links for 2006-03-23

• Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad?
  "The effort matters. Sure, it weeds some people out, but it makes those who participate feel all the more validated....Learning all of the nooks and crannies in a complex system is exhilarating." See also: indie rock.
  (tags: friendster hipsters fads fashion culture subcultures myspace socialnetworking teens niche)
• NPR : Reading Blogs Is a Time-Consuming Endeavor
  "I'm getting all the salad I need in the first fifteen feet!"
  (tags: blogging partialcontinuousattention weblogs reading attention skimming)
• Police: Woman snuck on jet to go to South by Southwest
  A woman hid in the bathroom as a stowaway on Saturday as the plane took off.
  (tags: sxsw wtf travel plans)
• A Camera Made for Pictures Shot in the Dark
  A point-and-shoot with 3200 ISO? Will this become the new desired camera for concert shots?
  (tags: photography livemusic cameras gadgets)

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03.23.06

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