Should Your Blog be Licensed by Creative Commons?

This is a guest post by Heather Johnson.

Even if you aren’t familiar with Creative Commons (CC), you have no doubt spotted one of its various badges at the bottom of Websites. CC is a non-profit organization that allows you to license your work with very specific attributions. Rather than the standard “All Rights Reserved,” your creative work can allow some rights to others, such as non-commercial distribution. Many bloggers have embraced CC licensing, though others have wondered how useful it really is.

Daniel Scocco on July 10, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 2 Comments

5 Webcomics That Don’t Suck

One popular image of the internet is of a wonderful utopia, allowing creators worldwide to share their genius without “The Establishment” holding them back. The only problem is that most people aren’t geniuses, and huge sections of that “Establishment” are filters designed to protect the innocent public from a never-ending torrent of terrible music, garbage writing and - worst of all - comics so bad they’d make Marvel back off and re-launch as a house painting firm.

Luke on June 10, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 5 Comments

Routenote.com: Online Music Distribution Service

The Internet has changed a large number of industries and market segments, and music distribution is no exception. Album sales are dropping year after year, and online music sharing or market places like iTunes are prospering.

Daniel Scocco on May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 5 Comments

Google Gunning for Usage of ‘White Space’ in TV Spectrum for WiFi

After losing out on the 700 MHz spectrum bid that is in reality a major victory for Google in getting mobile devices open to applications from various vendors, Google is now gunning for the white spaces between the TV frequencies.

In a letter sent to the FCC, Google has asked for utilization of the unused and unlicensed white space for once in a life time opportunity to provide free wireless internet connectivity solutions.

Arun on March 27, 2008 | Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment

TV Phones a Huge Hit in Japan

Mobile TV technology in Japan claimed another milestone when it breached the 20 million mark since the program was started in 2006.

Arun on March 19, 2008 | Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment

Yahoo! Mulls Partnering with Time Warner to Ward Off Microsoft’s Bid

Yahoo obtained an extension to the deadline for nominating candidates to its boards. Yahoo was reportedly in talks with Time Warner for forming a joint venture with AOL in its attempt to ward off the Microsoft bid of $44 billion and the expectation that the Redmond giant would attempt to nominate candidates to Yahoo’s board to have its way.

Arun on March 12, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 1 Comment

Online Media Set to Scale

Here’s a fact - If YouTube were to launch as an independent search engine, it would rank the third largest engine after Google and Yahoo! The results are from comscore and to some degree explain why Google has this gigantic lead in search market.

Arun on February 4, 2008 | Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment

Another Knock Against DRM: Netflix DRM Utility Kills Other DRM Content

Netflix Logo Davis Freeberg just wanted to upgrade to a bigger monitor to edit his HD home videos. Little did he know that upon upgrading to a 22″ Samsung LCD, he would also inexplicably invoke the wrath of Netflix’s streaming video DRM. When he attempted to view a streaming film, he received an error message asking him to “reset” his DRM. He found the reset utility at a Netflix help page, but then hesitated when the utility presented him with an ominous warning:

This program will reset the Microsoft DRM (Digital Rights Management) store on your computer.

This will potentially remove the playback licenses from your computer, including those from companies other than Netflix or Microsoft. You may later need to re-enter passwords or contact services from which your purchased digital content to restore those licenses…

Devindra on January 19, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 1 Comment

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