June 2009
116 posts
The Continuing Confusion About Free
continuations:
Last night I read Malcolm Gladwell’s review in the New Yorker of Chris Anderson’s new book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” followed by Chris Andersons’s response on his blog. I have not yet read the book, so my initial reaction is based on and to Gladwell’s review: there seems to be profound and ongoing confusion about critical economic concepts including marginal and total...
Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head →
mashable:
In the space between a long-form blog and a short-form Twitter account, there are mini-blog services like Posterous and Tumblr that seek to make blogging much more immediate, support…
Debunking Social Media Myths - Conversation... →
This is very true.
The Book Business vs. The Record Business
artistspaid:
thenextbigsound:
I came across a Big Money article entitled The Kindle Revolution that described the book business. The parallels with the record business were immediately obvious:
The book business is a distribution business, pure and simple. It’s about getting the words and ideas of a writer into the hands of a reader. In the old days, publishers had to get the books piled in...
“…look at me I’m skinny…” Diet, exercise, nature,... →
Real-time systems hurting long-term knowledge? →
How an Indie Musician can make $19,000 in 10 hours... →
The $1M Netflix Prize has been won →
thetasteblog:
An ensemble of methods from four teams has passed the criteria to win the Netflix Prize. Other teams have 30 days to beat it, but, no matter what happens, the $1M prize will be claimed in the…
Logic+Emotion: From Social Media To Social... →
Now, About Those New Online Music Business Models… →
mashable:
Whenever someone criticizes the music industry for their stubborn refusal to accept new business models (and the subsequent pressure on governments and ISPs to police the end users because…
“He missed his childhood and now he’s gonna miss his old age. How fucked up is...”
– everyonce in a while lefsetz nails it. this is one of those times.
Lefsetz Letter
(via fred-wilson)
Obvious Win: YouTube Launches a Movie Trailers... →
mashable:
It’s no mystery that despite its user-generated content roots, much of the most popular content on YouTube is professionally produced. Movie trailers are no exception, and now the world’s top…
MediaPost Publications Pro Twitterers Share Their... →
“If anyone is on Twitter, set your location to Tehran and your time zone to GMT...”
– A cut & paste, chain mail, forward it to all your friends-type thing that’s going around some of my Facebook contacts. Not sure if it’s true — does Twitter even allow you to search by timezone? — but if it is, it seems like this would be infinitely more useful than a green avatar. (via nostrich)
Visa, NeuStar Team on Mobile Payments and... →
HOW TO: Back Up Your Tweets →
mashable:
What would you do if all of the activity and data from your Twitter, Flickr, Delicious, or Wordpress accounts were to suddenly disappear? It’s not as far fetched as it sounds – social…
Weekly Digest on the Music Industry - June 21,... →
BREAKING NEWS
Music Labels Win $2 Million in Web Case [NYT]
Record Labels’ $1.9 Million Win in Thomas Retrial Constitutional?[EFF]
What’s next for Jammie Thomas-Rasset? [Ars]
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Artists & Fans: Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) interview at... →
Some good points on how to use Twitter to promote your music, engage and reward your fans.
Enjoy the full interview, very entertaining!
Crowd-Sourcing Kills Art →
Christopher R. Weingarten (@1000TimesYes) - Music Writer, RollingStone.com and Village Voice on Twitter and the End Of Music Criticism.
To Blog or Not to Blog - WSJ.com →
Ten Things Not to Do in New York City →
marco:
(via zachlinder, soupsoup)
I thought this was going to be terrible, but it’s actually spot-on. If you’re planning a New York visit, read this. It’s even worth the ridiculous pagination.
The economics of In-App Purchase
Very interesting post!
marco:
With iPhone OS 3.0, Apple introduced in-app purchasing. The idea is that applications can charge for additional functionality (or game levels), content subscriptions, or pay-per-use features.
There are two interesting caveats, though:
An app can only offer in-app purchasing if the app isn’t free.
Content within the app can be priced on a timed subscription (e.g....
Who rules real-time search? A look at 11... →
Fifty Tech Startups You Should Know →