links for 2010-09-28

• Hossein Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison | cyrusfarivar.com
  RT @rmack: RT @cfarivar: Hossein Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison http://bit.ly/9qiWHp #hoder #netfreedom #iran
  (tags: hoder iran via:packrati.us netfreedom)
• France Telecom to build new Africa cable | TechCentral
  "Sub-Saharan Africa will soon be drowning in international bandwidth." (France Telecom cable!) http://mzan.si/8gOs #amlc10 – Guy Berger (guyberger) http://twitter.com/guyberger/statuses/25762450801
  (tags: amlc10 via:packrati.us)
• Britain in the 1970s: Worst of times, best of times | The Economist
  Britain in the 1970s Worst of times, best of times http://econ.st/9Zuu0Y – The Economist (TheEconomist) http://twitter.com/TheEconomist/statuses/25761753596
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• The Most Powerful People in New York - How Gawker Media Head Nick ...
  Denton himself has become more of a mainstream media baron than he admits. These days, Gawker Media’s blogs net up to 17.5 million U.S. visitors per month, making the company America’s 45th most popular online property, well ahead of nytimes.com (55) or TMZ.com (59).
  (tags: USA gawker media blogs NYT ndenton business)