Microlibraries Project: 20,000+ books available on demand
The Center for Open and Sustainable Learning (COSL) has organized the Microlibraries Project, making over 20,000 Project Gutenberg books available aRead More…
Year: 2021
EMI Interested in DRM-Free While Warner Says No Way to Steve Jobs
The DRM battle continues! The latest news revolves around EMI being in talks with retailers to sell music DRM-free vs. Warner Music Group’s clear “NRead More…
Will DRM die or thrive? Apple, Amazon, Tivo, Wal-Mart not sure…
So all in the same week we have the following news: 1) Steve Jobs embraces a DRM-free world but says his hands are tied. 2) Amazon & Tivo joRead More…
Groupthink in Digg: A Suggested Solution
I love Digg. I check in at least daily. I love the site, love the concept, and love that it works so well. I always enjoy it when a social network seeRead More…
Google Discloses Payout to YouTube Founders: Hurley $345M & Chen $326M
When Google bought YouTube back in October for $1.65 billion, we didn’t know exactly what this meant for the founders financially. But now we know. Read More…
Wal-Mart Goes Digital Movies… Why Netflix May Dethrone Them Again
Wal-Mart today announced a partnership with all six major Hollywood Studios (Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox, and UniversRead More…
North Koreans Wish for Internet While Retired People Elsewhere Surf Over Gardening
I came across two pieces of information today, and the juxtaposition was too much to not share. First piece: a new study out by AXA has found that retRead More…
Artists Aren’t Starving Because of Piracy
In the age of digital media, piracy runs rampant. It is now as easy to share music or a movie as it is to share an idea. With the press of a button, yRead More…
Can Viacom Force YouTube to Implement Automatic Blocking of Video Uploads?
So we’ve all heard the news of Viacom demanding YouTube to take down 100,000+ videos of various shows including good stuff from Comedy Central. A ViRead More…
Tech News Roundup: Michael Dell is Back, Google & Comcast Profits Triple
Google today released figures showing fourth-quarter profits that nearly tripled, mostly from advertising revenue. The company continues to pull away Read More…