Nov

3

Emusic Downgrades New Subscriptions

November 3, 2006 |

I just got an email from emusic, saying that their new packages will all feature less downloads for the same money,  Hre are the plans:
Plan 1: 30 downloads per month (formerly 40) for $9.99/monthPlan 2: 50 downloads per month (formerly 65) for $14.99/monthPlan 3: 75 downloads per month (formerly 90) for $19.99/month
If you already subscribe, […]

Nov

3

Amazon, Web 2.0 and BusinessWeek

November 3, 2006 |

Business Week features some interesting insights into Amazon’s Web 2.0 plays.
I think Amazon.com is on the right track. They know infastructure and the big money online is in infastructure and, even more importantly, it’s a pretty fail-safe business, as we will need more and more infastructure as time goes on and all these start-ups and […]

Nov

2

Will the iPhone Boost Podcasting

November 2, 2006 |

Joe Lewis asks: Is iPhone The Holy Grail Of Podcasting?
The answer is: yes - if there ever will be an iPhone…
Technorati Tags: iphone, apple

Nov

2

FTC Asked to Probe Online Ad Profiling

November 2, 2006 | 1 Comment

I am sure Steve Gillmor is going to be happy about this. Looks like the users are taking charge. The Washington Post reports that two consumer advocacy groups are asking the FTC to check into the possiblility that the profiling done by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft could violate privacy laws.
This one should be interesting to […]

Nov

2

Steve Ballmer to Make Announcement Today

November 2, 2006 |

2pm Pacific - Live Webcast
I guess this will be about the Microsoft/Novell/SuSE Linux partnership rumored on Marketwatch today.
Notes on the press conference

enhance interoperability between Linux and Windows
impetus comes from customers
Ballmer’s acknowledges that Linux is important
users demand interoperability
key areas: visualizations, document compatibility, interoperability
will make all apps more attractive to customers
intellectual property bridge

how to bridge differences?
solution:

respect both […]

Nov

2

Web Science - A New Academic Field

November 2, 2006 |

Now there is an academic field I could feel at home in.

Group of University Researchers to Make Web Science a Field of Study - New York Times
Web science, the researchers say, has social and engineering dimensions. It extends well beyond traditional computer science, they say, to include the emerging research in social networks and the […]

Nov

1

Mike Arrington Vents

November 1, 2006 |

Mike Arrington today vents some anger that must have been gnawing at him for a while. A number of posts pointing out the possible conflicts of interest for TechCrunch and Arrington in particular were getting too much to ignore for him and after he got a call from an Australian journalist looking for a cheapo […]

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