Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Ellipses...

A cross-generational debate over the value of art, and culture in general, has arisen among users of the social bookmarking service Hatena. The debate, originated by an anonymous entry "ehm… Isn`t it weird the idea that we have to pay money for music?" has brought many bloggers to ask themselves questions about the necessity of paying for what is considered to be an artistic product (a song, an image, a video etc.), especially now that free services like Youtube or the Japanese Niko Niko Dōga are available. Global Voices' Scilla Alecci has more...

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Recently, I've run across several "Mommy Blogs" and let me tell ya, the ones I've read are way better than these... (I like this one... and this one too...)

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