Piece Of Earth.  Bush urges patriotic Americans to refrain from using "Peace On Earth" during the holiday season.  [AlterNet] 

To make one correction to what I said last Monday in response to "Lott tripped by bloggers?" -- I learned today that blogger Josh Marshall actually posted information and commentary about Lott's comments (regarding Thurmond) on Friday, the 6th (via OnlineJournalism.com via Blogging Alone). 

Kudos to Josh for jumping on the story so early, though I still remain somewhat skeptical as to just how much of a role his comments (or other bloggers' comments) played in determining Lott's fate (though they certainly demonstrated the power of self-publishing in giving each of us an immediate voice). 

Maybe blogs sped up the process, but then again, maybe not.  The controversy would have existed regardless, and what happened in Washington would have happened anyway, primarily because of what Lott said and how other politicians (eventually) responded to it.  That's where the power lies, unfortunately.  Just my opinion...

Related:
Discussion at MetaFilter  [via Universal Rule] 

SJ Mercury: Consumers' rights given little respect  [Tomalak's Realm] 

>>  If you're a DJ or house music enthusiast in Cape Town or Johannesburg, you're part of the real community that will find the site most useful...  [Coolstop Daily Pick 12/23/02] 

Jeremy Hedley:  "This was only a matter of time of course, but I've received the first piece of spam sent to an address that only appears in my RSS feeds." 

RIAA nominated for Internet Villain award  [The Register]

Related:
BBC:  UK net villains nominated 

December 2002

 


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