Saturday March 1, 2008

The Daily Loper – March 1, 2008

To Me, I Just Love a Whale Edition

Todays links of interest:

Ferrell sports comedy misses mark at box office
It’s possible that people are a bit sick of Will Ferrell sports comedies. Maybe they figure that, if they keep going to them, he’ll do one for every sport in existence. And nobody wanted the Will Ferrell 4-Square Movie.
185 Pages of Microsoft’s Dirty Laundry
Kinda like the Mitchell Report for Microsoft Vista.
Historical Maps in Second Life
Just when you thought Second Life was over…this is really cool. And a great vision of how Second Life tools can be used for more than building slot machines and virtual hot tubs.

E-books, copyright and social media, other topics now online from O?Reilly conference?including music industry?s lessons for e-bookers
TeleRead does a lovely summation of Kirk’s ToC presentation. Even though we are extremely biased here, we believe everyone should absorb the message Kirk lays out.

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Pirate Bay sells out to Swedish software firm for $7.7m
Awesome. On so many levels.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back
Really, Steve Ballmer media peron of the year? Was there a memo or zeitgeist or something we missed?
Amazon Warns Calif. Lawmakers on Sales Tax Bill
Working in Amazon's favor? The fact that California lawmakers are so screwed up, they can't get anything done.
AP Issues Strict Facebook, Twitter Guidelines to Staff
We quote: “Monitor your profile page to make sure material posted by others doesn’t violate AP standards: any such material should be deleted.”
Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives
Some days, the jokes are too easy.
FTC Targets Internet Affiliate Programs
We believe is this part of the government stimulus package: monitoring and resolving these things will require A Lot Of Manpower!
ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings
Because, well, paying for the ringtone isn't enough!
Why Doesn't Anyone Want a Blu-ray Player?
Amazingly, this article claims that HD-DVD ownership actually doubled over the past year, during a period of time when the format was being discontinued. Consumers undoubtedly took advantage of close-out deals to buy into a dead format. There are probably many lessons here.
A Strategy for Authenticity
Don Linn covers O'Reilly's Twitter Boot Camp and comes away a bit depressed by all the talk of planned spontaneity.
The Girls' Guide to Comic Con 2009
Really, Los Angeles Times?
Iran's Disputed Election
Stunning. Inspiring. Humanizing.
MySpace Slashes Staff by 30 Percent
Start up culture? Does that mean long hours and stock options instead of a living wage?
#IranElection And The Death Of News As We Knew It
A look at how established news sources have failed to utilize speed and new media effectively during the Iranian election crisis.
Poor Betty! Archie will propose to Veronica
Men.
Massive Layoffs Coming To MySpace - 25% Or More May Be Cut
Ouch. We feel awful for the staff.
Rove: Dowd 'twisted, deranged'
Uh, pot? Kettle.
Times Editors Bomb in Daily Show Visit
Hilarious. Sad. Not necessarily in that order.
Angry iPhone Owners Twitition for Lower 3G S Upgrade Prices
Cause there's nothing like an angry crowd shouting out in 140 characters or less. Seriously, why so much for the upgrade?
BitTorrent users spend money, too
Yes. And they're real consumers. Much of this we've heard (and said!) before.
When the Thrill of Blogging Is Gone ...
Plain silliness from the New York Times.

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