Around The Blogosphere 15 November 08

Internet Personality of the Week: pixelbud!

Government keeps "Sheeple" in check (no 'Brand New Day' after all?)

President-elect Obama's office gave the media a new way to present him as Franklin Roosevelt 2.0 by announcing Friday that it will be posting weekly addresses - fireside chats for the web generation - on YouTube. The first address will appear on Change.gov this Saturday, after it airs in audio. An Obama spokesperson says that this innovation is just the beginning of the digital, transparent presidency.

The opponents of Proposition 8, the traditional marriage initiative that passed 52-48 in California, are holding a nationwide protest today... Michelle Malkin is keeping watch.

Touristas beware: Mexico City to hand out Viagra to men 70+. (Look out!)

Announced on Global Voices: Ever wonder how to get dozens of people to work together over the internet to collaborate on translations to multiple languages? In nearly two years Global Voices Lingua translation community has grown to include 18 different languages and more than 75 volunteers. [read about Lingua]

The second edition of Wordcamp Argentina recently took place in Buenos Aires...

As part of her continuing updates on life in the Armenian capital, blogger La Vida - los WatcheRos includes accounts of two concerts by foreign musicians she saw perform in Yerevan this week. Although both started an hour later than scheduled, the blog says that Italian musician Zucchero was the best and enjoyed by all while Planet X played to an almost empty hall and was terrible. Photographs accompany both posts