Folksonomies, ethnoclassification and assorted labels (I tend to favour free tagging) have been making the rounds again, del.icio.us and flickr being the perennial models. So it’s no surprise to see them combined in the Taggregator (add your chosen tag to the URL). I’m addicted. (via)
update:Technorati is offering a similar service now.
Well, as most of the connected part of the planet knows by now, Apple have made quite a splash with their mac mini and iPod shuffle so I won’t dwell on those, there’s plenty of coverage out there.
Freeloader is a mobile ringtone service emulating internet-based collaborative models for creation and distribution. It facilitates the personal creation of ringtones and sharing them with others in the community through a standard WAP interface; bypassing the premium-rate services, walled gardens, or the need for special cables or bluetooth to enable direct phone-to-computer links. (via)
The CC Mixter is online. A community-based music sharing site featuring tracks released under a creative commons license The music is there to be sampled, remixed or cut-up. They’ve used the cover CD from the previous issue of Wired as a starting point.
Beautiful vintage postcards representing Tokyo at the turn of the 20th century. It’s a far cry from the current image most of us have of the city.