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Fight the Canadian DMCA

Posted by dwalker on December 6, 2007 at 9:05 am

The US Digital Millennium Copyright Act has seriously hampered innovations in media technology by making it far too easy for copyright holders and content companies to create closed systems. If the lobbyists that got that law passed have anything to say about it, buying a CD and putting it on your iPod would result in [...]

I cry for my industry

Posted by dwalker on November 23, 2007 at 2:40 pm

I just got through reading The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos along with a chunk of the over 350 comments on TechCrunch and it has frankly ruined my day.
I spend a lot of time talking to people about social media, earned media and the democratization of communication channels. I buy into a lot of [...]

Halloween-o-gram

Posted by dwalker on October 27, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Halloween- o Gram

The clever folks at Indusblue have left a trick-or-treat for us at Halloweenogram. If you have a web cam stick your face on the side of a pumpkin.
Happy Halloween
[tags] Halloween, viral, halloweenogram, indusblue[/tags]

Internet People – A Brief History of Internet Memes

Posted by dwalker on September 7, 2007 at 8:57 am

An outstanding, remarkably complete and highly entertaining history of viral from Dan Meth. I was particularly pleased to see some of the early ones and not just the really well known ones.
So grab a pen, be honest and count how many you recognize?
Scoring
0 -9 Out of the Loop – Consider getting a new [...]

Medium and Tiki-bar offer Appointment Podcast

Posted by dwalker on August 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Me.dium TikiBar Mashup

Take one popular Video Podcast (TikiBar TV) add in a Firefox extension/social surfing Network (Me.dium) and you have the kind of cocktail that could breathe new life into TV’s beleaguered soul. The combination of the two will air August 22nd at 3 Pm (Timezone unknown).
Article from WebTVHub.com discuses how viewers of the online show can [...]