September 2008
18 posts
Communication Nation: The eyes have it →
The eyes have it, originally uploaded by dgray_xplane.
Actual bandwidth of the five senses, compared to the bandwidth we are consciously aware of. From The half-second delay: What follows?, a paper on learning, consciousness and perception. Another quote from this interesting paper: “Traditional models of affect posit that … first we decide what we think, and then we decide how we...
Bike Hugger · Purple Pedals →
We first noticed Flickr’s Moblogging, Geotagging Bike a few weeks ago, when I spotted it in Dunstan’s photostream. Since then, Yahoo! has launched a related site and Lifehacker details how the bikes work (PDF). The bike is an Electra and built by Uncommon Projects.
We’ve discussed bikes and mobile technology before and dig what Yahoo! and crew has built.
Mobile Apps for Cyclists
Ultra Mobile...
The Story of Muxtape →
moth:
A must-read update from muxtape’s Justin for anyone hoping to innovate in the music business, or who wonders why it’s so hard to discover good music online. Here’s an excerpt:
And so I made one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever faced: I walked away from the licensing deals. They had become too complex for a site founded on simplicity, too restrictive and hostile to continue to innovate...
Fred Benenson’s Blog: Arts + Labs Astroturfing... →
I’m not saying someone paid by the telecoms can’t write blog posts linking to pro-network neutrality articles. That might even be a good thing. But what I am saying is that statements like this:
Arts+Labs is a coalition of Creative and Technology communities committed to a better, safer internet that works for both artists and consumers. At The ArtLab, we offer our information and ideas; our...
Is Google Search Thinning?
dembot:
There is a discussion of Google going on with Tim O’Reilly and Read Write Web regarding the well being of Google. Read Write Web proposed the idea that Google was flailing and spreading itself too thin, but O’Reilly dismissed the notion suggesting Google is healthy.
Funny enough, an idea hit pretty hard the other day when I was looking at my friendfeed sidebar I have here on my blog...
Kickstarter - Waxy.org →
Kickstarter aims to let creative people of all kinds — journalists, artists, musicians, game developers, entrepreneurs, bloggers — raise money for their projects by connecting directly with fans, who receive exclusive access and rewards in exchange for their patronage. More than just a fundraising app, Kickstarter’s a publishing platform where project creators can communicate with the people...
The Difference Between Great and Dumbass Producers... →
“A real producer holds the vision of the project. They’re the first person to turn on the lights in the morning, and the last person to turn out the lights at night. They are the leader, the go-to person, the solution-provider, the conflict resolver. They are consistent, passionate, fair and fierce. They know how to pick their battles. They know how to inspire others, even and especially...
Silverlight Announces H.264 Support for Online HD... →
Later this week, at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2008 in Amsterdam, Microsoft Corp. will demonstrate an important new capability for Silverlight - playback of H.264-based video. H264 is a standard video specification that delivers high-definition video over a variety of delivery channels. During the event, Microsoft will also highlight how customers in Europe are reaping the...
Panda - Open source video platform →
Panda is an open source solution for video uploading, encoding and streaming.
Unlike other video platforms, Panda is not just a service for encoding your videos for the web; Panda handles the whole process. From the upload form to streaming, Panda takes control.
By providing an elegant REST API, Panda makes it completely painless to implement full video uploading, encoding and streaming...
The YouTube Solution - Forbes.com →
In his new book, Gridlock Economy, Columbia University Law School Professor Michael Heller paints a scary picture in which property rights—copyrights, patents or individual parcels of land—strangle the economy and stifle innovation. In Heller’s world, new cures for Alzheimer’s remain in the lab, films flounder unreleased and even hip-hop albums go unrecorded because...
Dear Web 2.0: It’s Still the Economy, Stupid! |... →
Dear Web 2.0: It’s Still the Economy, Stupid! Posted at 8:15 AM PT on September 15, 2008 Print Yahoo! Buzz Share Sphere Last week, one of the things that struck me about the coverage of the two main tech conferences devoted to start-ups, DEMOfall and TechCrunch50, was the almost complete lack of discussion–or, more appropriately, worry–about the troubled economy. This, even though the subprime...
On Content Industries and Understanding Creative... →
A number of articles from CC insiders hit the blogs this week. I have one up at Media Rights, a site that focuses on social-justice documentaries and the activist filmmaker community. I focus my examples on how Creative Commons can help film makers reach greater audiences and media by framing them in light of the recent US Court of Appeals decision in our favor:
On August 13th, 2008 the United...
architecture for hertzian space | varnelis.net →
Beyond corporeal space, we increasingly also live in Hertzian space, a cloud of electromagnetic radiation that bathes us in information. Hertzian space is as real as the physical world. Physicists tell us that electromagnetic forces are far more powerful than gravity (a tiny magnet holds up a paperclip against the entire gravity of the Earth). Investors find telecommunications and the Internet to...
Social Networks: The Case for a "Pause" Button |... →
As duplicitous and sad as “fake following” sounds — and let’s be honest: the whole idea’s pathetic on a number of levels — for a certain kind of user, I can see why there’s a desire for this functionality. Especially on a site like FriendFeed, which has quickly become the platform of choice for the web’s least interesting narcissists — and the slow-witted woodland creatures who enjoy grooming...
3M promotion hijacks Post-It Note Jaguar →
You no doubt remember the infamous Post-It Note Jaguar. The practical joke played on an unsuspecting coworker turned into an internet sensation thanks to the photographic skills of Scott Ableman who published images of the stunt on Flickr under a Creative Commons license. 3M, the maker of Post-It Notes, wanted to cash in on the popularity of the Post-It Note Jaguar, and so contacted Ableman to use...
WatchGreenpix: An Interview With Simone Giostra
ScribeMedia interviews Simone Giostra creator of the GreenPIX Zero Energy Media Wall in Beijing. (via Inhabitat)
The Disintegration Of Big Media Brands And The... →
mikehudack:
johnfitz:
the once-blatant and important link between high-profile media distribution brands and specific programming and content is unraveling. What was once a complete package is deconstructing into separate…
Justin.tv More Pervasive, Methods Questionable
dembot:
Last night Sarah and I were in the middle of a long walk and happened upon this FILA sports store on Madison Ave at 43rd street: In the window there was a TV broadcast of a live tennis match between Ivanovic and Dushevina at the US Open: At closer look, we noticed the video was playing in an Internet Explorer browser window that was streaming through justin.tv: Pretty...