March 2009
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is so proud and thankful to his wife for delivering our new bundle of joy.
SMBlog -- 8 March 2009 →
Google apparently requesting it’s users limit their use of the public domain works Google has scanned in the book scanning project
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@liz315 wow, sounds like bliss!
SXSW: Gigotron's iPhone App Pulls Great Gigs From... →
cool app for finding local bands that are playing — and buy tickets to their shows
Pitch Your Music to Producers, Music Supervisors... →
Need to tell Peter about this
The Orphan Monopoly →
“…it as if Google has managed to maneuver itself to the verge of a court-sanctioned release of potential liability covering the exploitation of orphan books, for the benefit of a single commercial…
Content Companies Demand Subsidies From ISPs…... →
And what about ZIllionTV and “Entitlement”?
Slashdot | Morality of Throttling a Local ISP? →
local ISP admin wondering what to do since his ISP is oversubscribed 70:1 — should he traffic shape and packet inspect or what can he do?
Create Your Own Music Licensing Marketplace -... →
Roll your own music licensing service. This is very interesting to me, I wonder how many artists you could get to “manage” the rights for? Would it be cheaper to create the software yourself, a la…
Open Government: A Recap of TransparencyCamp -... →
A really good recap of what went down at TransparencyCamp, and lots of links to find out more info.
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Gary Shapiro at NVTC: we learn how to innovate from failure. http://bit.ly/9Luah
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Managed to make it here, seemingly without smelling like petrol. Or so I think! Wonder how the wintery mix is going to impact my ride back.
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Wondering if people will notice the stench of 40 year old car on me tomorrow morning. Thinking my AM drive is going to be a bad idea.
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Anyone notice in the new Comcast TV ads where all the subscribers end up?
Trying out iPhone app
I’m trying out the Tumblr app that Mehan recommended. Apparently the good folks at the tumblr bought the app and made it free. It’s nice
Slashdot | Copyright and Patent Laws Hurt the... →
“Two economists at Washington University in St. Louis are claiming that copyright and patent laws are ‘killing innovation’ and ‘hurting [the] economy.’ Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine state they…
Kutiman, Big Media, and the Future of Creative... →
Wish I had written this.
L'Oreal Looks For Friendlier Locales In Its Suits... →
Ebay trademark issue, L’Oreal beauty products company apparently forum shopping to get after unauthorized sales of L’Oreal products by eBay users.
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Morning baby shower @publicknowledge, beautiful weather, five guys lunch with @mischa23. Could today get any better?
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Looks like the broadcast flag may now be promoted by the big sports leagues. Arg!!! http://bit.ly/BNUXc
Leagues, media outlets unite to battle online... →
the broadcast flag, now being pushed by the big sports leagues.
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And we’re done with winter.
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@liz315 Glad you like Tweetie, I think it’s pretty great!
Kevin Donovan Interview final →
Kevin Donovan, an undergraduate student and founder of the FreeCulture chapter at Georgetown University, explains the concept of OpenCourseWare and the benefits that it can have for…
Groups - Digital Nashville →
Another ISP Ad Snooper Hit With Lawsuit |... →
More NebuAd activity with a company called adzilla, but people are suing.
Neil Young: Failed Warner/YouTube Negotiations... →
Young blames YouTube, not Warner, for the reason that his music now isn’t being played. He says Warner signed a deal with YouTube early and could have made more $ like other labels that signed later….
Geneva 2009: Clever EDAG "Light Car Open-Source"... →
Very interesting vehicle.
Dispatch from Transparency Camp: The Tech-Savvy... →
Transparency Camp write up. Need to get more plugged in.
Is Anything In Shepard Fairey's Image Actually... →
“…recent court rulings that have found that the copyright only covers those specific things (e.g., “posing the subjects, lighting, angle, selection of film and camera, evoking the desired…
Breaking News: Is The Next Generation In The New... →
Ooooh, big news about the new star trek movie!!!
Movie Studios Compete with Free, Even in the... →
The New York Times reports today that despite the hard times we’re all experiencing, box office ticket sales are up 17.5% this year. That’s great, it’s clear that people need some entertainment…
Collaborative curation as a service « Jon Udell →
very interesting use of Delicious for generating more metadata-rich linking system and database that is easily created by many people. Need to forward this to the kids I met at Tech Cocktail at…
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Verizon has owned exclusive wireless service in DC metro tunnels since ‘93 for just $20k/year! http://bit.ly/153N9e Competition comes soon!