tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191599022024-02-20T19:21:11.779+00:00Bias AdjustmentTweaking the highs and lows of current opinionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-71150434570218233732012-01-15T19:25:00.001+00:002012-01-15T20:04:37.151+00:00SOPA & PIPA Information Tools<script id="widget-embed-script-6098c7f6ebd647dc54de3236e1381a54-itemsofcollection-embed_widgets_1" src="http://www.slidestaxx.com/embed-widgets/6098c7f6ebd647dc54de3236e1381a54-itemsofcollection-embed_widgets_1/embed/5967">
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Information about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the US. Focusing on the current debate, opposing argument, security and technical concerns. Featuring content from prominent commentators, online awareness campaigns and a range of Internet protest tools. Links to both Acts are included.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-84842545983892782522011-09-05T14:36:00.001+01:002011-09-05T14:36:34.733+01:00Ogilvy Hosts Music & Brands Event 'Lab Day LIVE'<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>International advertising and marketing agency <a href="http://www.ogilvy.co.uk/" title="Ogilvy website">Ogilvy Group UK</a> are staging a one-day event called <a href="http://www.labdaylive.co.uk/" title="Lab Day LVE website">Lab Day LIVE</a> designed to engage both the advertising and music communities. On the 9th September Ogilvy's offices in London's Canary Wharf will play host to a music industry conference and live music festival.</p> <p>It promises to be an informative and entertaining occasion focusing on the latest digital media opportunities mutually available to brands and the music business. The morning conference panels and talks will feature key figures from Last.fm. Spotify, PRS and other leading music organizations (<a href="http://londonlab.ogilvyeurope.com/#speakers" title="Conference speakers">List of speakers</a>). During the afternoon live music performances from name and up-coming acts will take place across three stages (see below).</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p><strong>Entitled: Making music matter as much to brands as it does to consumers</strong></p> <p>The event is part of Ogilvy’s on-going drive to help clients and their brands navigate the rapidly changing landscape of the music industry in the digital age.</p> </blockquote> <p>In this video clip Lab Day organizer Tara Austin talks about her role in making music a more central part of the creative process at Ogilvy. To see what other members of the team are saying take a look at the <a href="http://www.winkball.com/walls/tWht9qq2TXMm/ogilvy-lab-day-live" title="Video Wall - Ogilvy Lab Day Live">Video Wall</a>.</p> <p><iframe scrolling="no" src="http://www.winkball.com/video-embed-web/?guid=5b6933e6-d803-4af9-94df-1c19bd5c3894" frameborder="0" height="336" width="448"></iframe></p> <p><strong>The Rules of Engagement</strong></p> <p>Ogilvy are looking to the music industry for innovative ideas on how brands can use music to to build engagement with their audience. Earlier in the year, at MIDEM 2011, they made a <a href="http://www.ogilvy.co.uk/ogilvy-and-mather-advertising/om-to-make-an-appeal-to-the-music-biz-at-midem-stop-being-lazy-about-synch/ " title="O&M to make an appeal to the music biz at MIDEM: “Stop being lazy about synch!” ">stirring appeal</a> for music publishers to "‘look beyond the cheque' and contribute more than just a piece of audio to an advertising campaign" emphasising Ogilvy's vision to "create added value: value for our brands and, ultimately, value for the artist whose music our campaigns promote". </p> <p>I'll be attending the event and listening closely to what's being said about sonic branding and new ideas for using music to create a 'brand sound'. I'm also looking forward to learning more about the power of sound and music when applied to areas such as 'retail soundscapes' and how we can be informed by hard data.</p> <p>As a long-time advocate of <a href="http://davidholmes.net/pages/open-media-directory" title="Open Media Directory">Open Media</a> licensing tools, when and where appropriate, I'll be hoping to see more open and collaborative business frameworks designed to minimize the friction permeating traditional licensing models. Many Internet audio and video platforms have already successfully integrated <a href="http://creativecommons.org/" title="Creative Commons website">Creative Commons</a> licensing making it easy for people to share, remix and reuse media legally, notably <a href="http://soundcloud.com/creativecommons" title="SoundCloud Creative Commons">SoundCloud</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons" title="YouTube Creative Commons">YouTube</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Wikipedia Creative Commons">list</a> of corporate support).</p> <p>Creative Commons has always been about promoting creativity and the power of openness to build communities based on shared ideas. Unfortunately the established licensing system, especially with regards to CC licenses in Europe, makes widespread media sharing difficult, thereby blocking the most valuable thing which is attention. Hopefully the wider debate around open and closed systems will eventually lead to innovation that fosters audience attention, participation, and better user experiences in the digital music space.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Event Info & Live Stream</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Website</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong>Full details and live streaming of acts from the 3 music stages on the day can be found at <a href="http://www.labdaylive.co.uk/">http://www.labdaylive.co.uk/</a></p> <p><strong>Twitter</strong></p> <p>You can follow updates using the hashtag <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23labdaylive" title="Hashtag">#labdaylive</a> plus there's further tweet analysis, tracking and visualization via my channel at <a href="http://archivist.visitmix.com/DavidHolmes/2" title="Archive on #labdaylive">The Archivist</a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Acts</strong></span></p> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Alexis Ffrench</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.alexisffrenchmusic.com/">http://www.alexisffrenchmusic.