Author Archives: Ray
Pay what you want Radiohead album (the REMIX)
So, I downloaded the album, which I paid $USD6. Frankly, for what is being reported as the death of the record label, it was a little anti-climatic. That is, I paid for a album over the internet that I could … Continue reading
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Pay what you want Radiohead album
Image source: In Rainbows Way back in 1999, Public Enemy released “There’s a Poison Goin’ On” only on the internet, with indie label Atomic Pop. After sluggish sales, they eventually sold a CD version as well. I applauded PE for … Continue reading
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Straw poll on Web Attention span
With the fad-ish nature of social networking and online communities, I’m wondering how long people can manage long term, daily usage. If I had many more of readers than I do, I would probably do this in survey monkey or … Continue reading
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Just wondering, if the new ajax is…
the facebook app. Will I still care about facebook in six months?
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Back and away.
OK, so I’m back from Berlin and Munich, but still behind on post. Right now, I’m in DC attending the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference… Should be interesting.
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Tidbit #2: Cellphone users out number landline users
The threshold everyone in telecom was waiting for, looks like to have arrived, as mobile users overtake landline users. Mediamark Research Inc. announced the results of a study, finding that 84.5% of people surveyed have landlines in their homes, while … Continue reading
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Univision beats out the networks.
Quick tidbit from media bistro, via biz.yahoo. Nielsen has started combining Hispanic station rating with the English-speaking ones. Spanish language channel Univision beat out all five networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW) in its first week as combined. I’m … Continue reading
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A little cross posting: flow article on Kevin Martin and the FCC
Image source: fcc.gov I got a little behind writing here the last week, because my spare time writing was taken up by finishing my flow column on Kevin Martin, the chairperson of the FCC. It’s up, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Repetual Underdogs Innovation Cycle
Image soure: wikipedia Americans love the underdog. Remember when seven years ago Google was a small startup, founded two smart guys from Standford? We has the same warm and fuzzy feelings about Microsoft in the 80s, when Bill Gates was … Continue reading
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Where’s the UGC?
Image source: myspace MySpace is launching their Fashion site, after being in beta for a year. My first question is where’s the user generated content? All the videos displayed upfront seem to be in-house MySpace clips, with musicians, actors and … Continue reading
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