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The SMH’s Mark Coultan is deeply afeared o’ Rupe:

Rupert Murdoch has announced his intention to dominate the internet the way he dominates newspapers in Australia, and traditional media around the world.

Having recently bought MySpace.com, which he describes as a place “where people put their lives online”, News Corp now has 50 million people visiting its websites.

Fairfax, owners of the SMH and The Age, recently purchased a site where people are also invited to put their lives online. Hit the link, go to search, look for “WeeWizard”, and you might locate someone who possibly resembles Age editor Andrew Jaspan.

Posted by Tim B. on 08/12/2005 at 10:49 AM

  1. Sweet mother of pearl, why would anybody go looking for that jackass?

    Cheers to Rupert, but I don’t think it’s possible for anybody to dominate the Internet.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 08 12 at 06:19 PM • permalink

  2. G’Day Rupert!

    Are you also buying know-nothing blog commenters?

    I’m for sale. Aus$ 1,000,000.

    (How much is that in real American money?)

    Posted by JDB on 2005 08 12 at 08:19 PM • permalink

  3. Rupert Murdoch has announced his intention to dominate the internet the way he dominates newspapers in Australia, and traditional media around the world.

    Dominate the internet? God-damn, how stupidly paranoid can these leftys be? How can you dominate the internet?

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 08 12 at 09:29 PM • permalink

  4. D’oh.

    I will read others’ comments before posting…
    I will read others’ comments before posting…
    I will read others’ comments before posting…

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 08 12 at 09:29 PM • permalink

  5. Other Interests: Walking under desks and collecting nobs of old chewing gum.

    Ideal partner: My ideal woman must have good vision—I don’t want to be mistaken for a tampon. ~ WeeWizard ~

    Priceless.

    Posted by guinsPen on 2005 08 12 at 11:19 PM • permalink

  6. The indominability of the internet is the cause of much leftist cranial discorporation.  Hence one of the many reasons I love it so.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 08 12 at 11:20 PM • permalink

  7. Exactly. Nothing works ‘em up like conservative blogs, talk radio, and Fox News. How dare their monopoly be broken!

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 08 12 at 11:51 PM • permalink

  8. ...but I don’t think it’s possible for anybody to dominate the Internet.

    Then why does the United Nations keep on trying to take direct control of the domain registry?

    Rupert ain’t the worry here, folks!!

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 08 13 at 12:16 AM • permalink

  9. What’s that one, Jeffs? Are you taking the mickey or is the UN really attempting the impossible?

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2005 08 13 at 02:19 AM • permalink

  10. Read this.

    Or read this.

    Google is your friend!  ;-)

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 08 13 at 04:29 AM • permalink

  11. How can you dominate the internet?

    He obviously has designs on abducting Al Gore.

    Posted by PW on 2005 08 13 at 07:32 AM • permalink

  12. Google is indeed, thanks.

    I’ve got the slashdot.com article and comments about it bookmarked to read at my leisure. bleh.

    Bloody UN. They couldn’t run a chook raffle.

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2005 08 13 at 09:30 AM • permalink

  13. I don’t think the UN wants the Internet.
    They can’t steal it or root it, what’s the point?

    Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2005 08 13 at 11:05 AM • permalink

  14. It’s the greatest source of “theft” (music downloading, among other things) and “pr0n” (wall to wall webcam sluts with Amazon wishlists) in the world, Pedro :p

    Posted by Aging Gamer on 2005 08 13 at 12:53 PM • permalink

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