Google is evil. I have said this many times. And I do mean it. But for a more thoughtful analysis of Google and its operation and meaning, you can turn to William Gibson [link to his Twitter account], one of my favorite writers. He penned such novels cyberpunk novels as the classic Neuromancer, Mona Lisa [...]
Posts Tagged ‘media’
William Gibson on Google
Posted: 2nd September 2010 by Brant in politicsTags: Google, Internet, media, privacy, William Gibson
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Apple media event today
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, iPod, media, Media event, movies, TV
At 1 pm Eastern today, Apple is hosting a media event to announce new products. For the first time that I am aware of, Apple will stream the event live on the Web. Note you can only watch with the right hardware/software. Apple announced that the stream will only be viewable on an OS X [...]
Revamped Apple TV to include Netflix streaming?
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, media, movies, Netflix, Television
The answer to this question is yes, at least according to Bloomberg. We will see tomorrow if they are correct. Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers TV to consumers, will include movies from Netflix Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The streaming service would be available [...]
iPad and Fast Money
Posted: 31st August 2010 by Brant in biz, techTags: Apple, CNBC, Fast Money (CNBC), iPad, media, TV
iPads have taken over on the set of CNBC’s program Fast Money. Disclosure: I own Apple stock.
The assault on cable TV
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: Cable television, Internet, IPTV, media, movies, Television
Image via Wikipedia Finally. It appears that the stars are aligning in favor of a strong push for Internet TV (IPTV) over traditional cable television. All the big companies in tech (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon) are launching or have launched major initiatives to deliver streaming video over the Internet. Content creators would love this, [...]
Experimental film tribute to Blade Runner
Posted: 20th August 2010 by Brant in cultureTags: Blade Runner, media, movies, Ridley Scott, Science fiction
Cover of Blade Runner (The Director’s Cut) Ridley Scott‘s movie Blade Runner is one of my all time favorites. A new experimental film tribute to the movie is on Vimeo. This film was made as a unique picture with a resolution of 60.000 x 60.000 pixels (3.6 gigapixels). It was made with 167,819 frames from [...]
Bad Romance cover
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Brant in culture, funTags: cover, fun, Lady Gaga, media, music
I love this for so many reasons.
Words visualize. In a spectacular way. Maximize the video to full screen (via Andrew Sullivan)
Google and net neutrality
Posted: 8th August 2010 by Brant in politicsTags: Google, Internet, media, net neutrality, Verizon
A level playing field, according to which all traffic flows with equal priority to all points, and with no data sources being favored in exchange for money or other consideration, is critical to maintaining the openness of the Internet. This level playing field is called network neutrality (although more nuanced applications of the terms are [...]
The summit of idiocracy
Posted: 5th August 2010 by Brant in fun, politicsTags: media, republicans, wackos
Yes, this a real candidate for Tennessee governor.
The best magazine articles ever
Posted: 28th July 2010 by Brant in cultureTags: fun, magazines, media
Kevin Kelly, editor-at-large of Wired, is compiling a listing of the best magazine articles ever written, with each entry containing a link to the underlying article. This may sound ridiculous, but the current listing is terrific. If you want some interesting reading, about culture, technology, fashion, music or whatever, it a terrific place to start.
First killer app for the iPad?
Posted: 23rd July 2010 by Brant in culture, techTags: Apple, Facebook, Flipboard, fun, iPad, media, Twitter
As with any platform, the iPad creates a new experience for users and opportunities for creative developers to create entirely new and compelling applications. While several apps for the iPad have been extremely popular (like the ABC player app and the terrific Netflix streaming app), in my view the first true “killer app” for the [...]
Murdoch’s newspaper paywalls
Posted: 17th July 2010 by Brant in biz, cultureTags: media, newspapers
Both the Sunday Time and the Times in the UK, operated by Rupert Murdoch, have moved virtually all their content behind paywalls. Also, stories behind the paywalls are no longer indexed by the search engines. This is a big test of the effect of paywalls, whether they can raise sufficient additional funds for newspapers to [...]