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October 2005 Archives
Netlabels, Branding, Wet Fish, and The $0 Song
My brother-in-law pointed me to Rope Swing Cities, his netlabel. These indie grassroots online music labels are everywhere, and are datapoints for a transformation in the music world. In the words of my brother-in-law, "almost no one is making money in electronic music anymore, except for going and playing places." There was an excess of music production, beyond the ability...
Google Print Debate on Farber's IP List
Over the past couple of days, there have been quite a few interesting postings about the Google Print controversy over on Dave Farber's IP List. There's a lot of the usual back and forth, but a couple of postings that give some background on possible legal precedent. Sid Karin argues that the mp3.com case is the guiding precedent, while Cindy...
10 Years of Tags
Tags haven't always been associated with delicious. I'm moving back to New Zealand for good in two weeks time and while packing, I found the collected mass of badges and nametags from ten years of conference going:...
Links: Oct 28, 2005
Here's the interesting stuff that's crossed my transom this week, many of which were read on the flight back from EuroOSCON: Common Census--thematic mapping of the US showing the influence of cities across space. Very interesting maps as a result. Wikipedia on Search Engine Optimization--interesting background as well as advice on how to do it without Being Evil[tm]. 10 Tips...
OCA vs. Google Print Library Project?
I was struck in the recent news about Microsoft joining the Open Content Alliance by the curious framing of this announcement: The move comes as Google faces growing legal pressure from publishers over its own global digital library plans. Microsoft said it would initially focus on works already in the public domain. This way, it hopes to avoid...
The Amorality of Web 2.0
In a provocative essay entitled The Amorality of Web 2.0, Nicholas Carr skewers the idealism of folks like me and Kevin Kelly, both of whom have pointed out the potential of Web 2.0 to harness collective intelligence. Carr makes some good points -- even I am getting worried that the Web 2.0 hype is getting out of control -- but...
WiFi helping people help other people to WiFi
Along the same lines as Marc's WiFi w00t! post a few days ago, WiFi helped me help Nat to WiFi--across international borders, no less. I just received a text message from Nat in London asking if I knew where the Apple Store is in London: free WiFi is teh sux0r in London. I'd just a few minutes earlier managed to...
Clive Thompson
I was very impressed reading this fantastic piece on Life Hacks in which the author completely channelled Rael's thinking about ETech '06. It's eerie to have sat beside Rael in dozens of cars and hotel rooms, hearing him figure out what's interesting and what's important, and then read about it in the New York Times. Either Clive Thompson, the author...
Links: Oct 22, 2005
Hello from Amsterdam! Having returned from a walk through the red light district, I now peer at windows of a different kind and give you a fresh batch of links to peruse....
It seems to be working for Jesus
Lovely piece over on Kottke.org about the latest Google Print lawsuit. It recounts a letter from an author whose publisher refused to put her book in Google Print. My favorite bit: Someone asked me recently, "Meghann, how can you say you don't mind people reading parts of your book for free? What if someone xeroxed your book and was...
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