Saturday, February 22, 2003

'419' Behind Nigerian Diplomat's Death. "An elderly man accused of killing a Nigerian diplomat inside a Prague embassy may have been seeking revenge after losing his life savings in a get-rich- quick scheme." [Purportal.com Headlines] 8:42:16 AM    comment []

"Feed thine enemy' another urban myth. "War protesters are sending bags of rice to Washington, D.C. to discourage President Bush from initiating a war on Iraq, but they're doing so based on the alleged success of an urban legend." [Purportal.com Headlines] 8:41:00 AM    comment []

A directory of Manila hosting services. [Scripting News] 7:56:55 AM    comment []

At Columbia University, Rewriting a Journalism Curriculum. The Graduate School of Journalism is planning a major overhaul after the president of Columbia University criticized the school's curriculum as "insufficient." By Felicity Barringer. [New York Times: Education] 7:52:09 AM    comment []

Nigeria Warns of Missing Nuclear Material. [News Is Free: Popular Items] 7:51:29 AM    comment []

Why Did Google Want Blogger?. Google's recent purchase of Pyra Labs, maker of a weblogging tool called Blogger, has generated much speculation about why the popular search engine did the deal. One man who worked closely with Pyra thinks he knows the answer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 7:50:49 AM    comment []

Joi Ito: "A story about how Ivan, a meme, is created by Alice and makes his way through weblog space." [Scripting News] 7:49:04 AM    comment []

Below the Beltway, by Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post. I tell Burrows that if he is willing to submit to an interview, I am willing to review his book at length in The Washington Post. The only catch, I said, is that I am going to say that it is, in my professional judgment, the worst novel ever published in the English language. Silence. My review will reach 2 million people, I said. Okay, he said. I have said this before, and I'll say it again. I really love my job 2:59:40 AM    comment []