There's a nice article in the current edition of The Tech about ego surfing, although the writer didn't do enough research about it to mention that term.

Where's the irony? Why, the fact that the article isn't on the Web edition of The Tech yet! No wonder it took years for the author to get his name to # 1 on his search engine of choice (which I assume is Google, though he doesn't specify).

Here's my obligatory ego surfing link. Note that all of the pages except one are by or about me.

Update 22 Feb: Now the article is available on line. Interestingly the site says "last updated Feb 19" on the main page, though the content wasn't there until today...

Modern Humorist: "Occasionally you may choose to throw your hands in the air..." I also like "Passengers with 80s hair will be cast into the ocean immediately."

The battle against creeping copyright is a pretty fascinating problem. How do you ensure that works that are out of print become available in another fashion if there is no financial incentive (you have to pay a license fee for the good in perpetuity)?

To look at the issue another way: When do Mickey Mouse and Superman become public domain?

Brits Storm Spanish Beach by Mistake. So where did they think they were?