New York Times, 29.07.2007: A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope

New York Times, 29.07.2007: A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope
by Jason Pontin: "Kevin Rose, the co-founder and chief architect of Digg, a hugely popular news site, announced in late June the introduction of Pownce, a social-networking service that combines messaging with file-sharing. Mr. Rose immediately endowed his latest venture with some mystique by declaring that, for the time being, only those with invitations would be permitted to test his new site."

Tags: socialnetwork, social, startup, p2p, copyright

Forbes.com, 01.12.2006: Giving It Away

Forbes.com, 01.12.2006: Giving It Away
by Cory Doctorow: "I've been giving away my books ever since my first novel came out, and boy has it ever made me a bunch of money."

Technorati Tags: books, publishing, creativecommons, copyright, marketing

Ross Mayfield's Weblog, 27.11.2006: The World Wide World

Ross Mayfield's Weblog, 27.11.2006: The World Wide World
by Ross Mayfield: "the future of content; He clarifies that he thought rising production costs applies to the content industry, not end users. I'd say that platforms will emerge for end users to have their day."

Tecdhnorati Tags: copyright, drm, virtual, media2.0, games, secondlife