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• sniggle.net - Well-written introduction to culture jamming in its many forms, with pictures and many links.

  Abbie Hoffman Brigade, The Artists who commit public acts of political art designed for free distribution. The Brigade credo is "Steal This Art!" http://users.lmi.net/bblackie/ahb/

  Abrupt Culture Jamming For 10 years, Abrupt has been culture-jamming with manifestos, ad parodies, and radical pamphleteering. http://www.abrupt.org/CJ/CJ.html

  Adbusters Culture Jammers Headquarters Vancouver based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters. Famous for their spoof ads. http://www.adbusters.org/

  ameriCON incorporated USA Purports to be a multinational corporation seeking investment from conservative Christian businessmen who are interested in dominating global markets. http://americonincorporated.com/

  Are You Generic? Against unethical corporations, censorship and excessive advertising. Photographs and movies of recent protests, news and discussions. http://www.areyougeneric.org/

  The Bubble Project Manifesto, templates, book ordering, contact information and recommended links. http://thebubbleproject.com/

  BugMeNot.com Bypass compulsory web registration. http://bugmenot.com/

  Cacophony Society A randomly gathered network of individuals united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society through subversion, pranks, art, fringe explorations and meaningless madness. http://cacophony.org/

  The Complacent Organization Articles, event schedule, photographs, message boards and downloadable media. http://www.complacent.org/

  Culture Jamming Overview of subversive affirmation, media hoaxing, and adbusting, with links to influential participants. [English/German] http://www.culture-jamming.de

  Datablob A community and exchange for nonsense, competing with the cheery, industrious capitalism of the world's other great commerce and community websites. http://www.ideacog.net/datablob/

  Detroit Project, The Ads linking SUVs to national security, an Arianna Huffington project by Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars. http://www.detroitproject.com/

  Enjoy the Sign A funny, provocative movie about the filmmakers' obsession -- framed perversely as a series of TV commercials -- with a shining emblem of modern culture, The Sign. http://www.enjoythesign.com/

  Feed the Mannequins Movement to bring basic comforts to mannequins, who work in horrible conditions and have no power to change it. http://www.angelfire.com/ego/feedmanneqs/

  Free Words Project Book project by artist Sal Randolph. Free Words is a free and uncopyrighted book being given away in bookstores, libraries, galleries and other venues. Look for a free copy in New York bookstores, or download a pdf version from this site. http://www.freewords.org/

  Hyper-Redundant-Mart Specializes in 'consumable simulacra'. "Why buy the product, when you can buy the idea? Buy the hype." http://www.trojanmedia.org/hypermart.html

  The 'I amusingly altered a product's packaging' Page Marker pens and paint are taken to various product names with humorous results. http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/2993/quikbrew.htm

  It Was Him Photographs of altered signs, advertising, and celebrity posters. http://www.itwashim.com/

  K-Band Communications An opening onto the fraudulent reality; material ranges from global art-movement coverage to experimental fiction to corporate subversion. http://www.kband.com

  M. T. Enterprises WorldWide Internet art group with corporate front, promoting "artainment." [Requires frames] http://mteww.com/

  Mark Dery's Shovelware Mark Dery popularized the term "culture jamming", and wrote a pamphlet titled "Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs". http://www.markdery.com/

  National Cynical Network, The Negativland co-conspirators out of Silicon Valley who produce voicemail art as well as all manner of audio collage. http://www.nationalcynical.com/

  Plagiarist.org Internet art site comprised of strategically-modified internet content. http://plagiarist.org/

  Reamweaver Software to "funhouse-mirror" any website, copying the "look and feel" but changing any words or images you choose. http://reamweaver.com/

  Robbie Conal's Art Attack Political posters, guerilla postering guide and QuickTime movies. http://www.robbieconal.com/

  Santa Con An online meeting place for coordinating Santa Con activities, trading stories, and selecting locations. http://santacon.tribe.net/

  SantaCon Photos from previous years' events, with meeting times and places for upcoming activities. http://www.santacon.com/

  Santacon Cymru Historical information on events in Wales. http://www23.brinkster.com/enigma23/santacon/

  Santarchy Santas creating mayhem on the streets in December. Links, police reports, pictures and articles. http://santarchy.com/

  Santarchy Canadiana Photos, discussions, and details of upcoming events in major Canadian cities. http://www.santacon.ca/

  Soy Bomb Nation A global grassroots movement dedicated to reclaiming the media from the corporate cheesemongers. http://www.hiphopmusic.com/soybomb.html

  Together We Can Defeat Capitalism Undertakes public art and Internet projects to raise questions about early 21st Century capitalism. http://www.twcdc.com/

  Urbanize.org Guerilla street art. Featuring work by the "Midget Posse" and anonymous graffiti artists. http://www.urbanize.org/

  What a Crappy Present Humorous site that encourages people to not buy music CDs, mainly as a protest against the music sales and distribution industry (but not the artists themselves). http://www.whatacrappypresent.com/

  The Yes Men A genderless, loose-knit association of some 300 impostors worldwide who agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce, ask questions, and then smuggle out the stories of the behind-the-scenes world of business. http://theyesmen.org/

  Mutual Fund from Hell, The "Investing in the war on terror could be a winning proposition -- even if we lose." By Christopher Ketcham. [Salon] (February 11, 2002) http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/11/axis_of_evil_fund/