Archive for February, 2007
Overfishing imperils fish in deep waters - Yahoo! News
“With declining catches close to shore, commercial fishing is turning to deeper waters, threatening species that live in the cold and gloom of the deep oceans, according to researchers.”
Avoid the Evil:
Take action at Oceanwise Canada and explore the great resource, Seafood WATCH.
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, describes the concept of Web 2.0 in under 5 minutes: Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us. Beyond breezing through the "history" and the current state of 2.0, this video deftly inspires larger concepts and questions (…but nothing new here, though).
Since I understand this space somewhat, I’m able to follow along at the brisk pace of the video. But I doubt this is an easy-1-2-3 "What is Web 2.0" walkthrough–not suitable for Joe and Jane Public.
(Thanks, Jeff, for this great link).
New mod7 project! The IEC Small Business Documentary presents the events of the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War from the perspective of the Northern Israeli small business owner. Using raw footage shot and recorded on location in the Golan and the Galilee, mod7 conceptualized, edited, designed and produced this short interactive documentary–chock-full of maps and enhanced interactive information. Flash 8 required. View and explore the project archive.
This article demonstrates that telemarketers are more than just passive nuisances: a “…former employee, who was laid off by the company several weeks ago, alleges that Epixtar’s telemarketers use a variety of techniques — including altering taped telephone calls — to prove that customers agreed to charges.”
Those bastards!
If you’re quick on your feet, you might fight back on your own terms: http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/
Or, you can just be a pain and turn their tactics against them. From the anti-telemarketing counterscript:
Telemarketers make use of a telescript - a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance… [more]