Best of the web 09/10/09

Hi and welcome to our new series of posts rounding up the best articles on the web each day courtesy of bloggerscircle.net

England Pay Per View Attempted Outcry!
So why is this not being reported as a bad thing in the national press? Well is it because many papers are showing the game on there websites and earning money from it?
http://bracknellblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/england-pay-per-view-attempted-outcry.html

Tangled web – debating political views on cyber activism
The debate about the potential and misuse of the internet will run and run. Julian Dobson considers Patrick Hadfield’s recent post athttp://patrickhadfield.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/the-political-web-two-views-on-cyber-activism/ and wonders whether we should focus our attention on the user rather than the tool:
http://livingwithrats.blogspot.com/2009/10/tangled-web.html

The Value of Real Scholarship
Prompted by the Institute of Ideas’ debate at the British Library, Don and Dusted: Is The Age of the Scholar Over?  How concerned should we be about the integrity of some of those who call themselves “researchers?”
http://joenutt.squarespace.com/educational-research-and-news/2009/10/8/the-value-of-real-scholarship.html

Meet Paul Cotterill of the Bloggers Circle
An introduction to the Bickerstaffe Record and an interview with Paul (who represents Bickerstaffe ward) to get his tips on blogging
http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/meet-the-blogger-paul-cotterill/