I hope Congress scrutinizes these major label contracts to expose just how much they're ripping off artists, but I wish the NAB had jumped to the defense of webcasters and satellite radio when they could've used the lobbying clout in DC. The NAB look really self-serving in all this now, and it may be too late (but heck, I still hope they win big).
Hey, ocd people get their money's worth from music and other media by virtue of playing it over and over again. I'm not saying the grandparent post is obesessive compulsive, but I'm saying I am.
As long as a song still has that emotional kick, and as long as my adrenaline surges when I hear the chorus, I wil continue to listen.
Why aren't more people using SpiralFrog? Absolutely free music (because of an ad generated revenue model) with recognisable/big name bands. Nice easy interface... just discovered it this morning and I've been downloading stuff like crazy.
According to the latest ish of Wired magazine, Facebook has 40 million active users (real people and not sock puppet accounts, thanks to the fact users can only view other's profiles upon confirming relationships) who generate more than a billion page views a day. Lately, Facebook has also been signing up 1 million new users a week.
Facebook also has that supercool Newsfeed feature which aggregates the latest activities on friends, family and associates, and manages to connect people who haven't seen each other in twenty years. Admit it, it's like nothing we've ever seen before (Myspace shouldn't even be in the same category).
I'm not a Facebook fanboy (alright, maybe I am), but I marvel at how well its connecting people in meaningful ways. It's a social universe within the internet. It's going to be bigger than money, because of it's worth and usefulness to you and I.
I don't like Microsoft one ioda, but they made a smart move here.
She must have done it intentionally, to get bigtime attention, because that act seems purposeful and reckless "to the max". Boston security responded appropriately.
For those people who said it doesn't look like a bomb... what does a bomb look like? Does every bomb look the same?
When apologising, and when you were the one to get it wrong, it's gauche to take a flailing, after-the-bell swipe at the IT community ("the nerds got it right") and Groklaw ("amateur sleuths").
Other than that, we all make mistakes and this should be forgotten in no time.
Panzer Dragoon forever is right. Being an old skool gamer, I was a huge fan of the Sega Saturn, and the Panzer Dragoon series was a big reason why. A big thanks to 1up for giving the game the props it so richly deserves. It really was a special game, and a unique gaming experience, and it's sad that so many gamers of the day were too blind to see how cool it was.
According to the provocative and highly enlightening documentary Orwell Rolls in His Grave, there's a switch on voting machines that either accepts, then discounts an incorrectly filled-out ballot, or spits the spoiled ballot back out so you can vote again. Apparently, in some areas heavily populated with blacks, the wrong ballots were received and not returned. In predominantly white districts, the incorrect ballot was spit back out so they could vote again.
So yeah, paper votes can be and have been manipulated big time.
I'm with you on e-Sword, Google Desktop and Picasa - it's a pretty good list actually. Open Office however has really gotten on my nerves with how it toddles along, GIMP is awesome but not lean by a long shot, and AVG Anti-Virus is the most annoying nagware I have ever dealt with in my life. Clamwin is open source and much, much better all around.
WordWeb rules (I just wish they'd come out with a linux port soon, Skype is pretty handy, CCleaner, Eusing free registery cleaner for Windows is absolutely amazing, 7-Zip, and Clamwin Anti-virus. I love GIMP too, but it could go on a diet.
Chade-Meng has his picture taken with pretty much every influencial mover and shaker in the known free world, but no George W. Bush. He probably had one look at George coming through the door and went "nah".
I gotcha, and I think you've made a good point. But we come back to the marketing of it, and much of a company's marketing success relies on the image, the personality if you will, of the product. It's referred to as branding, and there are many aspects of branding that need to be considered (I'll point to an article I wrote on the very subject). What I'd like to know and haven't been able to get an answer to, is, is there a branding formula or algorithm out there?
when things can be quantified and measurable. I've always wondered about the algorithm of a brand's worth. What is the logo's value, in relation to the slogan, and the consumer experience?
For instance, Google has a strong brand, despite their hideous logo and "Don't be evil" slogan, because the consumer experience is so good. Coca-Cola, on the other hand, score big with their logo's distinctive cursive script, despite ongoing critisms of its health effects and numerous allegations of wrongdoing by the company. And their product just isn't that good.
I've used realplayer almost exclusively for Linux, where it's been a multi-featured godsend. I know Real burned Windows users really bad, but Linux users got hella use out of RealPlayer 10 Gold.
The fun part, Let's see if they try it on MySpace and expect a different result.
They might actually have a modicum of success of myspace, unlike Facebook . Facebook users are more socioeconomically advantaged than those on MySpace and tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college, and who end up having higher income than their myspace counterparts.
Simply put, myspace users are more likely to shop at Wal-Mart than Facebook users.
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I hope Congress scrutinizes these major label contracts to expose just how much they're ripping off artists, but I wish the NAB had jumped to the defense of webcasters and satellite radio when they could've used the lobbying clout in DC. The NAB look really self-serving in all this now, and it may be too late (but heck, I still hope they win big).
I thought the writing was pretty good actually. I cracked a smile a couple of times reading it. Nicely done.
There's more Soviet space art here and here.
Which makes me wonder, what other coolness have the Russians been hiding behind their backs?
I'll take on the bonus question: Did George Lucas redeem himself in Episode III?
The answer IMHO is no. Episode III was excellent, but not so good that it erased the stain on my memory that Jar Jar left.
