February 27, 2008

The Danish cartoonist team Wulff and Morgenthaler have a wit similar to Gary Larson’s “The Far Side.” On Feb. 25 they gave the buzzword “hyperlocal news” a little attention. (Be warned: If you explore the site, expect nudity, extreme violence, strong language and a sick sense of humour.)

My inner geek instantly mused that the guy in the Feb. 25 cartoon ought to receive a “breaking news: Boiling Water” alert on his cell phone — while his cat would probably check the “barfing cats” Facebook group.

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Ernst Poulsen is commissioning newseditor at www.dr.dk - the website of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to that he was news- and webeditor at Copenhagen…
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