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AlexisFfrench">http://twitter.com/#!/AlexisFfrench</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Aloe Blacc</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://aloeblacc.com/">http://aloeblacc.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aloeblacc">http://twitter.com/#!/aloeblacc</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Boy Mandeville</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/boymanband">http://twitter.com/#!/boymanband</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/boymandeville">http://www.youtube.com/user/boymandeville</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Charlie Simpson</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://charliesimpsonmusic.com/">http://charliesimpsonmusic.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/charliesimo">http://twitter.com/#!/charliesimo</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Delays</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.thedelays.co.uk/">http://www.thedelays.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/delays_">http://twitter.com/#!/delays</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Digitonal</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.digitonal.com/">http://www.digitonal.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/digitonal">http://twitter.com/#!/digitonal</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Kidda</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://kiddamusic.com/">http://kiddamusic.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/iamkidda">http://twitter.com/#!/iamkidda</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Kinura</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.kinura.com/">http://www.kinura.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/kinura">http://twitter.com/#!/kinura</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Laki Mera</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/lakimeramusic">http://www.facebook.com/lakimeramusic</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LakiMeraMusic">http://twitter.com/#!/LakiMeraMusic</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Newton Faulkner</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.newtonfaulkner.com/">http://www.newtonfaulkner.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/newtonfaulkner">http://twitter.com/#!/newtonfaulkner</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Pete and The Pirates</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.peteandthepirates.co.uk/">http://www.peteandthepirates.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PetePirates">https://twitter.com/#!/PetePirates</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Sophie Ellis-Bextor</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/">http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/sophieeb">http://twitter.com/#!/sophieeb</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>To Kill a King</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.tokillaking.co.uk/">http://www.tokillaking.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ToKillAKingUK">http://twitter.com/#!/ToKillAKingUK</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Tribes</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://tribesband.com/">http://tribesband.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/tribesband">http://twitter.com/#!/tribesband</a></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Wolf Gang</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolf-gang.co.uk/">http://www.wolf-gang.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/wolfgang">http://twitter.com/#!/wolfgang</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Media</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Some of the performers appearing on the day</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Digitonal</strong></span></p> <p> <object height="81" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21646176&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <embed src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21646176&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="500"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/digitonal/the-beating-of-her-heart">The Beating of Her Heart</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/digitonal">digitonal</a></span></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rRepnhXq33s" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26716845" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hlcSh0bCYoc?hd=1" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>About Ogilvy</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Wikipedia</strong></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogilvy_%26_Mather" title="Ogilvy & Mather - Wikipedia ">Ogilvy & Mather</a> are an International advertising, marketing and public relations agency founded in 1948.</p> <p><strong>YouTube</strong></p> <p>Visit the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OgilvyMuseum" title="OgilvyMuseum's Channel - YouTube">Ogilvy Museum on YouTube</a> to watch some of their classic ads, dating back to the 1950s. For more recent developments there's the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Ogilvyvids" title="Ogilvyvids Channel - YouTube">Ogilvyvids Channel</a></p> <p><strong>Twitter</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OgilvyLondon" title="Twitter @OgilvyLondon">Ogilvy Group Comms @OgilvyLondon</a> for news and observations from the comms team at Ogilvy Group UK.</p> <p><a href="http://OGILVY @OGILVY Global" title="Twitter Ogilvy global">OGILVY @OGILVY</a> their global staff blog aggregator.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://davidholmes.net/ogilvy-hosts-music-brands-event-lab-day-live">David Holmes</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-62235231079995002452011-04-25T19:24:00.001+01:002011-04-27T00:48:25.043+01:00Why we Need Renewable Food Tech to Feed the WorldAngel investor, <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ali-partovi">Ali Partovi</a>, is stimulating discussion in the area of "renewable" food technologies and has just launched <a href="http://www.fixfood.com/">FixFood</a>, a forum for people to share ideas on how to fix America's broken food system. You can learn more about sustainable approaches to agriculture in his informative TechCrunch article - <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/24/ali-partovi-fix-food/">Food Is The New Frontier In Green Tech</a>.<br />
