links for 2007-07-11

WoW “gold farmers” spell their URLs in dead gnomes in World of Warcraft to circumvent a ban on in-game advertising!” [Via BBoing]

“Nearly half of the pregnant teenagers in China’s financial hub, Shanghai, met their partners on the internet, state media said.” LOL!

A new promotional video from William Gibson for ‘Spook Country’ includes a really interesting take on interacting with the blogging and forum communities at WilliamGibsonBooks.com.

Lisa Nakamura looks at Sharon Agathon (Athena) in terms in terms of the Korean-Canadian racial identity, especially in terms of her relationship to/with/as technology. Provocative (if not 100% accurate).

Penguin celebrates William Gibson’s new book with events in Second Life, including an appearance by Gibson himself (or his avatared self) … very meta for cyberspace!

The ultimate geek generator … how didn’t think about being on the cover of Wired at some point? 😛