2006-05-23
Internet speeds in australia
In a example of [self-interest](http://www.theage.com.au/news/wireless--broadband/pbl-boss-calls-for-net-to-be-fixed/2006/05/22/1148150189885.html), James Packer, the head of a major media empire (PBL) in Australia is calling for the government to spend the taxpayers money (and other large media companies) to create bigger pipes so to allow his company to put it's streaming content over it. While I do agree that the ...
2006-05-22
media news
I saw this over @ "Chasnote":http://chasnote.com/ who got it from the "PVRblog":http://www.pvrblog.com/ which is down as I type. * "Warner Bros":http://wb.com is going to be distributing it's content through it's local station network. (most of the studios have just gone direct to the (US) public, potentially pissing off their most profitable channel. by doing this WB hasn't ...
2006-03-13
You can't be half pregnant
"Alan Burlison":http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/alanbur?entry=bypassing_those_annoying_website_registration point's out how publishers are just not getting it, and how trusting a HTTP client to be truthful is just a bit naive. Either you have a wall and only let paid subscribers in, or you don't. This we'll let 'google' in is a losers game for a couple of reasons. * You alienate your ...