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The rapidly growing world population is creating a shortage of natural resources and harming the environment.<br />
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Video from the University of Minnesota - <a href="http://environment.umn.edu/">Institute on the Environment</a><br />
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<a href="http://blog.machinefinder.com/1792/farm-infographics">8 Incredible Farm Infographics</a><br />
<a href="http://visualization.geblogs.com/ecomagination/">Ecomagination Interactive Visualizations</a><br />
<a href="http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2009/world/infographic-ten-things-you-should-know-about-water/">Infographic: Ten Things You Should Know About Water</a><br />
<a href="http://www.upack.com/press/population-growth/">World Population Growth Infographic</a><br />
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<b>Knowledge</b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.permaculture.org.uk/knowledge-base">Permaculture Knowledge Base</a></span></b><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture">Wikipedia Agriculture</a><br />
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<b>Video Production Tools</b><br />
The software tools used in the production of these videos include <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html">Adobe Illustrator</a> and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html">After Effects</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-4063869322389891102009-10-16T22:01:00.003+01:002009-10-16T22:10:31.661+01:00A Vision of Students Today<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o"></embed></object></p><p>This video was created by cultural anthropologist <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mwesch">Michael Wesch</a> in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.<br /><br />It provides insight and statistics on many important issues relevant to students and educators today, including cultural, social and technological concerns.<br /><br />Music soundtrack by <a href="http://tryad.org/listen.html">Try^d: Listen</a> - Both the video and music are released under Creative Commons license.<br /><br />You can learn more about the collaboration and data gathering at the <a href="http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119">Digital Ethnography blog</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.openculture.com/2009/10/a_vision_of_students_today.html">Open Culture</a></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-62663700074782741532009-09-24T08:03:00.002+01:002009-09-24T08:16:34.032+01:00The Changing Media Landscape - Did You Know 4.0<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/6ILQrUrEWe8" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/6ILQrUrEWe8"></embed></object></p><p>Facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology.<br /><br />For further information and the story behind the making of "Did You Know 4.0" visit:<br /><a href="http://www.xplane.com/company/news/2009/09/16/did-you-know-4-0/">XPlane</a><br /><a href="http://mediaconvergence.economist.com/">The Economist</a><br /></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-62552877183410362322009-09-14T04:01:00.002+01:002009-09-14T04:04:18.187+01:00Carbon.to - CO2 Awareness Tool<div class="kwout" style="text-align: center;"><img title="Carbon.to - Carbon so you can understand it" src="http://kwout.com/cutout/7/9q/r5/az8_sha.jpg" height="328" alt="http://carbon.to/" width="518" style="border: none;" /> <p style="margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://carbon.to/">Carbon.to - Carbon so you can understand it</a> via <a href="http://kwout.com/quote/79qr5az8">kwout</a></p> </div> <p>An online CO2 converter built by David Kjelkerud, Henrik Berggren and Jorge Zapico at Ecomo09, an environmental hacking day in London. It is designed to help you more easily understand what a kilogram of CO2 really means.</p> <p>You can convert CO2 amounts to other units such as bottles of beer or compare different emissions for instance how many apples are equivalent to a litre of milk. The data used is mostly localized to Sweden.</p> <p>David and Henrick also built <a href="http://citysounds.fm/">http://citysounds.fm/</a> the web app that lets you listen to the latest music from cities around the world.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://davidholmes.posterous.com/carbonto-co2-awareness-tool">David Holmes</a> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-39845625227510079502009-07-29T04:35:00.002+01:002009-07-29T08:06:46.489+01:00The Importance of Innovation for Future Economic Growth Worldwide<div style="width: 477px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Jplanas/a-new-ranking-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-countries-1770721" title="A New Ranking Of The Worlds Most Innovative Countries" style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; display: block; margin: 12px 0 3px 0; text-decoration: underline;">A New Ranking Of The Worlds Most Innovative Countries</a> <object height="510" width="477"> <param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayerd.swf?doc=eiuanewrankingoftheworldsmostinnovativecountries-090726112711-phpapp02&stripped_title=a-new-ranking-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-countries-1770721"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayerd.swf?doc=eiuanewrankingoftheworldsmostinnovativecountries-090726112711-phpapp02&stripped_title=a-new-ranking-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-countries-1770721" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="510" width="477"></embed> </object> <div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" style="text-decoration: underline;">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Jplanas" style="text-decoration: underline;">Jordi Planas manzano</a>.