February 2009
63 posts
My night with Lawrence @Lessig, Shepard Fairey,...
I had the opportunity to join my friend Eric at the New York Public Library tonight to hear from Lawrence Lessig, Shepard Fairey, and Steven Johnson (event details). Lessig began with his Remix presentation, which I had never seen live. He is an incredible presenter and works wonders with Keynote, but even more impressive is the passion with which he articulates his understanding of modern...
tracks:
The Hold Steady - Atlantic City (Bruce...
Music Labels Reach A New Low, Sue Developer For... →
It’s no secret that the record industry hates Seeqpod, a music site that lets users stream songs for free. Last year the company was sued by Warner Music Group (the outcome of the suit is…
fred-wilson:
great song from Slumdog and great...
Hard Out Here for a [Web 2.0] Pimp →
Ok, this is incredible. Dave McClure makes reading about distribution hilarious.
Obama Announces White House Internet Team →
Very exciting - it’s good to see that one member helped lead the Open Social project at Google!
“Vehicle license plates shall have the colors chosen by the State License Plate...”
– ORS 803.538 Color of sky in graphic plates (via duplo) (via jstn)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22) →
Max Richter (28)
In the Heights (25)
MGMT (14)
Animal Collective (7)
John Legend (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The End of “Social DRM” is in Sight →
- The Real McCrea
In real life when you say something stupid or show embarassing pictures to a crowded room, there is no switch that has the power to make everyone in that room forget. The end of the argument over “Social DRM” will force users to embrace a new era of responsibility on the internet. Through a greater awareness of dynamic privacy settings, online interaction will begin...
More from Clay Shirky on Micropayments
“Nickel-and-dimeing us for access to content made less useful by those very restrictions simply isn’t appealing. Newspapers can’t entice us into small payment systems, because we care too much about our conversation with one another, and they can’t force us into such systems, because Off the Bus and Pro Publica and Gawker and Global Voices and Ohmynews and Spot.us and Smoking Gun all...
“We’re users. We don’t consume content, we use it, and mostly what we use it for...”
– Clay Shirky - Why Small Payments Won’t Save Publishers
Radar Interview with Clay Shirky →
Clay Shirky agrees with me about Newspapers
On the Road: Secretary Clinton →
Shared by Jake Levine
Looks like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon
Applications to Wesleyan Up 22% From Last Year →
Facebook’s Users Ask Who Owns Their Information -... →
New Zealand Goes Black →
The previous government in New Zealand enacted an amendment to the Copyright Act that required ISPs to have a policy to disconnect users after repeated accusations of infringement, over the…
Ok I know it’s a little geeky to post...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15) →
In the Heights (28)
Beirut (25)
Wilco (22)
Bon Iver (14)
Animal Collective (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Four Old Guys On PBS Solve Newspapers' Future... →
Charlie Rose and the future of the Newspaper. Some interesting insights in this video. Time cover story writer Walter Isaacson and the WSJ’s Robert Thomson seem to understand that the idea is not to save the old business model by relying on advertising revenue, but rather to adapt and create a new model for content distribution.
The challenge is to take advantage of the web to generate...
YouTube Hopes To Boost Revenue With Video... →
YouTube took a step towards monetization by allowing partners to charge users for downloads. In this “test” initiative, selected YouTube partners can offer their video downloads for free or for…
Virginia Republican Blows Power Grab By Posting On... →
Jeff Frederick is the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, and a member of their House of Delegates. He’s also a semi-avid user of Twitter.
Yesterday, when the Republican party…
The AP Reveals Details of Facebook/ConnectU... →
This is almost too good to be true. The Associated Press has uncovered the details of the Facebook/ConnectU settlement using, of all things, copy and paste. After taking drastic preventative…
“Also, MMS is CONFIRMED. So is Phone-as-modem via bluetooth or USB tethering.”
– Pre specs show up on Sprint.com, new details emerge
This is a really nice feature that I wish we’d see on all mobile devices with data plans (ahem Apple). Also, when it does come, don’t you dare charge me $40 a month extra for it.
Google Book Settlement Site Is Up; Paying Authors... →
Last October, Google signed a $125 million settlement with the Author’s Guild to pay authors for copyrighted works it has scanned and made available on the Web through its Google Book Search…
“Does the world make sense or do we make sense of the world?”
– Shirky: Ontology is Overrated — Categories, Links, and Tags (via Anthony) (via gtmcknight)
Insightful article with a bird’s eye view of semantic v. ugc.
Obama Called On HuffPo -- A Blog! -- During His... →
From The Business Sheet: Obama ignored journos from the Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Time and Newsweek.
The Stimulus Bill: House vs. Senate →
Check out this great breakdown of the two proposed bills.
Thanks to Trepp for the link.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies →
Shared by Jake Levine
Sweet remix -
An article in the Sunday Times reveals what could quite possibly become the most absurd literary genre since NASCAR-themed romance novels -…
Google Sync debuts for iPhone, Windows Mobile and... →
totesfawkward:
Sounds to me like this may be the end of my Mobile Me subscription.
Sweet sweet news, but I’m ready for push email now please.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-8) →
Animal Collective (17)
The Killers (13)
Yann Tiersen (9)
Phish (6)
Wilco (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Woz to be on 'Dancing...' →
Filed under: Cult of Mac, The Woz
We heard the rumors, but now it has been officially confirmed: Steve Wozniak will be appearing on the upcoming season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars….
Hopstop Jumps Onto iPhone App Bandwagon That Is... →
Transit planner HopStop launched its free iPhone application last week to rival the mobile version of Google Map’s Transit option. The application, with support from iPhone’s GPS…
UK Spends Billions on High-tech ID Cards, Forgets... →
This has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve heard in a long time. The UK has spent £4.4 billion ($6.6bn US) on a controversial high-tech National Identity Card scheme for the whole country. The…
Mobile Restaurant Ordering (Finally) Hits The App... →
In the last week, a pair of new iPhone applications have appeared on the App Store that put the menus of hundreds of restaurants at users’ fingertips. Dubbed GrubHub and CityMint, both…
