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Want a new clock? Just download it from The Product Bay.
Now this is interesting: A new site called The Product Bay aims to be a file sharing haven for the age of rapid manufacturing, making it possible to download product designs and then just assemble those products on your 3D printer. the product bay The site is currently just featuring a placeholder blog, but the first entry already sounds promising: “RepRap and other 3D printers are the future. There’s no question about it.
Continue reading »P2P Blog at Newteevee Live
I’m at Newteevee Live today, doing some live blogging for Newteevee.com , as well as the occasional interview for the live stream . Go check out the stream and the many posts that will go oup throughout the day, or stop by and say hello if you’re there! Tags: newteevee , newteeveelive , ntvl
Continue reading »Doubletwist brings Amazon MP3 store to the iPhone
Remember that 1984 Apple parody video that Techcrunch reported about the other day ? It was a viral ad for Doubletwist , the company of Jon Johansen aka DVD Jon. The video was filmed in the style of the original Apple ad introducing the first Mac, witht he difference that the Orwell-esque big brother in this case wasn’t IBM, but Steve Jobs himself.
Continue reading »Internet Manifesto
Speaking of declarations : I just co-authored one as well, together with 14 colleagues from German blogs and mainstream news organizations. We called it the Internet Manifesto, because we’re that modest. Here’s the text in full: Internet Manifesto: How journalism works today.
Continue reading »Play Tic Tac Toe to learn about P2P safety
Remember the time when P2P safety wasn’t all about fear mongering , but about preventing people from clicking the wrong buttons and giving them smart choices? Well, I hardly do either, but apparently it’s only been a year or so. The FTC launched a website in 2008 that aims to, amongst other things, inform about “the benefits and risks of P2P file-sharing.” tic tac toe Part of the site is a somewhat dorky Flash game that lets you play Tic Tac Toe while quizzing you about P2P safety.
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