You must not forget all the money the BBC makes on flogging DVD boxsets off all it shows. When is the last did you watched a decent BBC show that didn't try and flog an accopaning book, t-shirt, DVD Boxset, and Coffee Mug?
Can't very well get rid of that little cash cow now can they?
I'm happy the BBC is attempting to get it shows out to as many users as possible..it shows vision and a willingness to embrace the new media & technologies, unlike the some media dinosaurs - but I do have to question (Okay, slightly offtopic), why does it have to be called the
iPlayer
Surely with all the tax money they collect (and yes the license fee is a tax), they could have come up with a more original name for thier online digital video player.
Right?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2187307,00.html
A long-serving police officer spent years selling confidential information to a private detective agency run by a couple of former colleagues, a court heard yesterday. John Matthews, 59, used the police national computer to check details of more than a hundred cars and people while he was at work and then tried to cover his tracks by pretending he was helping councils clear a backlog of abandoned vehicles.
So, lets just give the government and police forces more power! hah! Once the government cleans up it own back yard, then I'll let them near my car, DNA, and all the other personal information they want to store on a computer, but *promise* it won't be abused
Used to be great to find odd items, second hand parts, or things I just couldn't find in the shops.
While there is nothing wroing with stores using e-bay to sell items, I'm sick and tired of all the rubbish auctions
All I find on e-bay these days are
Items with artifically high buyout prices
Items with Insane postage amounts
Scam artists
Stolen Mobile phones and laptops
£0.99 auctions that promise the secrets to free beer, beautiful women, and £1,000,000
Scenario (A) Lazy Windows users, don't update there Windows to the latest Patches, said computers become infected with spyware/bots/trojans, everybody blames Micro$oft for having shoddy insecure software
Scenario (B) Windows ensures than users always have the latest update & security measures by forcing updates on users, and everybodys blames Micro$oft for invading thier privacy
Simple I know - but I can't really see what else is expected of Micro$oft? They lose either way.
IANAL, but I would guess, that the existing laws are probably accurate, however politicians being politicains, are very quick to jump on any new fad that appeals to the mass of voters.
Just look at the UK and its "ASBO" culture. Laws were already in place to prevent drunken fights, petty crime, and overall abuse - so any person getting an ASBO was already comitting a crime - but the tems "ABSO" resonates with the public much more than charing the local youths under some obsure clause of the public service act of 1952
LEWIS, the global public relations agency, has been appointed as global agency of record for Linden Lab, developer of the acclaimed 3D virtual world, Second Life
Second Life is a fully-immersive online environment in which subscribers or 'residents' can interact with each other, create content, trade and experience realistic events and activities. LEWIS will support Second Life's ambition to create a thriving community of millions of active residents. The agency will also implement an educational campaign helping real-life brands to establish a successful in-world presence in Second Life.
LEWIS won the campaign following a two-way pitch process. The program will be led by vice president, Morgan McLintic, who will coordinate global strategy and lead a team of five in the US. He will report to Linden Lab's director of marketing, Catherine Smith.
From the end of 2006, the agency will also launch local-language Second Life clients in Germany, Korea and Japan. The agency is also tasked with establishing Linden Lab's press office function.
"A critical factor for us was for the team to be truly immersed in Second Life and to understand the issues faced by both residents and Linden Lab," said Catherine Smith, director of marketing at Linden Lab. "The LEWIS team demonstrated real enthusiasm in Second Life and showed the ability to push it into the broad consciousness. Linden Lab is entering an important phase in its growth and LEWIS has proven experience working on a national and international level."
"As a disruptive, engaging and interactive virtual world, the potential of Second Life is clear. For residents it offers entertainment, education and fresh experiences, as well as a sense of community. For organizations it provides a chance to engage with customers in innovative and exciting ways," said Morgan McLintic, vice president at LEWIS in San Francisco. "Second Life means something different to each of us. The world may be virtual but the experiences and enjoyment are real. We're hoping to provide a glimpse at some of those experiences. Youâ(TM)ll have to join to see the rest."
About Linden Lab
Linden Lab was founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business.
Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking. Team members have previously worked for market leading companies such as Electronic Arts, Maxis, Macromedia, Disney, THQ, Acclaim, Hasbro, Mattel and RealNetworks.
This story is the same story I read this morning in my "Free" morning Metro paper - a paper not known hard hitting news stories.
My first thought when reading about this.. This whole article is surely a Linden Labs promotional advert?!
Sadly, with all the easy copy for newspaper being written by the PR departments of large companies, very little actual journalism required.
With the fast facts (1.6m downloads!!!!) lose figues (Millionare!!!), we should expect more from our media, and slashdot itself.
And do you think it is a Coincidence that this story is realsed just a week after the "Grey Goo" stories? I think not!
Another cosideration, what games will people be buynig for Christmas? I had plans to forgo any other purchases, and save my cash and time for Burning Crusade. With the delay of Burning Crusade to early 2007, the new releases of Total War, NeverWinter nights, StrongHold:Legends (just to name a few) will probably get a few more buyers than usual, and more time dedicated to them.
Blizzards failure is good news for the rest of the PC Games industry.
As for TBC, I'm happy to wait. Would much prefer a non-buggy balance expansion pack, than a unfinished product, that causes massive server delays, and weekly patch downloads
Slashdot Mirror
You must not forget all the money the BBC makes on flogging DVD boxsets off all it shows. When is the last did you watched a decent BBC show that didn't try and flog an accopaning book, t-shirt, DVD Boxset, and Coffee Mug?
