Phil Ringnalda on why we should all write more about the links that we offer on our sites.
Confused of Ruralville
I’ve just got very confused. Has anyone told Mr Blogadoon that it’s 2005?
Circus clown
The media circus surrounding the Michael Jackson child abuse trial seems completely alien to those of us who are never likely to be caught up in such scenes. It seems that the child abuse allegations are, at the moment at least, secondary to the stardom and fame of the defendant. Either way, Peter Bowes’ quasi-blog™ on the court case is worth reading and provides a lighter view of events.
Spam comments
This will be linked all over: The Register interviews a comment spammer (via LMG) who lets us know the best techniques for frustrating comment spammers.
Legal eagle
The Law West of Ealing Broadway will appeal to people that already enjoy The Policeman’s Blog.
Wallstrom blog
Following my post the other day about this, here is a link to the actual blog.
Who knew that umlauts broke RSS?
Recommended reading
Mark Mardell’s Africa diary, with real personal content with amusing asides. Perhaps there is hope for BBC-sponsored quasi-blogging(™ Vaughan!) after all?
My life as an EU Commissioner
EU Commissioner for Communication, Margot Wallström, is to start a blog. As you know, I’m already a fan.
Thanks for the tip-off go to Kathy, who picked it up on EUObserver.com.
Recommended
Current favourite new-to-me weblog: The Flat at the Top of the Stairs, mainly for the high levels of footnote with each post.
One twentieth of an hour
There has been discussion in several places about the three minute silence that was held on Wednesday in remembrance of the victims of the tsunami. I’ll point you to Vaughan’s site where I have commented on my concerns about "silence inflation".