MySpace to ‘block sex offenders’: Social networking website MySpace says it will release tools to identify and block US sex offenders from its site. Anyone else think it’s weird to specify “US” sex offenders? Like, what? Canadian child molesters are OK? Oh, who am I kidding. There are no child molesters in Canada. As we […]
Jailed media worldwide hits record: U.S. watchdog
Jailed media worldwide hits record: U.S. watchdog (Reuters): Reuters – The number of journalists jailed worldwide for their work rose for the second year with Internet bloggers and online reporters now one third of those incarcerated, a U.S.-based media watchdog said on Thursday. This article mentions Josh Wolf, a videoblogger and friend of mine who […]
Josh Wolf’s Case
If you’ve been reading the book, or even just skimming it, you may have been intrigued by the mention of the legal entanglement that videoblogger Josh Wolf got into last summer. Well, believe it or not, his legal issues aren’t over: after having the case dropped, Josh now faces civil contempt charges, for refusing to […]
Have Money Will Vlog
In June, the founders of Node101, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading the word of videoblogging, created a new project called Have Money Will Vlog. The idea behind HMWV is to create a funding model not unlike an arts grant that would allow videobloggers to ask for funding from the vlogging community to help them […]
Nothing Happened in Davis
Click here for the movie! (MPEG-4 format) Saturday, February 24, 2006, 1:15 PM. My friend Molly and I were walking down the street in Davis, California, heading for my car, which was parked in front of the Golden 1 Credit Union. As we approached, I noticed a cop car parked very haphazardly on the side […]