Graffiti gangs chant: Knit one, purl two - thestar.comSource: Toronto Star
Bringing various forms of art to public spaces has always had its share of detractors and supporters. No expressive medium, individually or combined, is exempt from varying degrees of scrutiny. Enter the new wave: graffiti tags presented in stitched format.

I love to read people's comments on Newsvine, but it has become very difficult to understand the posts because many users are not including an indent or any editing when they post in html. I have worked to compile some basic editing tips in the chart to the right.
Rochester draws the line on graffitiSource: The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Excerpt: First came ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system that blankets six square miles of the city with audio sensors to detect and pinpoint gunfire so police can respond.
Stimulus raises state sovereignty issuesSource: CNN
Sovereignty of States! What could this lead to? The 10th Amendmant is starting to be a major player with over 22 states callling for State Sovereignty.

The homeless are a threat to society!
Maelstrom Over MetadataSource: Inside Higher Ed
A debate is underway in the academic web, pitting those who defend libraries' core mission of open access against the OCLC membership organization.
Amazon accidentally calls Obama a terrorist Source: theridiculant.metro.co.uk
Oooops. Amazon.com look like they'll have a little explaining to do - namely, explaining why when you searched for the phrase "terrorist costume", the only result returned was a mask of Barack Obama...

John McCain was once revered as an honorable man. He started his campaign knowing this was his greatest asset, and has spiraled into an abyss of what appears to be a function of self-loathing and fear.

Chances are if you live in a big city or a train runs through your small town you've had an encounter with Graffiti.
Library of Congress uses Flickr to Tag ArchiveSource: Library of Congress
The Library of Congress, in partnership with Flickr, is opening up their photo archives for tagging by the public. This project will allow greater access to the library's extensive archive by using the power of "crowdsourcing" to better document these important images.
States, towns enforce handicapped parkingSource: USA Today
When Maureen Birdsall took her disabled, 92-year-old grandfather to a California hospital, she lost the only available handicapped-parking spot to a woman in a red corvette.

I have been tagged by Walt and i have to tell you 8 things about me that you don't know. Here are the rules:
Folksonomy Provides 70 Percent More Terms Than TaxonomySource: Off the Top :: vanderwal.net
From the article: While at the WWW Conference in Banff for the Tagging and Metadata for Social Information Organization Workshop and was chatting with Jennifer Trant about folksonomies validating and identifying gaps in taxonomy.
Snapshots that do more than bore friendsSource: CNET
Few sentences in the English language are more dreaded than this seemingly innocent offer: "Oh, I must show you the pictures from my vacation." Who wants to see endless shots of a friend lounging by a pool or in front of a monument, or--worse yet--their kids doing the very same t …