December 2009
10 posts
Facebook privacy changes are not evil →
Another interesting (but flawed) viewpoint…
“It’s pretty obvious what they are doing. They want search inventory to sell to Google and Microsoft. They want to be as cool as Twitter.”
“I think the more important story is that they are turning their square into a triangle.”
Google’s ‘Meaning of Open’ →
“Google senior vice president Jonathan Rosenberg published a long memo “about the meaning of ‘open’ as it relates to the Internet, Google, and [Google’s] users.”
It’s the biggest pile of horseshit I’ve ever seen from Google.”
The new divide: Walled v. open →
“The new divide in media is walled v. open. Here’s why I think walls are bad for the builders and us all.”
How open standards are created →
Facebook's Great Betrayal →
“Facebook’s privacy pullback isn’t just outrageous; it’s a landmark turning point for the social network. Facebook has blundered before, but the latest changes are far more calculated. The company has, in short, turned evil…”
fauxpen source →
“Main Entry: fauxpen source Pronunciation: \fo-p?n so?rs\ Function: noun Etymology: a term invented by Phil Marsosudiro at a dinner party in North Carolina Date: 2 May 2009 A description of software that claims to be open source, but lacks the full freedoms required by the Open Source Definition. synonyms: see open core, neo-proprietary antonyms: see Linux kernel, Apache, OpenNMS”
Redefining Open →
“In my mind, there are four kinds of open.”
“This fragmentation has diluted the word open to the point where it almost has no value.”
“It’s time to re-define the word open.”
My Hilarious Warner Bros. Royalty Statement →
“There’s a theory that labels and publishers deliberately avoid creating the transparent accounting systems today’s technology enables. Because accurately accounting to my silly little band would mean accurately accounting to the less silly bands that are recouped, and paying them more money as a result…”
Identity Wars: Google & Yahoo! Bow to Facebook &... →
“People have always said that Google does what’s good for the web, because what’s good for the web is good for Google. In this case I’m worried that the Royalty of the web’s last generation has crowned these two leading social networks as the Royalty of the current generation in a deal that offers traffic and money but that could suffocate the most creative...
Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive →
“there is an open-source alternative, and usually a pretty good one, to just about every major commercial software product. In the last decade, these open-source wares have put tremendous pricing pressure on their proprietary rivals. Governments and corporations have welcomed this competition.”
“Whether open-source firms are practical as long-term businesses, however, is a much...