links for 2006-12-16

John Reid said because “blogs are only one of several types of material reviewed” by the Home Office library, “no specific cost can be isolated for that element of the service.”

Mike Butcher resigns from Techcrunch UK. His ltter contains a great line about the “emergence of a kind of ‘cigar-chomping, controlling proprietor’ behaviour amongst some of the most successful blogs. I’m thinking “Citizien Kane 2.0” here.”

The Le Web 3 controversy, as told in comic-book form.