</div> </div> <div style="width: 477px; text-align: left;">Use the bottom right icon to view this document in full screen mode. The <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Jplanas/a-new-ranking-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-countries-1770721" title="Slideshare Presentation" target="_blank">Slideshare page</a> also has a Presentation Transcript and here's a <a href="http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Cisco_Innovation_Complete.pdf" title="A new ranking of the world's most innovative countries PDF" target="_blank">PDF Version</a>.</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://davidholmes.posterous.com/the-importance-of-innovation-for-future-econo">David Holmes</a> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-11573787848556269102009-04-09T04:49:00.003+01:002009-04-09T09:13:17.801+01:00Instruction Manual for Life [cc]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAIpRRZvnJg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAIpRRZvnJg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />A story about childhood, parenthood, and adulthood. Animation and words by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheraminTrees">TheraminTrees</a>. Piano score by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/QualiaSoup">QualiaSoup</a> (YouTube channel links)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-75736695958427725982009-03-30T04:03:00.002+01:002009-03-30T22:12:17.233+01:0022 Smart, Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers In 2008<div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1215336"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/AdamSinger/22-smart-inspirational-quotes-from-bloggers-in-2008?type=powerpoint" title="22 Smart, Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers In 2008">22 Smart, Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers In 2008</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=inspirationalquotes-090328164844-phpapp02&stripped_title=22-smart-inspirational-quotes-from-bloggers-in-2008" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=inspirationalquotes-090328164844-phpapp02&stripped_title=22-smart-inspirational-quotes-from-bloggers-in-2008" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/AdamSinger">Adam Singer</a>.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-29142972392325094792009-03-17T01:45:00.004+00:002009-03-17T02:13:41.533+00:00Gaia - The Future of Politics<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sV8MwBXmewU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sV8MwBXmewU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><div>A journey through time charting the information power shift caused by the Internet and the ensuing development of a new global politics. <a href="http://www.casaleggio.it/thefutureofpolitics/index.php">Website</a><br /><blockquote>Gaia, a New World Order, is born today, the 14 August 2054.<br />Racial conflicts, ideological conflicts, religious conflicts, territorial conflicts belong to the past.<br />Every man is a world citizen, subject to the same law.<br />The Internet has driven the change, spreading communication, knowledge and organization at a planetary level. <a href="http://www.casaleggio.it/thefutureofpolitics/storyboard.php">Transcript</a></blockquote>Via Bruce <a href="http://www.bruceeisner.com/new_culture/2009/02/gaia-the-future-of-politics-youtube-video.html">Eisner's Vision Thing</a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-46018100355634212312009-03-14T20:43:00.007+00:002009-03-15T01:39:17.602+00:00Contsructive Capitalism<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3204792&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3204792&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3204792">Umair Haque @ Daytona Sessions vol. 2 - Constructive Capitalism</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/daytona">Daytona Sessions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>. February 12, 2009, Stockholm.<div><br /></div><div>A thought provoking presentation by the Director of the Havas Media Lab, Umair Haque, about Constructive Capitalism and <a href="http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/03/ideals.html">Why Ideals are the New Business Models</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>The Ten Laws of Constructive Capitalism</div><div><br /></div><div> 1. Strategy is a commodity</div><div> 2. Competition is obsolete</div><div> 3. There is nothing more asymmetrical than an ideal</div><div> 4. Tomorrow is today</div><div> 5. Connections not transactions</div><div> 6. People, not product</div><div> 7. Creativity, not productivity</div><div> 8. Outcomes not incomes</div><div> 9. Advantage is in the DNA</div><div>10. The next revolution is institutional</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-17052477925719058182009-02-19T19:32:00.006+00:002009-03-06T14:38:09.450+00:00Video Explaining the Subprime Mortgage Time-Bomb<object width="425" height="239"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="239"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3261363">The Crisis of Credit Visualized</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jonathanjarvis">Jonathan Jarvis</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<div><br /></div><div>A short animation explaining the system of borrowing and lending that led to the current financial meltdown:</div><blockquote>The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated.</blockquote><div>Created by <a href="http://jonnyj.net/m5">Jonathan Jarvis.