Day: May 11, 2005
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BBC officially takes the plunge
Ten days ago, I noted that the BBC was going to pour petrol on their RSS efforts. Today, the official announcement came out. The license terms are reasonable, if still a bit long. I wonder if Creative Commons has an appropriate license which fits the desired needs here? I’ve often wondered why CC doesn’t expand…
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Hype builds, backlash sets in… all before podcasts gain any mass traction
So Charlie Cooper reacts (negatively) to the podcast hype, welcomes a tip, and exchanges views with Dan Bricklin. Then I get home and see that Vin Crosbie offers a new business model for podcasting, tongue firmly in cheek. I know the news cycle is accelerating, but now we have the backlash almost before the phenomenon…
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Wish I were in Japan
Talk about your high-end geekery… I’m listening to an audio recording of Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist at Google Inc, from his WWW2005 talk “News in the Age of the Web.” The recording is courtesy of Kathy Gill from the University of Washington. Her blog is WiredPen. Audio really isn’t enough… low-fi, and a mild accent.…