Bogost on gamification.

How e-mail users are using ZigMail to sort through spam.

Another article on the Wikidata development.

New project called Wikidata aims to automate some aspects of Wikipedia.

NPR discusses how the use of social media has brought the Treyvon Martin case into national spotlight.

This article examines the use of emotional attachment and building of unique stories to create buzz through social media sites like twitter and facebook.

Jobs in social media are apparently very popular and lucrative, especially in Boston.

An article addressing how twitter can actually be damaging to use in a crisis.

Evan Williams, CEO of twitter, discusses how users influenced the evolution of twitter.

Johanna Blakely discusses gender and social media in relation to demographics and women's popular use of social media.

Great article highlighting reasons why individuals suffering from eating disorders respond so well to blogs.

Article on the use of milblogs and other Web 2.0 technology in the military.

Interesting article on the use of social media to inform residents about Mexico's cartel violence.

Short, interesting article on the progress "Project Recollection" has made since 2008, now titled "Project Viewshare"

Sustainability factors listed in preparation for the Library of Congress Collections.

Interesting article about book preservation using captcha technology. 

Dennis Allen posted this item in the blog "The Tenants of Colson Hall" a few weeks ago. Originally, the seller was auctioning this item for $399.95 and then for $599.95 and finally for $999.95. No one bought the item, but I think it would make for an interesting discussion related to Kenny Goldsmith's Uncreative Writing. I'm wondering if the intent was serious (similar to the retyping of On the Road) or if it was meant to be comical? Either way, it would make for an interesting discussion on the materiality of language.

Very interesting article about publishing houses' efforts to keep up with the e-book world. Ties in nicely to some points Hayles made in "Print is flat; code is deep." 

Interesting article from Wired magazine on the future of print books.

Publication of Simon Morris's retyping of Kerouac's On The Road. I find this interesting because I wonder how Goldsmith's discussion of Morris's retyping of the text onto the blog might change now that the text is found within yet another context (the published, printed book). I'm considering buying a copy. . .