1 Scientists plan to gather knowledge of all the world’s species into a new Web site they’ll call the Encyclopedia of Life. It’s like Wikipedia, but with facts.
2 A story on Paris Hilton’s impending jail time says “her fans have posted a petition on the Internet urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.” Her “fans”? What are they fans of, exactly? Meanwhile, on California’s Death Row, a wrongly convicted man weeps.
3 British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a YouTube video to congratulate new French President Nicolas Sarkozy on his election. Sarkozy responds with a feature film, shot overnight, in black-and-white, using synchronous sound and demonstrating the dialectical relationship between the Internet video genre and his vision as director.
4 Kraft will showcase not-yet-available foods in a “supermarket” in the online realm, Second Life. The company hopes the new products will complement the virtual cheese it already makes, Velveeta.
5 Two days after making his YouTube video, Tony Blair announces he’ll resign. Coincidence, or fear of a copyright-infringement suit?
