Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Bidwar for C-Block Well Underway
Taking wireless technology to a whole new level.
Google is the alleged front runner with Verizon, possilby AT&T nipping at its heals (the bids are anonymous). Interestingly, the article mentions Alltel as a potential buyer...I don't see that happening.
For more information on the auction for the 700 Mhz wireless spectrum known as C-block, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/700_MHz_wireless_spectrum_auction
Google is the alleged front runner with Verizon, possilby AT&T nipping at its heals (the bids are anonymous). Interestingly, the article mentions Alltel as a potential buyer...I don't see that happening.
For more information on the auction for the 700 Mhz wireless spectrum known as C-block, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/700_MHz_wireless_spectrum_auction
Monday, January 28, 2008
Khoi: The Road to Registration
Subtraction: Bought and Paid For
The pathway from pirate to prosumer in the design world
Is the Tipping Point Toast?
One of the core tenets of New Marketing is challenged. Guy Kawasaki's comments are right on:
In contrast to influential marketing, Watt’s believes the key factor is the readiness of the market: “If society is ready to embrace a trend, almost anyone can start one—and if it isn’t, then almost no one can.” There will be first movers, but almost anyone can be this first mover—and therefore what Watts calls an “accidential influential.”
(via Guy Kawasaki)
Hubdub - social news prediction engine
Hubdub seems to be the first prediction market for news stories. Coupled with a memetracker (like on a rudimentary evel Google News or the fantastic Memeorandum and its tech-centric cousin TechMeme) this could be amazingly powerful.
Lazyweb: Memeorandum+Hubdub mashup
I could have used this last Saturday while I was tracking the spread of the Bill Clinton / Jesse Jackson story and making calls on which papers would put it on A1.
Free Song Downloads
Well once again another free music file sharing services is having trouble. Qtrax is an online file sharing service that supposedly had the blessing of the music labels to offer 25 million songs that could be downloaded and put onto digital music players even Ipods Apparently after the press release for the service on Sunday the New York-based Warner Music corporation denied the claim. The chief executive of Qtrax reacted saying that "the deal with Warner Music had not been signed, but said he expects to reach an agreement on terms "shortly."
Something interesting about this is that the songs will work on Ipods only until April 15th. It doesn't say how this works because I would think that once it is on the device it wouldn't be able to be destroyed unless you chose to do this). The chief executive and president Allan Klepfisz commented that apple had nothing to do with making the files work on their products.
To offset the costs of giving away this free music the service will rely on advertising profits.
Something interesting about this is that the songs will work on Ipods only until April 15th. It doesn't say how this works because I would think that once it is on the device it wouldn't be able to be destroyed unless you chose to do this). The chief executive and president Allan Klepfisz commented that apple had nothing to do with making the files work on their products.
To offset the costs of giving away this free music the service will rely on advertising profits.
From today, feel free to download another 25 million songs - legally
The major music industries have signed on to a plan which legalizes "peer-to-peer" music file sharing, using the advertising on the site to make money. The music downloads will not be compatible with iPods, but the site has said that by April they will announce an "iPod solution."
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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