It’s the lead story on CNN:
but then again, how sh*t is Google News, lead story links to the Steve Irwin dead story at American political blog Wizbang:
BBC…ok, not main story, but top 3:
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Steve Irwin dies, and Aunty can’t handle the bandwidth, another reason why the Government should allow ads at abc.net.au:
Got into a bit of a debate on another blog the other day (sorry, cant remember where), where I defended the Sydney Morning Herald online against claims it’s become too tabloid and full of crap. Steve Irwin died what..about 2 hours ago as I write this, news.com.au went straight to the story with top headlines + the feature graphic, smh.com.au still has a picture of Cairlin Hill, billed as Australia’s new YouTube Star in it’s featured spot. Compare and contrast (as at 1:45pm AWST):
news.com.au
smh.com.au
Australia’s own clich?É?í?Ǭ©d gift to the world, Steve Irwin, is dead, killed in an accident doing what he loved best, interacting with deadly wildlife, in this case, a Sting Ray that seems to have taken offence to his presence. Indeed, it’s not hard to image Irwin saying “crikey” as his last word as the stingray barb went through his chest.
Like many Australians I found Steve Irwin annoying. He portrayed a view of Australians to the world that gave Americans in particular the impression that Australians wrestle with crocodiles and say “crikey” at regular intervals. Of course, whilst this caricature was not a true representation of a typical Australian, Steve Irwin was a character in his own right, he was passionate about many things, preservation of our wildlife, and of course, Biosecurity on the Customs ads that pollute our television sets. To his credit he managed to build a world wide fan base where many have failed before him. For many in the world, he put Australia on the map.
Perhaps most sadly of all, he leaves a wife and young children behind. Of course, through many appearances (notably on a Wiggles Video) his daughter is well known to many Australians as well, and today she has lost her father.
I’m sure I’ll be joining many Australian’s today in sending my heartfelt condolences to his family. For all his annoying attributes, Steve Irwn was a trooper, a man who stood by his convictions and truly built a name for himself. He may not have been perfect, but he will be remembered as a man others can only aspire to be, for in his celebrity he continued to remain a true Australian, one who remained humble despite the trappings of fame, and remained loyal to our nation.
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More funny stuff in relation to Kimberly Williams of the Boston School of Electrolysis over at Greywolf today here. This sheila never seems to give up, from SEOMoz to Greywolf and who knows where else next, she’s like the energizer bunny on crack, with ridiculous legal threats against half the SEO community. Obviously someone never learned the fable about how digging deeper into a hole doesn’t get you out of it 🙂
The first of each month is Blog Tipping Day according to Business Blogwire, and each month the list of people participating seems to continue to grow, so it’s time I had a go as well :-). Yes, it is September 2 as I write this, but it’s still September 1 on the West Coast on the United States so hopefully this entry still counts.
Unusual Business Ideas That Work
1. Always fascinating business ideas
2. Posts are regular and I get my daily feed
3. Easy to read layout
Tip: Blogger sucks, get a WP blog!
Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux
1. It’s just fab
2. I always smile
3. I love the pose
Tip: Where are my stickers BryanBoy?!!!
1. The story of getting the pics is often more exciting than the pictures themselves
2. A cut above the rest
3. Simple, easy to read design
Tip: Running a forum involves participating on it.
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According to The Register, Peter Jackson, he of King Kong and Lord of the Rings Fame is going to remake one of the best films of all time: The Dam Busters. The report indicates that Jackson’s version will be more accurate to the real story of the Dam Busters as much of the actual mission was still classified as secret when the original was shot in 1954. But of course I can’t help but ask: if it is going to stay true to the actual story of The Dam Busters, what about the Dog? Of course, the story about the Guy Gibsons dog wasn’t something made up in the film, it’s factual. But can they use that word in a film made in the 21st century?
(image from The Sterling Times)
Darren has some good points here based on a post by Chris Pirillo. A great read, but I’ll add some of the things I do regularly:
1. Read the blog list at BlogAds
Want to see different blogs that are doing amazing things, the BlogAds blog list does it for me every time. Yep, I know it sounds silly because the list is actually there for advertisers to look at, but it also provides an easy to read resource with ad views as well, particularly pertinent when you also want to look at new stuff in consideration of traffic as well…great way to get fresh ideas
2. Visit Digg and Netscape…
and make sure you take a look past the first couple of pages, particularly past the listings for the Weblogs Inc blogs…also try the newly submitted pages as well, sometimes you just find interesting blogs
3. Ask people for their opinion on stuff you might already thought you are right on
Sometimes people will disagree, in disagreeing though you might learn something different and could even change your position as well. The biggest problem as a blogger you can find is the situation of everyone saying that your right, yes men and shills are poisonous to objectivity.
4. Spend 30-60 minutes at Wikipedia
…and keep following the related links on stuff. You’ll find out about amazing things, some of which you could end up blogging…otherwise I find it mentally stimulating anyway
5. Play Second Life
What can I say…my only problem with Second Life is getting out because I could spend forever on it. Occasionally people say Second Life is boring, usually its because they see Second Life as a multi-player online game. It’s not, its a virtual world that just also happens to have games in it. Tringo is the best game ever created…I could (and often do) play it for hours, but there’s a whole pile of other games in world as well. There’s also a lot of other things that can be done, interacting with other people (like a chat room), playing tourist (it would take 1000’s of hours to visit every place in Second Life), even playing a virtual game of Sim City if you like through the ability to own land and improve it, and if you like, sell it later for a profit that is convertible to US dollars. Ever wanted to be a fashion designer, a builder, and pimp or night club owner…all these and more are possible in Second Life. As the slogan goes: “Your World. Your Imagination”.
6. Type crap into the Technorati search box
Sometimes you get some amazing results in the blogs that they list.
Grawolf’s update on his stats based on the Chicken Noodle Soup Video are up. Intesting stats, particularly the fact that his second higest post is for “My Butt is Big” :-). My personal stats for the Chicken Noodle Soup video come in at 1668 page views month to date, but I’ve fallen off Google’s main page for Chicken Noodle Soup Video at the time of writing even though at one stage I was in 6th spot, just after Greywolf himself for Chicken Noodle Soup Video. Still at third though below 2 Youtube results for Watch Chicken Noodle Soup video, which isn’t too bad I guess. And if you’ve got no idea why I’m writing a post about the Chicken Noodle Soup Video, make sure you check out the Chicken Noodle Soup video here…and read a book about SEO 🙂