Can't very well get rid of that little cash cow now can they?
I'm happy the BBC is attempting to get it shows out to as many users as possible..it shows vision and a willingness to embrace the new media & technologies, unlike the some media dinosaurs - but I do have to question (Okay, slightly offtopic), why does it have to be called the
iPlayer
Surely with all the tax money they collect (and yes the license fee is a tax), they could have come up with a more original name for thier online digital video player.
Right?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,2187307,00.html
A long-serving police officer spent years selling confidential information to a private detective agency run by a couple of former colleagues, a court heard yesterday. John Matthews, 59, used the police national computer to check details of more than a hundred cars and people while he was at work and then tried to cover his tracks by pretending he was helping councils clear a backlog of abandoned vehicles.
So, lets just give the government and police forces more power! hah! Once the government cleans up it own back yard, then I'll let them near my car, DNA, and all the other personal information they want to store on a computer, but *promise* it won't be abused
Used to be great to find odd items, second hand parts, or things I just couldn't find in the shops.
While there is nothing wroing with stores using e-bay to sell items, I'm sick and tired of all the rubbish auctions
All I find on e-bay these days are
Items with artifically high buyout prices
Items with Insane postage amounts
Scam artists
Stolen Mobile phones and laptops
£0.99 auctions that promise the secrets to free beer, beautiful women, and £1,000,000
Sadly these days, you can cause just as much disruption in Europe by simply trying to take a 250ml bottle of Evian on your hand luggage!
See here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/07/19/airport_security_feature.shtml
That Pig wouldn't be Spider Pig whould he?
/end Sing
Sing
Spiderpig, Spiderpig, Does whatever a spiderpig does Can he swing from a web No he can't, he's a pig. Look out! Here comes the Spiderpig!
Doh! There I go, and ruin any karma I might have had by throwing in a lame Simpsons Reference
Scenario (A) Lazy Windows users, don't update there Windows to the latest Patches, said computers become infected with spyware/bots/trojans, everybody blames Micro$oft for having shoddy insecure software Scenario (B) Windows ensures than users always have the latest update & security measures by forcing updates on users, and everybodys blames Micro$oft for invading thier privacy Simple I know - but I can't really see what else is expected of Micro$oft? They lose either way.
IANAL, but I would guess, that the existing laws are probably accurate, however politicians being politicains, are very quick to jump on any new fad that appeals to the mass of voters. Just look at the UK and its "ASBO" culture. Laws were already in place to prevent drunken fights, petty crime, and overall abuse - so any person getting an ASBO was already comitting a crime - but the tems "ABSO" resonates with the public much more than charing the local youths under some obsure clause of the public service act of 1952
LEWIS, the global public relations agency, has been appointed as global agency of record for Linden Lab, developer of the acclaimed 3D virtual world, Second Life Second Life is a fully-immersive online environment in which subscribers or 'residents' can interact with each other, create content, trade and experience realistic events and activities. LEWIS will support Second Life's ambition to create a thriving community of millions of active residents. The agency will also implement an educational campaign helping real-life brands to establish a successful in-world presence in Second Life. LEWIS won the campaign following a two-way pitch process. The program will be led by vice president, Morgan McLintic, who will coordinate global strategy and lead a team of five in the US. He will report to Linden Lab's director of marketing, Catherine Smith. From the end of 2006, the agency will also launch local-language Second Life clients in Germany, Korea and Japan. The agency is also tasked with establishing Linden Lab's press office function. "A critical factor for us was for the team to be truly immersed in Second Life and to understand the issues faced by both residents and Linden Lab," said Catherine Smith, director of marketing at Linden Lab. "The LEWIS team demonstrated real enthusiasm in Second Life and showed the ability to push it into the broad consciousness. Linden Lab is entering an important phase in its growth and LEWIS has proven experience working on a national and international level." "As a disruptive, engaging and interactive virtual world, the potential of Second Life is clear. For residents it offers entertainment, education and fresh experiences, as well as a sense of community. For organizations it provides a chance to engage with customers in innovative and exciting ways," said Morgan McLintic, vice president at LEWIS in San Francisco. "Second Life means something different to each of us. The world may be virtual but the experiences and enjoyment are real. We're hoping to provide a glimpse at some of those experiences. Youâ(TM)ll have to join to see the rest." About Linden Lab Linden Lab was founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business. Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking. Team members have previously worked for market leading companies such as Electronic Arts, Maxis, Macromedia, Disney, THQ, Acclaim, Hasbro, Mattel and RealNetworks.
This story is the same story I read this morning in my "Free" morning Metro paper - a paper not known hard hitting news stories. My first thought when reading about this.. This whole article is surely a Linden Labs promotional advert?! Sadly, with all the easy copy for newspaper being written by the PR departments of large companies, very little actual journalism required. With the fast facts (1.6m downloads!!!!) lose figues (Millionare!!!), we should expect more from our media, and slashdot itself. And do you think it is a Coincidence that this story is realsed just a week after the "Grey Goo" stories? I think not!
Another cosideration, what games will people be buynig for Christmas? I had plans to forgo any other purchases, and save my cash and time for Burning Crusade. With the delay of Burning Crusade to early 2007, the new releases of Total War, NeverWinter nights, StrongHold:Legends (just to name a few) will probably get a few more buyers than usual, and more time dedicated to them. Blizzards failure is good news for the rest of the PC Games industry. As for TBC, I'm happy to wait. Would much prefer a non-buggy balance expansion pack, than a unfinished product, that causes massive server delays, and weekly patch downloads