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Are web companies as bad as Hollywood with releases?

August 15th, 2008 · Comments

It’s easy within the Web 2.0 technology bubble to poke fun at other industries that don’t get it – for instance, Hollywood complaining about piracy, and yet still releasing films in different countries at different times.
And yet there is still a huge U.S. bias in software online. I know a lot of the big online [...]

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Tags: Digital Culture

Internet usability demands centralisation

May 8th, 2008 · Comments

Normally internet usability refers to the design and placement on a website to allow users to easily interact, but I firmly believe there’s an important new item which is hugely important in making any website, widget or service usable.
And that’s allowing centralisation.
Now I’ve moved to my own domain, I’m trying to update two years of [...]

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Tags: social networks

Myspace MP3 store is a huge threat – but not to Apple

April 16th, 2008 · Comments

There’s been a lot of discussion about whether the new Myspace Music store will pose a threat to the Itunes and Ipod Applopoly. But I’m a little surprised by Last.fm co-founder Martin Stiksel being so ready to dismiss the threat to streaming music services.
The growth and success of Itunes, added to the image of Apple [...]

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Tags: social networks

Myspace MP3 store is a huge threat – but not to Apple

April 16th, 2008 · Comments

There’s been a lot of discussion about whether the new Myspace Music store will pose a threat to the Itunes and Ipod Applopoly. But I’m a little surprised by Last.fm co-founder Martin Stiksel being so ready to dismiss the threat to streaming music services.
The growth and success of Itunes, added to the image of Apple [...]

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Tags: social networks