August 2009
59 posts
“The more dependent we allow ourselves to become to something like Facebook — and...”
– The Medium - Facebook Exodus - NYTimes.com
WatchGood night, sweet Sumar.
“There is a paradox here, though. The Internet has provided us with an almost...”
– A Manifesto for Slow Communication - WSJ.com
“I read once about a woman whose secret fantasy was to have an affair with an...”
– Cashback (via kevinramos)
“Others suggest the TV industry address other, more critical, problems such as...”
– ANALYSIS: Nielsen Rival—Real Or Ruse? - 2009-08-19 20:30:00 EDT | Broadcasting & Cable
“Therefore, the equation becomes clear-cut: either the Mainstream Media (MSM)...”
– The end of the breaking news — as we know it | Monday Note
“For the research effort, the Nielsen Norman Group gathered together and analyzed...”
– New Study Finds Grassroots Enterprise Social Media Often Works Best | SocialComputingJournal.com
“They will also want to say that unlike with offline media, there is no scarcity...”
– Publishers Are Killing Web Advertising’s Potential With Misguided Pricing | paidContent
“Hudack: “Our goal is to make web shows sustainable. The CBS (NYSE: CBS) TV...”
– Blip.tv Strikes Distribution, Ad-Tracking Deals With YouTube, Others | paidContent
“The worldwide virtual “goods” economy, which some are calling...”
– Wall Street Vs. ‘Virtual Street’ - Forbes.com
WatchMy buddy Tori’s been working on XGAMES 3D http://bit.ly/1Mk8c Check it out
“Facebook’s business model,” the plaintiffs allege, “has...”
– MediaPost Publications Facing Backlash: Facebook Sued By Users Over Privacy Concerns 08/19/2009
“According to an e-mail newsletter sent from the Times Monday evening, more than...”
– Poynter Online - NewsPay
“I wish outfits such as TechCrunch, which wrote five (5) articles last week...”
– tr.im URLs | tr.im to be Community-Owned
Second Life, Meet the Social Web
SLCC Live Performance in Second Life
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Phasing Grace blog post: Second Life, Meet the Social Web
“I vote that we stop dismissing Twitter just because the majority of people who...”
– apophenia: Twitter: “pointless babble” or peripheral awareness + social grooming?
WatchIn The Red - Tina Dico
Musimmersion on the Big Screen at SLCC 2009
WatchT Linden keynote
(courtesy of Mal Burns and Rhiannon Chatnoir)
Watch“We absolutely have to make it easier for musicians and other performers to perform meaningfully in Second Life. We’ve looked at the challenges extensively and have a good idea of what we need to do but we won’t be able to get to it in 2009. We see live performance as a “killer app” in Second Life.” ‐ Mark Kingdon, M Linden 2009 Linden Lab asked the live performance community for suggestions,...
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In April 2009, Iceland’s neo-classical export...
WatchFor those who can’t wait to hear songs from The Swell Season’s follow-up to Once (titled Strict Joy, out Oct. 27), Hansard and Irglova played six new songs before performing the first-ever Tiny Desk Concert encore: a white-knuckle journey through “When Your Mind’s Made Up.” From quietly mournful sing-alongs (“Back Broke”) to Van Morrison-esque thrill rides...
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“URL shorteners are just lossless information compressors.”
– vrypan|net|log » understanding URL shorteners: compression, power and attention
RIP weblin
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“Content delivery network Akamai announced today that their partner and live TV...”
– Livestation Brings Live TV to the iPhone - NYTimes.com
WatchRheingold on Essential Media Literacies
“Increasingly I think the digital divide is less about access to technology and more about the difference between those who know how and those who don’t know how,” says author Howard Rheingold, speaking in front of King’s College at Cambridge University. “The ability to know has suddenly become the ability to search and the...
“The San Francisco property’s makeover represents a bold experiment in...”
– Online, NBC Thinks Local - Forbes.com 