New Yorker on radio payola and "spot buys"
— record labels are gaming the Billboard charts via Greg Allen #Audioscrobbler Weekly Charts
— somewhat random, but should improve over time via sixdifferentways.com #LA Weekly rounds up media's treatment of Cheney's "fuck" quote
— only the Washington Post spelled out the direct quote via Boing Boing #Michael Moore approves of "Fahrenheit 9/11" downloads
— spread it far and wide, but don’t charge for it via Slashdot #Justin Hall's review of the "Brick Attack" retrogame concert and fashion show
— the Minibosses concert at L.A.’s The Smell via links.net #Getty Images' The Big Idea
— short films made only from Getty’s stock photos and video via Greg Allen #NPR Ombudsman on "Hip, but Inscrutable" music reviews
— is he complaining about the reviews or the music? via Anil Dash #Browser exploits involving human reaction times
— tricking users into executing malicious code with fake games and captchas via Simon Willison #CAcert, free SSL certificates for everyone
— I always wondered why certs were so expensive via Jason Cosper #Gothamist launching LA-focused LAist.com
— finally, we’ll have good L.A. events on Upcoming.org via Boing Boing #Amazon.com Knee-Jerk Contrarian Game
Here’s a fun game… First, look up the most popular and critically-acclaimed books, movies, and music on Amazon. Click on “Customer Reviews,” and sort them by “Lowest Rating First.” Hilarity ensues! It’s the Amazon.com Knee-Jerk Contrarian Game!
Post your own favorites in the comments! (Coming soon: The Slashdot.org Knee-Jerk Contrarian Game.)
July 14, 2004: In a weird coincidence, Justine Larbalestier came up with the same idea on her own weblog two days before this entry. Creepy.
July 29, 2004: Alan Taylor wrote a neat utility that lets you easily find the 10 lowest-ranked reviews, without even going to Amazon. Yay!
