Archive for October 2005
iPod : A Driver’s Aide?
Posted by: kegill on: 24 October 2005
If you have a photoTunes, iPodWay says it can turn your iPod into a driving aide. iPodWay takes the directions from Yahoo! Maps and saves the files in <zip> format. Extract the file into your iTunes photo folder and sync. That’s the published process, but when I tried it … the site scripts were unable [...]
Globally, eCommerce Still at Early Adopter Stage
Posted by: kegill on: 21 October 2005
A new study from ACNielsen Europe suggests that only about 10 percent of the world’s population (more than 627 million people) has shopped online at least once. Books appear to be the most commonly purchased item (thank you, Jeff Bezos) followed closely by DVDs. It’s no surprise that first world countries would have the most [...]
The Slow March to HDTV
Posted by: kegill on: 21 October 2005
As the nation makes a slow march towards high-definition TV (digital transmission), what role will the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have in regulating content — given that TV will be freed from the crutch of “public airwaves”? The latest step in the journey is a Senate Commerce Committee action to set 7 April 2009 as [...]
Southpark Fun!
Posted by: kegill on: 17 October 2005
JD Lasica points us to this great German site where you can create your own Southpark likeness. His post suggests the site had been taken down – but it’s back up today. :)
I concur with his assessment: there is no harm here and a lot of viral marketing potential. Southpark -> take note of your [...]
The Video iPod
Posted by: kegill on: 13 October 2005
Where to begin? I feel like I’m drinking from a firehose on this subject … so here goes.
Engadget has a realtime notes from the announcement. The new iPod records in stereo. Apple has cut a deal with ABC : they will distribute prime time Disney/ABC programming via iTunes for $1.99 a download (the day [...]
Gada.Be Good
Posted by: kegill on: 11 October 2005
Chris Pirillo has released Gada.Be, a tagged metasearch, to public beta. In picking the domain name, Chris focused on mobile devices: gada.be is 4232.2233 on most cell phones. Time saving bonus: enter your search at the same time as the site URL. For example, politics.gada.be will search gada.be for all references to politics.
You can [...]
BitTorrent Expands Daily Show Downloads
Posted by: kegill on: 10 October 2005
BitTorrent has expanded its The Daily Show with Jon Stewart clip library, based on this Wired interview, where Stewart and TDS executive producer shrug (If people want to take the show in various forms, I’d say
go.) at online clip sharing. Wired writes:
Between blog links and BitTorrent downloads, hundreds of thousands of people watch clips online [...]
Young Brits Online Stats
Posted by: kegill on: 10 October 2005
About one-third of British youth aged 14-21 who are online at home have their own blog or website, according to The Guardian. This age group spends about eight hours a week online, with about half that time spent in online communities or IM; another hour is spent on e-mail. The poll suggests six in 10 [...]
Google Enters RSS Reader Space
Posted by: kegill on: 10 October 2005
On Friday, cNet reported that Google is testing an RSS (and Atom) Reader (gmail account required). [Check out the big-picture.] With this entry, Google is taking subscription ease to a new level.
Examples of Citizen Journalism
Posted by: kegill on: 9 October 2005
The Seattle PI details examples of citizen journalism shared at October’s We Media conference, held at the New York headquarters of The Associated Press. Examples included photo sharing, critiques of the newspaper itself, personal journalism. The concerns: accuracy, reputation and liability. Examples are OhMyNews (Korea – english version) and OurMedia.org (US). JD Lasica, who co-founded [...]
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