links for 2007-09-20

“An Australian software firm (2Clix), which was suing a broadband community website (Whirlpool) over unflattering comments published on its message board, has said it would drop its case.” [Via]

“YouTube is once again at the center of a political and cultural firestorm, as video of a University of Florida student being tasered at a Senator John Kerry speaking event is the must-see video of the moment.”

“A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched. Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages.”

An online suite of editing tools embedded in YouTube (based on Abobe Premiere technology) letting users edit their YouTube clips entirely online!