[LINK] S11 news at www.melbourne.indymedia.org

[Robin Whittle]

http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org

This is a highly structured, seemingly well organised web site.

  "Everyone is a witness. Everyone is a journalist."

Everyone can comment on the pictures and stories, anonymously, including
those who write such things as:  "Hey this is crap.. so what some loser
gets smashed by a copper hahaha Get over it fuckers."

The site is hosted in Colarodo.

The php language is used for all pages.  This is a form of HTML with
embedded C++like programming commands in it - especially suitable for
creating HTML on the fly according to the contents of databases.

  http://www.php.net

So there is probably no HTML to write as the site is updated - just
things to be added to the database which are then automatically built
into the appropriate web pages.

It is part of a network of 27 such sites in other parts of the world -
all with a similar structure and presumably .php and database
arrangements.

There is video and audio (in realaudio/realvideo) formats too.  So it is
an instantly updateable, global, DIY TV/radio station too.

 - Robin


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Robin Whittle    rw@firstpr.com.au  http://www.firstpr.com.au
                 Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne, Australia 

First Principles Research and expression: Consulting and 
                 technical writing. Music. Internet music 
                 marketing. Telecommunications. Consumer 
                 advocacy in telecommunications, especially 
                 privacy. M-F relationships. Kinetic sculpture.
                  
Real World       Electronics and software for music including:
Interfaces       Devil Fish mods for the TB-303, Akai sampler 
                 memory and Csound synthesis software. 

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