Feb
14
Clay Shirky has done a nice analysis of the data published by Linden Labs last week.
Especially, he points out that very few users have spend more than 40 hours in the world, which is actually very little if you think about it. Here is the real crux, though:
This is the question the press should be […]
Feb
14
Beryl is beautiful. Ever since switching to Ubuntu and getting it installed (not easy for those without some knowledge of linux, but not too hard when following a good guide), I have loved Beryl’s 3D interface.
It can be glitzy and a bit too much at time (how often do I really have to see a […]
Feb
14
Good to see that Steve Gillmor is back. This time, in a video by Jason Calacanis.
Isn’t it interesting to see how out of all people, Calacanis is the one who is keeping the old Gillmor Gang going.
Technorati Tags: calacanis, gillmor
Feb
14
If you read this blog regularly, you know I have been railing against the constant barrage of advertising that the Web 2.0 revolution is brining with it. The New York Times today reports that some marketers are trying to get ads on cellphones now, to play “before watching a video, sending a message or listening […]
Feb
13
Can We Keep Up?
February 13, 2007 | 1 Comment
Scoble is asking how we can keep up with the constant flow of information? My answer is simple: don’t bother.
We need filters and with that I don’t mean editors at local news stations, but a technical solution that can scour the web for us and return interesting results. Touchstone is doing some interesting stuff (now […]
Feb
13
Google has issued a statement by its European Director of Communications and Pulbic affairs about the Belgian Court ruling in favor of the Belgian newspapers and against Google’s News service.
I think this was a short-sighted reaction by the Belgian press, which doesn’t understand that it stand to gain a lot by making its content easily […]
Feb
13
CNet’s Erica Ogg has written a very thought provoking article on the state of Web 2.0 companies. She compares the small start-ups to the companies selling shovels to gold miners (the sellers made more money than the miners).
But if anything, the article is a reminder that even though the VC community would like to think […]
Feb
13
In a great example of how DRM doesn’t work, Engadget reports that a a hacker named amezami has found the ‘processing key’ to decrypt all HD and Blue-Ray titles.
Just to think of how much money and energy went into creating these DRM schemes that have now been rendered useless. Not that anybody outside of […]
Feb
13
People are starting to do some cool things with Yahoo Pipes. I have not had much time to play around with it, but I have to give some props to Yahoo for trying new things and being on the forefront of allowing users to do their own development with a pretty easy interface.
What I am […]
Feb
12
According to ABC News it is:
But it’s [quantum computing] been a holy grail in the arcane world of supercomputers — and a Canadian firm claims it will be unveiling one on Tuesday. Nevermind that most engineers thought quantum computers were decades away.
D-Wave Systems, Inc., based near Vancouver, is the company that’s been working on […]
Feb
12
Because there are never enough DRM schemes out there, Microsoft today announced PlayReady.
DMWmedia asks the right question:
PlayReady is definitely designed for interoperability, but what about “Playsforsure” and Zune’s own DRM system built upon the same Windows Media technology portfolio? Will PlayReady interoperate with “Playsforsure” and Zune’s “Playformyown?”
Who at Microsoft makes these inane decisions to pile […]
Feb
12
Mike Shield cites some ‘analysts’ who assume podcasting could reach 400$ million in advertising revenue by 2011. This is based ont he assumption that Google is going to release a version of AdSense/AdWords for inclusion in podcasts.
Interesting idea, but if that happens (and I think it is a big if), will advertisers flock to marketing […]
Feb
12
According to Wired News’ Eliot van Buskirk, a San Diego based comany named Broadband Instruments is working on a stealth next-gen MP3 player. The three founders, Jim Cady, Dennis Mudd and Janathan Sasse have all worked for major music players before (Diamond, MusicMatch and iRiver).
The new device is going to incorporate wireless sharing and is […]
Feb
12
Fox News reports that the 13 core Beatles albums are going to come to an online music store near you soon. Itunes is a safe bet for the first store to have it, especially now that Apple Inc. and Apple Corps have entered into a new agreement over the use of the Apple name.
The Beatles […]
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