Image Source: Matt Harding, el bailarín trotamundos de YouTube, en Madrid This guy, Matt Harding, went travelling and shot video of himself doing a silly dance, that ended up on the internet. That ended up getting some chewing gum company’s… Read More ›
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Disappointment
is the reaction of the neighbourhood mooch-cat to finding that the interesting pile on the kitchen floor is only locks of hair from the buzzcut I gave my son this morning instead of something delicious. “To tell of disappointment and… Read More ›
School holidays coming, guest hoydens needed!
Lauredhel and I will both have much less time than usual to squeeze in our blogging while our respective kids are not at school for the next few weeks. Outings and trips have to happen, as do sleepovers and cinema… Read More ›
Are you a feminist blogger Down Under? Only three days to go!
If you’ve written anything feminist in June, and you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you have three days left to submit your blog post to the next Down Under Feminists Carnival. It’s being hosted at In A Strange Land. Please… Read More ›
AP backpedaling?
Lauredhel posted last week about AP’s Cease and Desist posturing over a blogger using short excerpts from their articles (with attribution and links). Today? SMH: AP to hammer out deal with bloggers Jim Kennedy, the AP’s director of strategic planning,… Read More ›
Yes, I’m tweaking the blog again
And it appears that it doesn’t like the new plugins. Or so go a couple of reports from Hoydenizens. If you’re having any problems clicking on links can you tell me in comments? Or if the problem extends to the… Read More ›
The Government is coming for your Facebook
The Rudd government plans a “real world live pilot” of Senator Conroy’s opt-out ISP-based filtering, starting next month. Internode and Iinet have already spoken out against the plan. New Zealand filtering company “Watchdog” is drooling over the opportunity to milk… Read More ›
AP: That’ll be $2.50 a word for copy-paste, thanks
The blogosphere is starting to buzz. What’s the buzz? AP has kicked up about bloggers posting short, linked excerpts without paying. Out-law.com says that the Associated Press issued Rogers Cadenhead (of the Drudge Retort) a series of takedown notices under… Read More ›
As so often occurs, I find out about something neat when it’s nearly over
NaComLeavMo: More Conversation Than You Can Shake a Stick at Arrgh, only a little over a week left! National Comment Leaving Month: an initiative of Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters, a blog I normally wouldn’t have found because of… Read More ›
The Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. The Down Under Feminists Carnival is open to feminist submissions from any blog based… Read More ›
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