http://informage.net/articles/2006/09/30/missing-the-point en-us 40 tales from anglospheric la-la-land <blockquote><p>David Cameron will today unveil radical plans to harness the power of the internet by reaching out to a blogging generation that is disaffected and disconnected from mainstream politics.</p> <p>At the heart of the initiative, which is designed to make the Tories one of the most technologically progressive parties in Europe, is "webcameron" - a website for video blogs by their leader. Mr Cameron will provide regular clips with him speaking direct to camera, as well as written blogs and podcasts.</p></blockquote> <p align="right"><i>Tories unveil their secret weapon: 'webcameron', <a href="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/story/0,,1884396,00.html">The Guardian, September 2006 </a></i></p> <blockquote><p>The villagers have spent the last six decades dressing up in home-made US army uniforms, drilling with bamboo rifles and parading beneath the Stars and Stripes in the hope of enticing a delivery of cargo once again.</p> <p>They have even hacked air strips out of the jungle and built crude wooden aircraft to tempt the speedy return of American generosity.</p></blockquote> <p align="right"><i>Culture clash in the South Seas, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3729715.stm">BBC News, May 2004</a></i></p> <p>(format of juxtaposed quotes as commentary shamelessly lifted from <a href="http://billmon.org/">Billmon</a>)</p> Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:02:46 +0100 urn:uuid:d3cd0cc5-a2c7-4823-8f03-03e3e5830008 Sean http://informage.net/articles/2006/09/30/missing-the-point postage worldage