Category Archives: Web-based Services
Rupert Murdoch Moving on the Web
Rupert Murdoch, who warned a bunch of U.S. editors a few months ago that ignoring the Internet would be a strategic disaster, has backed up his tough talk by acquiring Intermix Media for $580-million. It's a bold and aggressive move … Continue reading
March Networks: You're Watching Us
In the wake of the tragic suicide bombings in London last week, the media spotlight has been turned on video surveillance, and how the technology is being used to safeguard places such as transit systems. A company in the middle … Continue reading
IP-TV Programming
PBS plans to Webcast-only NerdTV, a downloadable series featuring interviews with technology “experts”. The show will be hosted by PBS technology columnist Robert Cringely. NerdTV viewers will be allowed to redistribute shows or edit them for non-commercial reasons. Is this … Continue reading
You Say Podcast, I Say Blogcast; You Say Tomato….
You have to shake your head at Microsoft's refusal to adopt/accept Podcast as the standard way to describe audio downloads. Apparently, Microsoft calls them “blogcasts” internally. It is probably too late for Microsoft to change the vernacular. Once an activity … Continue reading
Morgan Freeman Saves Movie Industry from P2P
I'm intrigued by Intel's investment in ClickStar Inc., a company co-founded by actor Morgan Freeman that aims to develop technology to deliver first-run movies on the Internet before they become available on P2P networks. It's a two-pronged move by Intel: … Continue reading
Is P2P Downloading Legal in Canada (Part II)
Michael Geist takes a stab at figuring out whether proposed amendments to Canada's copyrights laws will allow for legal downloading using P2P networks. It's somewhat complicated but the fact the proposed amendments address uploading rather than downloading leads one to … Continue reading
