Archive - 2004
December 6th
Micropayments in an open content gift based internet economy
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 12/06/2004 - 13:42This morning, as I surfed blogs using Blog Explosion, I stumbled across this article: Another non-starter: Micropayments .
It notes, “Here's another non-starter: Micropayments. … There IS value in micropayments. They might work some day. But not any time soon. The problem isn't technology. It's the marketplace” It points to an article by Clay Shirkey, Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content, which goes on to talk further about why Micropayment systems are failing. Clay points to an article by Nick Szabo about the The Mental Accounting Barrier to Micropayments. He goes on to talk about how most people are giving away free content, and why would people pay, when they can get the content free.
December 5th
It's coming on Christmas
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 12/05/2004 - 19:55It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees
This evening, we went to see Santa rappel down the side of a building in Stamford. It is an annual event. Afterwards everyone walked to a nearby park to see the tree get lit.
They’re putting reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace…
There was a musician there, singing about missing a loved one. The words sounded hollow, phony, anesthetized. Today, I read The California Hammonds blog. It was one of those blogs that has popped up as I’ve surfed Blog Explosion
Podcasting with Drupal
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 12/05/2004 - 00:23I've been thinking a lot about Podcasting recently and set up iPodder on my PC. I think podcasting is an important part of a shift in the distribution of content.
I regularly listen to Coverville which I get as Podcast.
So, the question comes up, can you use Drupal for Podcasting.
December 4th
Bush Arrest, Dow Chemical accepts responsibility, and other media events
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 12/04/2004 - 14:17(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
Today, I received an email on one of the many mailing lists I am on entitled:
"I thought it was a joke, but...CNN:Bush arrested in Canada for war crimes"
It pointed to a 'CNN' article, which is an amazing article, with some great lines in it. I encourage everyone to read it.
As some of you know, I've joined Investigative Reporters and Editors. I want to find out the real story, and not just rely on secondary or tertiary sources.
Blogger Challenge
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 12/04/2004 - 05:52In my continuing quest to encourage people to be involved in their community, their country and their world, I would like to highlight what might seem an unlikely cause for a liberal blog, particularly in the eyes of conservatives.
Please contribute to the Friends of Iraq Blogger Challenge.
