Fun Places on the Intarwebs

PCD Music Lounge caught my eye in a little Best-of-the-Web section in a music mag last week. It’s supposed to be a combination of World of Warcraft and Myspace. Only set up as a nightclub. For teens. I’m curious to see how they keep the predators and trolls away so the real teens can play. I do like the fact that they have genuine DJs and DJ playlists performing for real-time dancing purposes. Very Second Life of them. And despite the "racy" sponsorship (PCD stands for the Pussy Cat Dolls – of Carmen Electra and Jonathan’s sister and "your boyfriend really wanting them" song fame) blowing kisses is the extent of physical expression allowed in this avatar dancefloor lovefest. We'll see whether the teens will flock for that.

Hip Hop Archive. Unfortunately, a number of the coolest-sounding links are under development (e.g. “Hiphop Lx is the Hiphop Linguistics page. It is an interactive site tracing and exploring the language and expressions of hip hop.”)

Fortunately, there are still some interesting segments. Take this list of colleges offering courses on the study of hip hop. Might help with some college decisions . . .

It’s like they are trying to be so Herculean with their design and content that they never get around to actually posting it. The site is definitely worth monitoring though.



Daily Show report on teen social networking – funny stuff. One of the most amusing parts is that the link was brought to my attention through an IL-centered professional listserv.

More magazine updates soon . . .