What’s Your Favorite Internet Radio Station?

With all of the choices for online music available it’s tough to decide where to turn when you’re looking for music. Every site represents a slight variation on the main theme of providing music and thus they all seem to have their own loyal following. So which Internet radio station do you listen to primarily? I’m a Pandora man myself…

Remix the Remixer

Copyfight Crusader Larry Lessig has just released his new book under a Creative Commons license and, to celebrate, there’s a competition to remix his works under way. From boingboing.net:

Here’s how the competition works: Find any video, interview, or written work of Lessig’s, mash it up with another piece of Lessig’s work and create something new. It can be a video (3 min max), photo or text. Just remix any of Lawrence Lessig’s existing work and create something that is new, unique and creative.

I’m always one for remixes/creative commons so don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and make something fantastic.

Also, I’ve been following Lessig on Twitter lately and it’s fascinating the mix of the mundane and the world-changing that comes through. Definitely worth checking out.

Here’s a link to the BoingBoing article and here’s one for the competition’s Facebook page.

Some Great New (for me) Websites

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted anything here and in that time my Internet habits have changed quite a bit. Now, for anyone actively involved in the Nets none of this will be any news, but if you’re just getting involved in this fantastic, worldwide culture I have a few sites you might want to look up to get yourself heading down the right track:

1. Alright, let’s start with the best of the best (imho) : reddit.com

Now there’s an awful lot of talk about Digg, and Digg is a great site for some people, but Reddit is the cream of the crop as far as user generated content websites go. The simple UI and endless list of subreddits available for subscription. It doesn’t matter what you’re interested in Reddit has something for you; from conspiracy theories to food there’s a subreddit for just about everything. Along with the wealth of content the community is also extremely friendly and helpful and the amount of knowledge redditors bring to the table is sometimes just downright amazing. So what are you waiting for? Head over to the site and start building your karma!

PS: Here’s a great little site to get you started in the Reddit community.

2. Never worry about missing another TV Show with Hulu.com

There are thousands of ways to watch video on the web, from youtube to torrents to tv-links, but rarely do you find a high-quality source of video that is actually supported by the companies that own the content. That is just what Hulu offers. No longer do you have to squint through a low-quality feed to watch the new episode of The Office or The Simpsons, with Hulu you can stream HD quality content right through the site to your computer. Not only does Hulu have new episodes of tons of great shows but it also has entire series of some great older shows, including my personal favorite Arrested Development. The site is constantly adding new content and it is only primed to get better since Disney just bought a share of the site, bringing a whole new slew of programming to your computer.

3. Wile Away the Hours with Stumbleupon

I’ll admit it, I spend what some might consider entirely to much time on the Internet. Occassionally though even I will run out of things to look at on the web. That’s where stumbleupon comes in. A simple-to-install firefox addon (if you don’t run Firefox already please do yourself a favor and download it here, it’s free) that is tailored specifically to your interests will, with the click of a button, send random sites from the edges of the net your way. I find myself stumbling for hours and I still have never had repeat sites. Stumbleupon even learns what you like and don’t like through a simple thumbs-up, thumbs-down rating mechanism. A great time-waster for a rainy day (or work). So download the addon and enjoy!