New York Times Finally Gets With The Times
I used to write about the fact that some newspapers didn’t understand the evironment in which they were now operating, but then I got bored with it. Eventually, they’d come round to the fact that the www is all about audience share. Content is a loss leader that facilitates advertising distribution, although you’d think people running a newspaper would know …
Social Television
New .pdf from Google research on the topic of real-time ambient audio identification, and how that applies to social television. Bit of a mouthful, eh. Essentially, a laptop microphone would pickup the sound of a tv program, and the Google system could identify that program based on a few seconds of audio. Users could then find other users interested in …
Huge DataCenter, Consists Mostly Of Fart Joke Videos
I laughed out loud at this. Really. Nick Carr notes that Google does not limit file size on Google Video uploads. So, how does Google store all that data? And why? “Can somebody tell me, with a straight face, the economic, social or cultural justification for “wanting all the world’s video”? Sure, Google and YouTube are encouraging people to invest …
Behind The Scenes In The Blogsphere
Very interesting academic study on blogging conducted by Dr Nora Barnes, who is a professor of marketing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr Barnes wanted to find out how businesses can survive in the blogsphere. Her study found: Blogs take time and commitment, with many bloggers underestimating quite how much time is involved. Blogs must be part of a …
To Be Evil, Or Not To Be Evil, That Is The Question
In a further bid to reinforce their image as a technology company, not a media company, Google launch Google Shakespeare. Google offers a vertical dedicated to the bard, so you can easily find plays, sayings, and of course, buy books via Abebooks, Alibris, Amazon and Froogle. A nice tie-in with the Google books project, no doubt. Wherefore art thou, online …
How To Make Money With Blogs
Blogs don’t make money. Well, some do – but if making money is your aim, then blogging is a really hard way to do it. Still, if you’re the determined type, then Chris has a few pointers on how to write a profitable blog…. ….which I’m going to disagree with. *laughs* Well, not entirely. It’s a good list. However, there …
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