</a></div><div>Narration by John Levoff.</div><div>Music by <a href="http://www.djskwint.com/">Brandon Au - a.k.a - DJ Skwint</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Update: Useful links for the global economic meltdown.</span></div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="http://thelistenerd.com/2009/03/05/a-great-recession-guide/">A Great Recession Guide</a> - a mini-guide to the lighter side of the current, prolonged recession.</div><br /><a href="http://moderator.appspot.com/#16/e=3cfc">Google Tip Jar</a> - a collection of money saving tips submitted and ranked by the web community.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-22494124247020710242009-01-08T11:58:00.012+00:002009-01-08T18:12:01.963+00:00Copyright Crunch Leads to Pirates Prisons Project<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeS5XpLcRg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="768" height="606" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <br /><br />A radical new project designed to punish and reform illegal downloaders of copyrighted music could prove to be a huge money spinner for tech savvy investors. The <a href="http://www.piratesprisons.com/">Pirates Prisons Project</a> aims to capitalize on the current copyright crunch by building 100s of 1000s of new prisons to house the unlimited supply of illegal internet users. If proposed legislation to criminalise billions of music fans goes ahead, the high probability of re-offending represents a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity to secure real financial gains for PPP shareholders.<br /><br />The ingenious shares scheme relies on the music industry's desire for economic dominance. However critics of doom and bust policies believe the music industry's strategy of using a failed business model is enevitably doomed to failure (See links below). Only (prison) time will tell.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prison/Copyright Reform Related</span><br />Two articles I wrote in 2006 warning of the impending copyright crunch:<br /><br /><a href="http://soundblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D380EA83E108537F!2497.entry">What if The Beatles had used Creative Commons Licenses?</a><br /><a href="http://soundblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!D380EA83E108537F!2498.entry">British Record Industry Loses Fight to Extend Copyright</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-29698037917586547702009-01-04T21:08:00.003+00:002009-01-04T21:25:55.857+00:00Avatars Poll for Personal Photos Vs Abstract DesignsDo you feel more of a connection when you see a face on someone's avatar or don't you care what their avatar is? You can see what other people think and cast you own vote at this <a href="http://www.ask500people.com/questions/do-you-prefer-it-if-someone-uses-their-own-photo-as-their-online-avatar">ask500people poll</a>.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">/* <![CDATA[ */(function(){try{var c=function(){setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.src="http://widgets.ask500people.com/ask_widget/edge.js?k%3Dwrndzg7b%26s%3Dblue%26w%3D200%26q%3D34852";t.src=unescape(t.src);t.type="text/javascript";t.charset="utf-8";document.body.appendChild(t);},1);};window.addEventListener("load",c,false);} catch(e){try{window.attachEvent("onload",c);} catch(e){}}})();/* ]]> */</script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-30090804923730996112008-11-18T07:35:00.006+00:002008-11-18T07:57:46.637+00:00Perspctv - Real-Time Search Comparisons<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/491c8748301afd21/4922719add273381/491c8748301afd21/d74bcfb6/q/google%2cmicrosoft%2cyahoo/-storeInPid/true" id="W491c8748301afd214922719add273381" width="300" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/491c8748301afd21/4922719add273381/491c8748301afd21/d74bcfb6/q/google%2cmicrosoft%2cyahoo/-storeInPid/true"><param name="wmode" value="window"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.perspctv.com/">Perspctv</a> is a dashboard for comparing and monitoring search queries in real-time. The service also provides data comparison widgets of your search results to put on your webpages. The widget shown here compares today's Google search volume, news and blog mentions for the keywords Google, Microsoft, Yahoo.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-61136813254657543342008-11-14T05:25:00.003+00:002008-11-14T05:57:57.478+00:00Sprint: Plug into Now<object width="400" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/myspaceMain.swf"><param name="base" value="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/"><embed src="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/myspaceMain.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" base="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/" width="400" height="360"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://nextelonline.nextel.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/DisplayPhones?filterString=Data_Cards_Phone_Char" target="_blank"><img src="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/see_all_cards.gif" width="98" height="19" alt="See All Cards" border="0" /></a><a href="http://sprint.com/now" target="_blank"><img src="http://now.sprint.com/widget/share/myspace/sprint_com_now.gif" width="98" height="19" alt="Sprint.com/now" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A futuristic talking dashboard and web mashup for what's happening in the world right now. Full of real-time widgets providing facts and measurements on a range of data. This is a fun promotion for Sprint's mobile Internet service. To see the full interface visit <a href="http://sprint.com/now">Sprint: Plug into Now</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-1204857635466703912008-11-03T04:50:00.005+00:002008-11-03T05:31:09.699+00:00Revolution X - Political Video Mashup<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nw47KRkrm9s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nw47KRkrm9s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><p><br />The trailer for