links for 2008-11-09

by Brian Reich | 9 Nov 2008, 3:00pm

• "Campaign '08": Now that's TV drama (Seattle Times)
  "Campaign '08" was a hugely compelling, wildly unpredictable reality-TV drama that captivated the public for well over a year. Millions tuned in, millions cast ballots for their favorite contestants. The media attention for this show and its quasi-celebrity contestants was intense. And now its over.
• Al Gore on the Purpose-Driven Web (New York Times)
  Al Gore uses a speech at the Web 2.0 conference to proclaim that “Web 2.0 has to have a purpose."
• In Soccer-Mad England, Fans Buy the Ultimate Fantasy Team (New York Times)
  Its the ultimate web fantasy for a sports fan — own a piece of a professional sports team and voice your opinions online about how the team should be run. Well, for Ebbsfleet United, a tiny club in southeast England, its a reality. The site, MyFootballClub has about 31,000 members/owners from all over the world (including the author of this article), all of whom pay an annual subscription of about $60 to be a member of the nonprofit trust that owns “the Fleet.”

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