October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off
“Classical-music culture on the Internet is expanding at a sometimes alarming pace. When I started my blog, I had links to seven or eight like-minded sites. Now I find myself part of a jabbering community of several hundred blogs, operated by critics, composers, conductors, pianists, double-bassists, oboists (I count five), artistic administrators, and noted mezzo-sopranos (Joyce DiDonato writes under the moniker Yankee Diva). After a first night at the Met, opera bloggers chime in with opinions both expert and eccentric, recalling the days when critics from a dozen dailies, whether Communist or Republican or Greek, lined up to extoll Caruso. Beyond the blogs are the Internet radio stations; streaming broadcasts from opera houses, orchestras, new-music ensembles; and Web sites of individual artists. There is a new awareness of what is happening musically in every part of the world. A listener in Tucson or Tokyo can virtually attend opening night at the Bayreuth Festival and listen the following day to a première by a young British composer at the BBC Proms.”
The New Yorker: The Well-Tempered Web. The Internet may be killing the pop CD, but it’s helping classical music
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February 7th, 2007 · Comments Off
Steve Jobs: “With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future.”
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March 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off
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“”What went wrong with Friendster? Why is MySpace any different?”"
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“New legislation in France would force Apple Computer to open the iPod and iTunes to competitors — and that’s a good thing for consumers, in the long run.”
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“Apple, whose Macintosh design team once famously flew the pirate flag above its Silicon Valley hideout, immediately branded France’s move “state-sponsored piracy.”"
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“Laura visits Linden Labs, the folks behind Second Life, and learns about this new virtual world.”
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“(…) That leaves Why we built it, How we built it, and what Lessons you might want take away from the experience.”
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“Waar moet een omroep die toekomstbestendig wil zijn rekening mee houden? De ontwikkelingen op rij. Afvinken maar! Klaar voor de strijd? “
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“Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional approaches to software design. “
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“They (blogs - hvi) are threatening because they unequivocally demonstrate that commercial publishing does not necessarily represent the best writing that is available.”
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“As many people know, today’s Internet has its roots in the huge silk and cotton mills which grew up in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.”
Tags: apple,business,danah boyd,design,drm,france,friendster,internet,itunes,linden labs,marketing,media,myspace,nl,publishing,second life,signal versus noise,social networks,vpro
