Seems the blogoland is officially in a tizzy over the next iPhone.  Per protocol, the Apple Store is closed for “restocking,” and a flurry of fuzzy and poached screen shots have appeared in the last week.
Quite honestly, as an iPhone owner, I can say that this thing makes other phones just look like toys.  Not [...]

A brief paper written by WIll Page (of MCPS-PRS Alliance, in the UK) and myself has been made publicly available.  The piece was meant to stir a larger discussion around alternative licensing structures rights societies might put to use, particularly in the context of new, music-related startups.  These startups usually (1) cannot afford the rates [...]

A good test of a new pharmaceutical would rest upon whether or not the team who developed the drug would use it on themselves, or their children. Unfortunately, what’s good for the gander is not good for the goose, when it comes to being free.Long Tail Anderson (the editor in chief of WIRED) has been [...]

I have this feeling that Davos is like Vegas.  And now Scoble posts a story about a conversation he has walking to a breakfast with Zuckerberg, both heading to meet Musharref.  There is something both interesting and alarming about this combination of people at a breakfast table.  Is Musharraf going to start a Facebook group?

BearStearns has posted an analyst opinion on “User Generated Content” and the entertainment industry. The report can be found here ( link ). I dug through and decided the analysis should come with some caveats, printed below.
Right off the bat. An important quote: “The risk, in our opinion, is that as digital revenues increase, [...]

The BS report included a section on the Paradox of Choice, and the necessity for editors and filters in a world of bazillion media files.  I felt that this call for action was a bit less creative than appropriate.  The call for editor/filter is a consistent call in the media industry.  And for some odd [...]

Sandival over at CNET has written about the most recent digital music conference during which (in his words) “music executives lament the state of the industry.”  Kudos to Ted, who (hopefully) rattled some cages.  However, it rather obviously time for a serious reality check.  Perhaps we can review what the digital media “outsiders” have been [...]

Since The Venice Project is still in beta, and access to the project is limited, below you will find a set of screenshots TVP has created for widespread release. While some outlets have converted their invitations to contests, I will just share what I can as I spend real, quality time with the project itself.
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Let me begin by saying that a recent lecture by Jawed Karim, the until recently silent founder of YouTube, is a great listen for anyone interested in how startups really start up. The talk involves are very well-spoken pursuit of the larger context in which YouTube (and online video sharing sites) rested, in an attempt [...]

Looks like other tech blogs have picked up on my the meme highlighting the dominant hollywod strategy for do new media deals. TechDirt wonders if its more than sour grapes that leads copyright holders to announce to the world the threat of lawsuits before cutting deals with folks like YouTube. Mashable wonders if TimeWarner [...]