10 April
2007
Twinkie badges from Web 2.0 world
Tim O’Reilly and Jeff Jarvis at odds over "code of conduct"
Hot boil over blogs given the Kathy Sierra fiasco.
Tim senses a branding opportunity that pisses off Jeff, who'd rather deal with the real world, warts and all.
So whats the deal here? Well, this has come up a lot recently, including at a Social Media Club event at a local TV station. The issue was around collaboration between professional media outlets and hyper-local web video that could share story assignments. Read more ...
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11 April
2007
Jurisdiction and the Information Superhighway, Continued
Gay couple's suit against Adoption.com
In allowing the lawsuit to go to trial, Judge Hamilton also dismissed the company's claim that California anti-bias policies did not apply because Adoption.com is based in Tempe, Ariz., where state laws don't bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or marital status.
Back in 1995, did a legal paper Jurisdiction and the Information Superhighway, examining the scope of law on the Internet - guess what, its still not sorted out. Read more ...
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Jurisdiction and the Information Superhighway, Continued
Gay couple's suit against Adoption.com
In allowing the lawsuit to go to trial, Judge Hamilton also dismissed the company's claim that California anti-bias policies did not apply because Adoption.com is based in Tempe, Ariz., where state laws don't bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or marital status.
Back in 1995, did a legal paper Jurisdiction and the Information Superhighway, examining the scope of law on the Internet - guess what, its still not sorted out. Read more ...
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19 April
2007
"Death and Rebirth of Traditional Media" - Act 2, Scene 1
Yahoo and Major Newspaper Chains Partner for Vending Content
In the first act of this play, Google and Craigslist walked off with a substantial portion of the newspaper's core revenues, causing "new media" to supplant "old media". A tragedy or a triumph, depending on your perspective. So it goes.
Now the curtain rises, and we see the start of the middle of the play - the first real attempts by traditional media to monetize content through Internet partners. Is it a feint or the real deal? Read more ...
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19 April
2007
Entertaiment Tonite - A Killer Rants, Hoping to Hurt More Beyond the Grave
Amish had it right - shutdown public access and privately grieve
Now MSNBC is airing that porn video glorifying the killer of all those kids and teachers at Virginia Tech, and the entertainment columnists are reviewing it.
When this horror hit the Amish, they handled it wisely. Shut down the media, and gathered to grieve privately. Why? Read more ...
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19 April
2007
"Death and Rebirth of Traditional Media" - Act 2, Scene 1
Yahoo and Major Newspaper Chains Partner for Vending Content
In the first act of this play, Google and Craigslist walked off with a substantial portion of the newspaper's core revenues, causing "new media" to supplant "old media". A tragedy or a triumph, depending on your perspective. So it goes.
Now the curtain rises, and we see the start of the middle of the play - the first real attempts by traditional media to monetize content through Internet partners. Is it a feint or the real deal? Read more ...
Continue reading ""Death and Rebirth of Traditional Media" - Act 2, Scene 1"