an upcoming documentary about the 2008 presidential campaign. More political video mashups available at <a href="http://www.thepartyparty.com/">ThePartyParty.com</a> and here's the <a href="http://youtube.com/rx2008">YouTube Channel</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-14557218221073019392008-10-20T09:44:00.002+01:002008-10-20T09:48:23.401+01:00The Universal Declaration of Human Rights<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hTlrSYbCbHE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hTlrSYbCbHE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Animation created by Seth Brau. Produced by Amy Poncher. Music by Rumspringa courtesy Cantora Records. <a href="www.humanrightsactioncenter.org">www.humanrightsactioncenter.org</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-56719713215005447342008-10-16T21:38:00.005+01:002008-10-16T22:13:14.457+01:00Overrated Vs Underrated Technology Products<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1setmB85aSSosDuLtwIXR5zuJQGp5oO4b-hjkQiX3K_XIWpMwgjHBatpG9GwGeJqHyPXEs3I8D_aZ762bqni-0HSCjfAZqosS9lIEfTnrJIJjPHsqG4JFHQo4zut5nJeG8P2vA/s1600-h/Phones.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1setmB85aSSosDuLtwIXR5zuJQGp5oO4b-hjkQiX3K_XIWpMwgjHBatpG9GwGeJqHyPXEs3I8D_aZ762bqni-0HSCjfAZqosS9lIEfTnrJIJjPHsqG4JFHQo4zut5nJeG8P2vA/s320/Phones.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257858514987534034" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/151402-6/the_10_most_overrated_products.html">The 10 most overrated products</a> and their comparative underrated alternatives as noted by Darren Gladstone for PC World. <div><br /></div><div>Includes mobile interfaces, gaming platforms, portable computers, online music services, social networks, media players, productivity suites, image editors, Windows OS, and video distribution.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-1379064332753939872008-10-15T20:37:00.010+01:002008-10-17T00:02:01.832+01:00The World Wants Obama for President<a href="http://www.betavote.com/">BetaVote 2008</a> is an experimental online polling site that lets people from any country submit their vote for a candidate in the 2008 US Presidential Election. At the time of writing the first several thousand votes place Obama well in the lead with 80.87% of the vote count, McCain has 10.88% and Other 8.25%.<br /><br />It's a small but interesting sample bearing in mind the consequences of this election will affect the rest of the world. Consider the first Betavote poll in 2004 which finished Kerry 421,770 (88%), Bush 55,242 (11%).<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/spypoint">SpyPoint </a>lens currently features some real-time tracking tools for the 2008 presidential election. You can also share and view sites with auto-updating crowdstreams for other types of social data.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:-webkit-monospace;font-size:13px;"><div style="width=250px;float:left"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3148/2771637896_f930ba539e_m.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/99157432@N00/2771637896">Photo</a> by pixarman<br />Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License</div></span> <br /></div><div><br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-75680524480278782002008-10-03T09:39:00.010+01:002008-10-03T10:23:26.121+01:00Print The Truth - Distributed Political Poster System<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjWIqaO3MVeXPYyLGIbVLTbNYAzyHzC4u4QJe_hTXhrhfTSLXEnZeyx4fJWeeMdOOiHB15TG_qIgLiPcQRdPMkgfI1HPyDtASo4Cr1UJIhC9F3ecMxy6VqgKVRL0mDn-O1cpFBA/s1600-h/Print+the+Truth+ELITIST-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjWIqaO3MVeXPYyLGIbVLTbNYAzyHzC4u4QJe_hTXhrhfTSLXEnZeyx4fJWeeMdOOiHB15TG_qIgLiPcQRdPMkgfI1HPyDtASo4Cr1UJIhC9F3ecMxy6VqgKVRL0mDn-O1cpFBA/s400/Print+the+Truth+ELITIST-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252850602362980322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://printthetruth.blogspot.com/">PRINT THE TRUTH</a> is a blog offering poster designs about the 2008 US presidential election. The satirical designs have a pro Democrat Party spin designed to make you think about the election candidates, their opinions, facts and follies.<br /><br /><blockquote>PRINT THE TRUTH is the first distributed political poster system in history. Every day until the election, we give you a free poster. Print as many as you can, paste em up. Put them on the office fridge, the cars in the lot, on your vacuum cleaner, wherever you can."<br /><br />With 100,000 people printing 10 posters a day, we can hang 60 million important messages between now and election day. Power to the printer, power to the people.</blockquote><br /><br />You can track election developments and other real-time crowdstreaming data at <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/spypoint">SpyPoint</a><br /><br />Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States">Political parties in the United States</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-28801962732555304242008-09-02T01:51:00.003+01:002008-10-03T10:43:53.464+01:00Muxtape Motivational Poster<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2809837692_d1dc3e9f11_o_d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2809837692_d1dc3e9f11_o_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></p><p>Muxtape Motivational Poster<br />DISS001<br /><br />Modification of webpage for Muxtape.com relating to the notice of shutdown that appeared on August 18th, 2008. </p><p>Update: The official Muxtape story and reasons for the shutdown has been posted on the Muxtape homepage at <a href="http://muxtape.com/">http://muxtape.com/</a></p><p>Techmeme tracking of <a href="http://www.techmeme.com/search/query?q=muxtape&wm=false">Muxtape story</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-1137730298465797642006-01-20T04:10:00.001+00:002008-09-18T04:24:22.649+01:00Which Wiki?<a href="http://www.wikimatrix.org/">WikiMatrix.org</a> is a Wiki feature comparison tool. Simply choose the Wiki engines you want to compare from the panel on the left, click the button and compare their features in a convenient side-by-side table.