →

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How to get old tweets

Posted on 3 September 2010 by

Like Facebook, Twitter keeps everyone’s content. Unlike Facebook, links are provided even to the oldest content. Here’s the first tweet of Krissy Bush, Stephen Fry, and Neil Gaiman (found via My First Tweet). You would have to click “more” for … Continue reading →

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How to get your old Facebook statuses

Posted on 27 August 2010 by

Facebook wants to be the centre of your digital life. On it you can share your photos, videos, and what’s on your mind. But is this sharing ephemeral, like conversation at a party, or is it permanent, like a scrapbook? … Continue reading →

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The Internet Remembers

Posted on 19 August 2010 by

Twelve-year-old article on web shrines by Mark Bernstein. A weblog obituary for Milon Buneta (archived in the Internet Archive). A day to remember:

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Wendy Francis has been archived

Posted on 10 August 2010 by

Political candidate Wendy Francis (wendy4senate) tweeted the following on Sunday: “Children in homosexual relationships are subject to emotional abuse. Legitimising gay marriage is like legalising child abuse”. I can’t provide you a link to her tweet, because she subsequently deleted … Continue reading →

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Two Sides of Politics

Posted on 5 August 2010 by

Lauren, a political scientist, declares this election a dud: “We’re talking about one of the least interesting parts of the body because we are so revoltingly uninspired.” Meanwhile, James is worried about the proposed internet filter: “If Australia’s major parties … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Web is the Past of the Web

Posted on 30 July 2010 by

I want to write about the value of archives. I wrote one weblog for ten years. I would not have kept it but for the value of the archive. I returned to find links; I returned to look up the … Continue reading →

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