Archives for January 2010

The Daily Loper – Jan 11, 2010

January 11, 2010 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

A Peek Into Netflix Queues
Find your area, find your zip code, have fun.
$675,000 RIAA File Sharing Verdict Is ‘Unreasonable’
Yes.
O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference 2010
The venerable publishing tech conference returns next month and not a moment too soon. After this year’s CES, we’re drowning in a sea of ereading devices and digital publishing news. TOC is a hype-free zone focused on real world solutions. Early registration ends today.

The Daily Loper – Jan 10, 2010

January 10, 2010 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

Downloaders defy Avatar 3D barrier
So Avatar is being downloaded like crazy, and it’s getting paid theatrical customers like crazy. In fact, the former doesn’t seem to impact the latter in the least. Uh, piracy is killing what?

The Daily Loper – Jan 8, 2010

January 8, 2010 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

Lawsuit accuses Fox News of copyright infringement
Remember Fox, though must be holier than thou to maintain your own outrage at copyright infringement.
The almost-great escape: Panda cub Wen Li makes a break for freedom from nursery pen – but is collared by her handler
Panda cuteness!

How the Apple Tablet Will Help Amazon Dominate the eBook Market

January 8, 2010 by Kirk Biglione

After two years of non-stop rumors and wild speculation the Mythical Apple Tablet (aka the Unicorn) will apparently become a reality later this month.

Among other things, the Unicorn is expected to single handedly (hoofedly?) save newspapers, magazines, and book publishers, while simultaneously killing Amazon’s Kindle. That’s a tall order for a device that no one outside of Apple has actually seen yet. These expectations are not surprising considering the amount of wishful thinking that has been projected onto the device by print industry insiders desperate for salvation in a world that is increasingly turning digital.

I have no intention of adding to the ill-informed speculation about the Unicorn’s specifications or magickal capabilities. Instead, I’d like to take a moment to dissect the claim that an Apple tablet will somehow kill the Kindle.

The logic seems to be that Apple’s tablet will provide a superior user experience to the Kindle (a reasonable assumption), and that consumers will favor a multi-purpose device over a dedicated reading device (probably true). As a result, the tablet is expected to become the digital reading device of choice. In other words, the Kindle is toast!

Well, maybe. [Read more…] about How the Apple Tablet Will Help Amazon Dominate the eBook Market

The Daily Loper – Jan 6, 2010

January 6, 2010 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

Hollywood Finds a Standard for Digital Movie Downloads
Notable for what’s missing.
Kardashian Denies Being Paid for Carl’s Jr. Tweets | The Wrap
Says Kim: Am I not allowed to talk about something I like without people assuming I must have been paid to do it? Sweetie, the reason people assume you’re being paid is because, well, you’re being paid.
28 Days Later: Say Goodbye to the Netflix New Release Rental
In an attempt to convince people that they’d really rather buy the DVD, Warner Brothers convinced Netflix that a 28-day holdback on new releases is the way to go. Yeah, that’ll convince people.
Man seeks payment for LA from Jackson estate
We can’t argue against this.

The Daily Loper – Jan 5, 2010

January 5, 2010 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

The Media Equation – A Savior in the Form of an Apple Tablet
Unicorn. Hunting.