<br /><br />Via <a href="http://www.researchbuzz.org/2006/01/researchbuzz_roundup_010906.shtml">ResearchBuzz<br /></a><br /><span class="technoratitag">Technorati Tags:<br /><a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for comparison" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/comparison" target="_blank" rel="tag">comparison</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for database" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/database" target="_blank" rel="tag">database</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for wiki" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/wiki" target="_blank" rel="tag">wiki</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-1136575023252783132006-01-06T18:25:00.000+00:002006-01-07T15:09:54.456+00:00Best Albums of 2005 - Resources and ListsEvery year hundreds of "top lists" representing the opinions and recommendations of music enthusiasts worldwide are published online. Here are a couple of resources that make it easier to find and explore these lists, ultimately speeding your journey to discovering good music. Many of the lists also provide album reviews and information for buying the music online.<br /><br /><strong>In Depth</strong><br /><a href="http://www.geocities.com/altmartinuk/2005lists.html">DJ Martian: More Best of 2005 Music Links</a> a central resource for 2005 music lists and information. Hundreds of lists are archived at <a href="http://del.icio.us/djmartian/b2005">del.icio.us/djmartian/b2005</a>. Great for exploring specialist music resources and expert opinions.<br /><br /><strong>At a Glance</strong><br /><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml" target="-blank">Metacritic.com: best Albums of 2005</a> provides a table displaying the highest-scoring albums for the year in Metacritic's database with a minimum of 7 reviews. Also listed at the bottom of the page are <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml#topten">year-end top ten lists</a> provided by various critics and publications. Use this list for a quick overview and comparison of albums from popular music resources and publications.<br /><br /><br /><span class="technoratitag">If you're interested in creating your own list of things you'd like to share check out <a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/06/7-ways-to-guarantee-getting-to-the-top-of-the-delicious-popular-page/">7 Ways to Get to the Top of the del.icio.us Popular Page</a> for some useful tips on presentation. </span><br /><br /><span class="technoratitag">More interesting things from 2005 at <a href="http://del.icio.us/tag/2005">http://del.icio.us/tag/2005</a></span><br /><span class="technoratitag"></span><br /><span class="technoratitag">Technorati Tags:<br /><a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for 2005" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/2005" target="_blank" rel="tag">2005</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for albums" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/albums" target="_blank" rel="tag">albums</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for CD" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/CD" target="_blank" rel="tag">CD</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for lists" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/lists" target="_blank" rel="tag">lists</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for music" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/music" target="_blank" rel="tag">music</a>, <a title="Link to Technorati Tag category for mp3" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/mp3" target="_blank" rel="tag">mp3</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15307218892299247009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19159902.post-1132728319092911322005-11-23T22:48:00.000+00:002006-01-20T04:38:48.393+00:00Sony Music's Route 666 the Lost HighwayWhen news broke about the potential security threat to computers caused by millions of Sony BMG's music CDs, most people had never heard of a <a href="http://news.com.com/FAQ+Sonys+rootkit+CDs/2100-1029_3-5946760.html">Rootkit</a>. Hopefully the blissful tide of ignorance is changing as wave upon wave of outraged opinion floods online communities. Or is it?<br /><br />In a <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989260">recorded interview</a> for NPR, <a href="http://blog.sonymusic.com/sonybmg/archives/007020.html">Thomas Hesser</a> president of Sony BMG's Global Digital Business opined:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" hl=" btng=" scoring="d&q=">"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"</a><br /><br />To many, his low opinion of Sony customers appears to be out of kilter with the main-stream of America and elsewhere. A <a href="http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2005/11/sonydrmpoll.html">Sophos survey</a> of 1,501 respondents reveals 98% of business PC users think Sony DRM copy protection is a security threat. Since Mr Hesser's notorious rootkit sound-bite, the "Sony Sitcom" has taken a route all of its own. Every episode in the sorry saga has presented new and ironic twists in the unfolding story.<br /><br />Consider the precarious road ahead.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_11.php#004192">EFF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony BMG</a></li><li><a href="http://news.com.com/Texas+sues+Sony+BMG+over+alleged+spyware/2100-7350_3-5964995.html?part=rss&tag=5964995&subj=news">Texas sues Sony BMG over alleged spyware</a> </li><li><a href="http://dewinter.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=215">Spyware Sony seems to breach copyright</a></li></ul>Lawsuits litter the horizon and this may yet be a digital tragedy of epic proportions.