Archive for February, 2008
New Business Models for Music Artists or: How Record Labels Learned to Love the Free Download
Illustration: Wired
Let's get this out of the way immediately: Record labels having been using free "downloads" to promote and sell music for ages.
Here's a quick list of how they have used free "downloads" in the past:
1. Radio
Record labels have been supplying exclusive/pre-release/promotional cuts to radio stations big and small since the dawn of time. [...]
Japan Launches Hi-Speed Internet Satellite
OMG! According to AP, if it works the Internet satellite "Kizuna" should bring Internet connections to global subscribers at speeds of 1.2 gigabytes per second.
Whoa! On a good day, my high-speed Internet service provided by Comcast can barely do 2.5 million bytes per second.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), one of the project's partners, [...]
Demo 23andMe with the “Mendel Family”
I sent my saliva tube to 23andMe about two weeks ago, which means I won't be able to start exploring my genome for another couple weeks.
In the meantime, I'm still trying to recuperate from my record-setting saliva spitting.
23andMe's blog the spittoon announced three pretty cool things yesterday:
First, they added a paternal ancestry feature so [...]
Meet Larry Lessig
Update: Lessig just announced on his blog that he has decided not to run for Congress and instead devote his energies to running the Change Congress movement from outside Congress. He explains his decision in this 5min video.
I don't get excited about people running for Congress.
But, I have to say that I'm completely [...]
New Feature: Ask Us a Question via Askablogr
We are officially introducing a new category called "Ask Mail."
We want readers to ask questions and we will try to answer them. Some questions (plus answers) will get posted to BUZZYEAH. You can view all our reader questions on our Askablogr profile.
Use the "Ask me a question" button over on the right sidebar to ask [...]
Blowing My Mind: Custom Clips on Hulu
Wow. Hulu's "Create a Custom Clip" tool blows my mind.
I don't know why I didn't discover this tool earlier. Does anyone know how long it has been available?
For those that don't know Hulu is NBC Universal and News Corporations' (Fox etc) online video site. You can go there to watch full-length TV shows (old and [...]
Hunting for a Blood Bank Refrigerator
My sister was an intern nurse at a rural hospital in Nigeria this past summer. She sent us plenty of action-packed emails about her adventures, observations and experiences.
One email she sent us highlighted the alarming frequency of auto accidents she witnessed both on the road and in the surgery room at all hours of the [...]
Google + 2008 GOP Convention = Awesome
Note: This post means to be politically neutral.
I was just browsing Techmeme and came across an awesome conversation thread... Google is the Republican National Convention's Official Innovation Provider.
What will Google bring to the 2008 GOP Convention?
They are going to help streamline the convention organization and and expand its online reach across websites, mobile devices, blogs, [...]
My Internet Surfing Routines and Trends. So Nonlinear. So Crazy.
We all have our own daily Internet surfing routines and trends.
We all start at a specific homepage. Maybe its My Yahoo or ESPN or NY Times homepage (mine for the past four years). Feel free to share your current homepage in the comments.
From there you either follow a tried and true path or let all [...]
The Internet: Final Frontier for Tobacco Advertising
Tobacco ads have consistently proven to be the most clever, crafty and colorful of the bunch.
They have to be. It's getting harder and harder for tobacco companies to advertise their products due to ever-increasing bans and restrictions.
What does this mean for tobacco ads?
They have to constantly adapt and evolve. It means they have to move [...]
