links for 2009-07-15

Sue Greenwood has written this piece for FUMSI magazine - a good introduction to the Sweeble service if you didn't get to see her sessions at either JEEcamp or #newsinnovation

"Stay classy, Arrington!"

"For many years, Mr. Jackson's lifetime sales tally typically was reported at 200 million albums world-wide. But in late 2006, news articles began putting the number at 750 million, a figure that became part of the popular lore as Mr. Jackson was attempting a comeback. In the last few weeks, it has popped up in obituaries and retrospectives. So how did the sales figure nearly quadruple?". Music industry in 'pulling sales numbers out of thin air' shocker! Surely not?

The upcoming Muse album has an associated online game / clue-fest / Cold War era role-play element to it

"Haringey Council’s accounts, together with all books, deeds, contracts, accounts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them, are made available every year for inspection and for making copies. The accounts for the year ending 31 March 2009 will be available from 6 August 2009 to 3 September 2009, between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, on application to the Chief Financial Officer, Haringey Council, Level 7, Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, N22 7TR, telephone 020 8489 2975 / 3725". Surely in 2009 it is just easier to publish the damned things on the web?

Fantastic front page montage.

"The average mortality rate of influenza in the UK is 600 deaths per year in a non-epidemic year".

And yet they say that the mindless pursuit of Digg votes will dumb down the media?