To watch the said video, you'll need to sign up for a mydeo account, which is apparently not free, but a 31 day limited trial.
Stephen King, dead at age 55 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_culture
Not that I would ever want to see that wonderful writer dead, but it was funny how that meme propogated on/.
Hey, ocd people get their money's worth from music and other media by virtue of playing it over and over again. I'm not saying the grandparent post is obesessive compulsive, but I'm saying I am.
As long as a song still has that emotional kick, and as long as my adrenaline surges when I hear the chorus, I wil continue to listen.
Why aren't more people using SpiralFrog? Absolutely free music (because of an ad generated revenue model) with recognisable/big name bands. Nice easy interface... just discovered it this morning and I've been downloading stuff like crazy.
Did I mention it's FREE?
I assume microsoft's interest is not alturistic
You got that right. Microsoft looks at those gi-normous numbers Facebook is generating, and they think they can convert that to ching. We'll see.
According to the latest ish of Wired magazine, Facebook has 40 million active users (real people and not sock puppet accounts, thanks to the fact users can only view other's profiles upon confirming relationships) who generate more than a billion page views a day. Lately, Facebook has also been signing up 1 million new users a week.
Facebook also has that supercool Newsfeed feature which aggregates the latest activities on friends, family and associates, and manages to connect people who haven't seen each other in twenty years. Admit it, it's like nothing we've ever seen before (Myspace shouldn't even be in the same category).
I'm not a Facebook fanboy (alright, maybe I am), but I marvel at how well its connecting people in meaningful ways. It's a social universe within the internet. It's going to be bigger than money, because of it's worth and usefulness to you and I.
I don't like Microsoft one ioda, but they made a smart move here.
She must have done it intentionally, to get bigtime attention, because that act seems purposeful and reckless "to the max". Boston security responded appropriately.
For those people who said it doesn't look like a bomb... what does a bomb look like? Does every bomb look the same?
When apologising, and when you were the one to get it wrong, it's gauche to take a flailing, after-the-bell swipe at the IT community ("the nerds got it right") and Groklaw ("amateur sleuths").
Other than that, we all make mistakes and this should be forgotten in no time.
sampsenpuz said this story was from the please-let-this-be-the-end dept, but it should more aptly be filed under shutup-sco-and-die-already dept.
But that's just my particular filing method.
Panzer Dragoon forever is right. Being an old skool gamer, I was a huge fan of the Sega Saturn, and the Panzer Dragoon series was a big reason why. A big thanks to 1up for giving the game the props it so richly deserves. It really was a special game, and a unique gaming experience, and it's sad that so many gamers of the day were too blind to see how cool it was.
According to the provocative and highly enlightening documentary Orwell Rolls in His Grave, there's a switch on voting machines that either accepts, then discounts an incorrectly filled-out ballot, or spits the spoiled ballot back out so you can vote again. Apparently, in some areas heavily populated with blacks, the wrong ballots were received and not returned. In predominantly white districts, the incorrect ballot was spit back out so they could vote again.
So yeah, paper votes can be and have been manipulated big time.
Jarte: A complete word processor that's under 3 megs!
I'm with you on e-Sword, Google Desktop and Picasa - it's a pretty good list actually. Open Office however has really gotten on my nerves with how it toddles along, GIMP is awesome but not lean by a long shot, and AVG Anti-Virus is the most annoying nagware I have ever dealt with in my life. Clamwin is open source and much, much better all around.
I rock Sumatra PDF too. Great lil' app.
WordWeb rules (I just wish they'd come out with a linux port soon, Skype is pretty handy, CCleaner, Eusing free registery cleaner for Windows is absolutely amazing, 7-Zip, and Clamwin Anti-virus. I love GIMP too, but it could go on a diet.
Chade-Meng has his picture taken with pretty much every influencial mover and shaker in the known free world, but no George W. Bush. He probably had one look at George coming through the door and went "nah".
I don't blame 'em.
I gotcha, and I think you've made a good point. But we come back to the marketing of it, and much of a company's marketing success relies on the image, the personality if you will, of the product. It's referred to as branding, and there are many aspects of branding that need to be considered (I'll point to an article I wrote on the very subject). What I'd like to know and haven't been able to get an answer to, is, is there a branding formula or algorithm out there?
Alot of products taste good, and yet don't dominate the market like Coke does. You have to admit there is more than simply taste that's involved.
when things can be quantified and measurable. I've always wondered about the algorithm of a brand's worth. What is the logo's value, in relation to the slogan, and the consumer experience?
For instance, Google has a strong brand, despite their hideous logo and "Don't be evil" slogan, because the consumer experience is so good. Coca-Cola, on the other hand, score big with their logo's distinctive cursive script, despite ongoing critisms of its health effects and numerous allegations of wrongdoing by the company. And their product just isn't that good.
Man, I would loves me an algorithm for that.
I've used realplayer almost exclusively for Linux, where it's been a multi-featured godsend. I know Real burned Windows users really bad, but Linux users got hella use out of RealPlayer 10 Gold.
The fun part, Let's see if they try it on MySpace and expect a different result.
They might actually have a modicum of success of myspace, unlike Facebook . Facebook users are more socioeconomically advantaged than those on MySpace and tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college, and who end up having higher income than their myspace counterparts.
Simply put, myspace users are more likely to shop at Wal-Mart than Facebook users.