This week in “Site Seeing” we look at a site called Kevin Kelly’s Street Use…Here is how he describes his site:
 This site features the ways in which people modify and re-create technology. Herein a collection of personal modifications, folk innovations, street customization, ad hoc alterations, wear-patterns, home-made versions and indigenous ingenuity. In short — stuff as it is actually used, and not how its creators planned on it being used. As William Gibson said, “The street finds its own uses for things.” I welcome suggestions of links, and contributions from others to include in this compendium. — KK
River View Observer’s “Site Seeing” chooses newser.com
 2008 was the year for political news from the election of President Elect Barack Obama to our first meeting Senator John Mc Cain’s choice for Vice President; Govenor Sarah Palin, John Edwards extramarital affair political scandal…The year 2008 had it all and newser.com has the best of the year
When the Phillies won the World Series back in October- This little guy was there to cheer them on- this video had 599,000 hits on You Tube and when you see it you will know why
The River View Observer’s –SITE SEEING -visits Artist Ron English’s website www.popaganda.com
Abraham Obama on building in Downtown, Jersey City which houses Hudson County Art Supply
Ron English is a New-York based Pop-Artist. He is most famous for his street art, where he subverts existing billboard advertisements by using his own artwork in place of the existing legitimate billboards. He recently complete his nationwide tour making murals of “Abraham Obamaâ€, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln fused with presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The tour traveled to Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and ended in Denver at the Democratic National Convention in August.
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