The Daily Loper – September 7, 2006
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Sep 07, 2006
Today’s links of interest:
- I’m Google’s Little Bitch! (My Life as an Open Book)
Far from invading our privacy, Google is creating a new kind of serendipity. - "Idiocracy" an overlooked gem
As was "Office Space," until it became a perfect object lesson of the power of the Long Tail. - Famed Cody’s Books sold / Buyer is Yohan, a line of bookstores based in Tokyo
Jim can now start obsessing about other favorite businesses closing the door on his youth. - The Online Box Office Is Growing
Apple and Amazon are the first of the alphabet (soup) of downloadable movie service providers. - Microsoft/Yahoo
Should Microsoft buy Yahoo? Why would they? MSN will be revealing its Google search killer any month now, they have the biggest blogging base in the known universe, and…oh, right, they should just go ahead and buy Yahoo!. - Magazines Going to the Web to Get Students to Read
Turns out that old dogs can be taught new tricks. - In Online Social Club, Sharing Is the Point Until It Goes Too Far
We have discovered the fine line of sharing: you can post it on your personal page, you cannot have it fed as headlines to everyone you’ve ever met. Whew…now that the rules are established, we can move on. - Letterman signs on for four more years at CBS
Finally "four more years" we can live with. - Will Broadband Kill the Broadcast Star?
Did TV kill Radio? Did Radio kill Books? Did Books kill Theatre? No. No. And no. It’s not about "or," gang, it’s about "and." - Google steps up cell-phone advertising effort
There’s convergence that we like, and then there’s convergence like this . . . - Dylan tops worldwide charts with new album / Musician becomes oldest living person to launch a new disc at No. 1
YES! As damn well he should. Not many artists in any field who changed lives at 25 still kick ass at 65 – pop musicians least of all. "Modern Times" is wonderful. It’s heartening that people everywhere recognize that fact. - Wanted: Assistant for Stephen Hawking
It’s a great gig if you can keep up with all of his late-night partying. - Paramount Launches Dynamic VOD Spots on Sunflower Network
It’s the banner ad concept, recontexualized to the VOD environment.