<br /><br />In another ironic twist to the tale <em>CNet's</em> <a href="http://news.com.com/Sony+sailing+past+rootkit+controversy/2100-1027_3-5965243.html?part=rss&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tag=5965243&subj=news">John Borland reports</a> Sony BMG has so far sailed through the rootkit CD backwash apparently unharmed. Data from market analysts Nielsen SoundScan and Gracenote shows no appreciable change in sales or trends for the titles in question. <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/22/analysis/">The Register</a> follows up with further insight as to why this may be.<br /><br />The crash course in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management">DRM</a> technologies offered by the <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html">tech savvy</a> <a href="http://sony-rootkit.gada.be/b">bloggers</a> may have hit a brick wall. The vast majority of the CD buying public actually don't care, partly because they don't need to play CDs on computers anyway and partly because they are not very security conscious. The alarmed minority keen to alert consumers to unethical practices represents a blip in the blogosphere rather than a storm in the media. With the support of RIAA members, Sony will no doubt make all the right noises, sit it out and continue with the anti-piracy wars. (See <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/25/data_retention/">Music biz to 'hijack' Europe's data retention laws</a> - From terrorism to filesharing)<br /><br />Did I mention piracy wars? The Wikipedia entry for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_(disambiguation)">a pirate is</a>:<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Pirate may refer to someone who robs other ships at sea, or sometimes the shore, without a commission from a sovereign nation.</li><li>Someone who commits copyright infringement, including pirate decryption, computer piracy and in particular, software piracy.</li><li>Pirate radio, the practice of making unauthorized radio broadcasts.</li><li>Unlike the stereotypical pirate with cutlass and masted sailing ship, today most pirates get about in speedboats wearing balaclavas instead of bandannas, using AK-47s rather than cutlasses. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate">Fragment</a></li></ul>Welcome to Neverland. In a story that gets <a href="http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/10/drm_crippled_cd.html">stranger and stranger</a> it appears the real battle is between the major record labels and Apple over the iTunes music store.<br /><br />Both Sony BMG and EMI "hope to reach a deal with Apple, which will allow users to move songs onto iPods. But by launching the copy-protected CDs without iPod compatibility, the labels are raising the stakes in an ongoing conflict between Apple and the rest of the music business, which wants the tech company to open its proprietary iPod and let others sell antipiracy-protected songs that work on the device" <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/20/apple-ipod-piracy-cx_variety_0620labels.html?partner=rss">Forbes.com</a><br /><br />Instrumental in this "<a href="http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/46/88/frameset.html">Treasure Island</a>" the big labels are dreaming of is a variable pricing system where they can dictate what songs are worth. Variable prices means the labels can send signals to consumers that some products are better than others. This can be used as leverage against artists to manipulate deals in favour of the labels. Apple on the other hand (hook) uses a fixed price system. The conflict is about who gets to manipulate what music we buy. Joel on Software provides a good explanation in <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/11/18.html">Price as Signal</a>.<br /><br />Looking more like the Battle of Trafalgar and the spoils of war, this is a struggle where the artists and consumers are the collateral damage.<br /><br />With millions of infected CDs still in circulation and the prospect of similar DRM technologies to come, the emphasis is now on security software companies to protect us, but that's another <a href="http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/11/sonys_drm_rootk.html">story</a>.<br /><br />Beware the citizen who dares to rip, mix and burn. The blazing path to DRM glory rumbles with the sound of gladiators in their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time">chariots of fire</a>. This is no route <a href="http://www.pecva.org/jthg/jthg.asp">15</a>, this is the hallowed ground of <a href="http://caratulasheavy.iespana.es/images/mn/marilynmanson-holywood.jpg">Hollywood</a> and the only burning here will be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burned_heretics">here</a><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/10/10/news/8797.shtml">tics</a> at the stake. This is the long and winding road to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowhere_Man">nowhere</a> that angels fear to tread... a lost highway. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_who_owns_what">Stand and deliver</a>.<br /><br />Repeat after me, the minority reporter's rootkit mantra...<br /><br />"Most people, I think, would like to know what a rootkit is, and care very much about it."<br /><br />Swingometer: Currently in Sony BMG's favour due to no obvious signs of a drop in sales to <a href="http://spaces.msn.com/members/soundblog/Blog/cns!1pXOS7l93k8mqeQ7FlEEmOSQ!1633.entry">infected CD titles</a>. However, the rootkit revelations are less than a month old and serious litigation combined with bad public relations could prove costly for the media giants in the <a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1016">long run</a>. It remains unknown to what extent artists will suffer losses due to issues of trust. Consumers are the main losers having paid for products that degrade the performance of computers, open new security vulnerabilities, and install updates through an Internet connection to Sony BMG's servers.<br /><br /><a href="http://investing.reuters.co.uk/Stocks/companyprofile.aspx?symbol=6758.T">Company Profile for Sony Corporation</a> (Reuters)<br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/135/135429.html">Sony BMG Music Entertainment Company Profile</a> (Yahoo! 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