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Thomas’ Links From 2007-12-13

twittories » The Darkness Inside
Crowdsourced fiction via Twitter. Sort of an online exquisite corpse.
(tags: twitter community crowdsourcing fun fiction)

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Thomas’ Links From 2007-12-12

Quiz: Web Company or Pharmaceutical?
Can you tell web 2.0 company names from and those of prescription drugs?
(tags: Quiz web2.0 pharmaceutical fun)

thesixtyone - a music adventure
A much more addictive music site than I was expecting based on the buzz. Digg songs that you like, subscribe to other listeners, build your own profile, buy mp3s. I’m […]

Thomas’ Links From 2007-12-11

The Web Users’ Campaign - New York Times
2008 candidates absorbed the wrong lessons from Dean in ‘04. The greatest momentum does not go to the candidate with the most detailed plan for conquering the Web but to the candidate who surrenders his own image to the clicking masses.
(tags: politics campaign2008 web community)

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