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Algorithms Are Terrific. But to Search Smarter, Find a Person. — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired Magazine

Ben — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:13:21 +0000

Big Media: Opiate of the Masses? — Loyd Case, ExtremeTech

Ben — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:45:03 +0000

iPhone price cut: Official response from Steve Jobs – Mac Forums

Ben — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:16:14 +0000

Bloggers Bring in the Big Bucks — John Tozzi, BusinessWeek

Ben — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:31:31 +0000

iTunes Store will sell ENTIRE EMI CATALOG DRM-free!!11!1ONE! — Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing

Ben — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:49:44 +0000

Getting Rich off Those Who Work for FreeJustin Fox, TIME

Ben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:08:05 +0000

The Matchmaker: Log on, subscribe, meet, marryEmily Parker, OpinionJournal

Ben — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:38:25 +0000

Christians Parking Illegally — La Shawn Barber’s Corner

Ben — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:55:35 +0000

Companies track gridlock via cell phonesGreg Bluestein, AP on Yahoo! News

Ben — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:29:19 +0000

Republicans Outnumber Democrats Online, According to Nielsen/NetRatings — MarketWire

Ben — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:26:17 +0000

YouTube sued over copyright infringementGreg Sandoval, CNET News

Ben — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:19:47 +0000

YouTube has risen pretty far pretty fast, but this is not without its problems. Here’s more links:

Is YouTube a flash in the pan? – Greg Sandoval, CNET News on MSN
YouTube’s new policy says: we own your content – Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing
More on YouTube’s controversial new terms and conditions – Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing

The un-Google – the Economist

Ben — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:46:06 +0000

(HT: Austin Bay)

Skype’s Hype – TMCnet

Ben — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:56:05 +0000

America Is Not Addicted To Oil – JP of Blog and Tan, BlogCritics.org

Ben — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:01:19 +0000

“…America is addicted to Real Estate…”

Married man is suing for date – Mary Anne Ostrom, Mercury News

Ben — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:37:17 +0000

Applause, Applause! – Chewymom

Ben — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:57:46 +0000

Chewymom cheers FOX’s decision to stop the use of a particular word in its programming.

‘Adapt to new technology or die,’ Murdoch tells newspapers – AFP

Ben — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:19:02 +0000

He said it, but who will listen?

New paint blocks out cell phone signals – UPI

Ben — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:29:26 +0000

Soon, theaters won’t have to ask for everyone to turn off their cell-phones.

What Does a Chinese Keyboard Look Like?Daniel Engber, Slate.com

Ben — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:10:45 +0000

All of sudden, you’re wondering, aren’t you? Check it out.

Straight-to-DVD television.

Ben — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:39:28 +0000

I have thought for a couple of years now that the market for video programming will eventually become like the way the music industry was a couple of decades ago: “single” episodes would be distributed and broadcast over the air, and then the season “albums” would be distributed and sold in stores.

So Glenn Reynolds got my attention today with his headline, “A DVD SECOND SEASON for Firefly?“, and then in his post links to a number of articles about how creative endeavors like television and book production are slowly pushing out middlemen one by one.

He quashes the Firefly 2nd season rumors that were flying around a month or so ago, but with the promise of further media decentralization, maybe that’s not such a big deal anyway.

Come back when you can behave yourselves.

Ben — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:47:12 +0000

Here’s another one from Dr. Helen (a.k.a. the “Instawife“) : she responds to an article in the Chicago Tribune about a restaurant owner that bans families that can’t maintain the good behavior of their children. Some people raised a fuss and attempted a boycott, but the restaurant’s business only increased. More power to ‘em, I say.

‘View Tax’ Triggers Revolt in Rural N.H. – AP

Ben — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:52:25 +0000

Cute little houses, all in a row.

Ben — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:24:52 +0000

According to Knowledgeplex, people are coming around to discovering that neighbors are actually good to have, and suburbs/exurbs aren’t all that wonderful, in terms of time, convenience and architecture. [Thanks to Rachel.]

Extending the Net or unraveling it?

Ben — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:12:47 +0000

This article in the Guardian about the UN wanting in on the governing of the internet could possibly portend something very bad, or it may be okay. The internet has grown up and matured under the protection of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and has consequently helped to extend the human right of free expression all over the world (granted, with some notable exceptions). Will a UN-administrated internet allow the free expression to continue? If so, then well and good. If not, then governments will have commandeered another tool that they can use to brainwash and subjugate their citizens. [The U.S. and other freedom-loving countries probably won't have too much to worry about if the internet is corrupted; in time, they will just invent another way to network and communicate outside of and above and beyond the internet as we know it.]

Companies helping in the aftermath.

Ben — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:11:41 +0000

Lowes Wal-Mart Anheuser-Busch PETCO