Brain-eating Amoeba Records Edition
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- 6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes
Oh great, the brain-eating amoeba are finally here. I really thought we’d have to worry about the killer robots first.
We're Not Who You Think We Are
by Lopy
Brain-eating Amoeba Records Edition
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Last June we told you about O’Reilly Media’s inaugural Tools of Change for Publishing conference (TOC), an event designed to expose publishers to a range of new technologies that are transforming their industry.
Planning for the second annual TOC conference is already underway, and O’Reilly has issued a call for participation.
[Read more…] about O’Reilly Seeks Proposals for Second Annual TOC Conference
by Lopy
Brick This! Edition
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by Jim Connelly
Sometimes it’s really difficult to choose a topic for “That’s What I Like.” But not this time.
Yesterday, Rox & I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, and there isn’t a thing on the gods’ green earth that I love more than her.
by Lopy
10th / 15th Anniversary Edition
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This week the long anticipated Amazon digital music store finally launched. Unlike recent efforts from the likes of Wal-Mart, Amazon’s DRM-free store could pose a substantial long-term challenge to iTunes. While that may sound like bad news for iTunes, it could prove to be a good thing for Apple.
Here’s why I think Amazon will pose a serious challenge to the iTunes music store:
[Read more…] about How Amazon’s MP3 Store Will Challenge iTunes, and Why Steve Jobs Doesn’t Care
by Lopy
Waiting for Battlestar Edition
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by Jim Connelly
I’d been resisting doing a review of Spiral Frog for awhile. I’ve written about it negatively at least twice before, and so I want to say this up front: there is just no way for me to be objective about this site.
As a crazed lifelong music fan, I do not believe that there is any value for me in advertiser-supported free downloads. I’d much prefer to pay for a song once and play it wherever I wish, instead of wading through an ad, and not having any freedom with it. And besides, the advertising-supported model already exists: it’s a little thing called “radio,” where I can listen to music and stuff if I want to suffer through ads.
I realize that there is a difference: when you listen to the radio, you have absolutely no choice whatsoever as to what you are getting, and with Spiral Frog, you can choose the song. However, given all of the DRM restrictions, you still don’t “own” the track, and just like radio, you still have to do the equivalent of tuning in to Spiral Frog to listen to the track again.
by Lopy
The Needle Hits E Edition
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by Lopy
Full Disagellation Edition
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