WhoseSpace?
Posted: Friday, October 06, 2006 12:55 PM by Will Femia
More than Half of MySpace Visitors are Now Age 35 or Older, as the Site’s Demographic Composition Continues to Shift - As far as I can tell, they mean visitors and not only account holders. My first interpretation is that a lot of adults are browsing what the kids are doing on MySpace. Looking at that first chart is interesting though, because for every service the greatest percentage of visitors is over 35 and for that matter, more than half of Internet users are over 35. I generally think of the Internet and its features as being emblematic of youth tastes and culture. Maybe I should be seeing it more as a reflection of boomers or Gen Xers?
Kids pray to God on what appears to be post-it notes.
Nerds across the Web are falling in love with the Harry-Potter-esque animated byline mugshot on this weather blog.
Speaking of Harry-Potter-esque, check out this demonstration of computer enhanced sketching at MIT.
Garrison Keillor goes on a tear about the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. What strikes me is that he names the Senators who voted for it. I generally think of this as a blogger tactic, so it's interesting to see it in a print column. I wonder if we'll see it move to mainstream news.
Speaking of things that aren't being covered on TV because of wall-to-wall Mark Foley coverage, this guy has to be happiest man in the country that Foley is hogging the spotlight. Particularly because I have a feeling cable news would not be reserved in using the mistress's image.
If recent school shootings have you thinking about keeping your kid at home, you may want to check out the Carnival of Homeschooling. (Why Homeschool is a good place to find out where the current carnival is.)
From Asim in the mailbag: If you liked the little superstar video from India, you’ll love this.
Miracles you'll see in the next 50 years (from Feb, 1950) - There are a lot of correct predictions in here. Some of them came to be but didn't catch on. I like the drawing of the woman cleaning her water-proof living room with a hose.
Top 7 Things To Know To Begin Running - This whole site is all "top" lists.
Speaking of lists, 10 seriously cool workplaces
Sexual consent in the modern age. Totally work safe.
CityRag brings us the story of a teacher with a full face tattoo. (It's about tolerance.) P.S. How the heck did he tattoo is ears?
The full South Park World of Warcraft episode NOTE: The clip starts with one of those "Leroy" bellows, so turn your volume down before you click. NOTE ALSO: South Park can be a little coarse.
18 pages of what you'll need to provide Iggy Pop and his band if you're in charge of the venue they're playing. (Includes his idea for a dog-eating reality show on the last page.)
Secret rooms are all the rage. My mind instantly looks for sociological explanations and pressures of the rapid deterioration of privacy in our culture... but then, just look at the photo of that staircase lifting up to reveal the hidden room. That's just plain cool.
Long exposure photo of a plane taking off at night. Cool idea, probably not too hard to reproduce, provided you don't get arrested for taking pictures of planes taking off.
Legos made of ice - Cool for drinks, but surely they don't work, right? Looks like you can't order them in the U.S.
What is the rational basis for banning same-sex marriage? (Ann Althouse is looking for answers from readers and gets a good number of them.)
Andrew Sullivan points out the Amish actually practicing Christian forgiveness. A rarity indeed.
I'm pleased to see that MSNBC.com has the least sensationalistic headline on this week's teleportation story. I can't claim to understand the science to any great degree, but doesn't this sound more like a replicator than teleportation? The light is telling the cesium what to do. The question is, how do we get the light to tell the cesium to turn into a cup of earl grey, hot?
