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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:35:00 -0800

Sarkozy's Party Found Violating Copyright Yet Again With Awful Lipdub
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been pushing himself as a defender of copyrights, and even helped create the original...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:35:21 -0800

Lawmaker, Convicted Of Raping Foster Kids, Claims Name Is Copyrighted So You Can't Report It
A bunch of folks have sent in this story of former South Dakota state Rep. Ted Alvin Klaudt, who was convicted of raping his...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:26:16 -0800

Simon Cowell's Confusion: YouTube Should Pay; YouTube Helped Sell Millions Of Albums
We were amazed a few months back when a variety of press reports started surfacing after Susan Boyle became famous via a...
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Beth Kanter posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:37:50 -0800

Can Social Network Analysis Help You Improve Your Social Media Strategy?
2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The...
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Beth Kanter posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:17:53 -0800

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Your Network Matters: Fatcyclist Raises Over 135K in 8 Days
Note from Beth: I'm always excited to see inspiring examples of personal fundraising and the dollars raised have come a long...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:13:07 -0800

Does Google Need Permission From Philip K. Dick's Estate For The Nexus One?
There's been plenty of buzz over the past few days about Google's alleged plans to offer a phone of its own design (built by...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:50:00 -0800

Italian Politician Blames Facebook For Berlusconi Attack; Facebook Begins Self-Censorship
By now you've probably heard that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was attacked with a statue last weekend. ...
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Tony Karrer posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:26:00 -0800

Prepare to Feel Old
Workplace Learning Today pointed me to a post Ten Common Phrases That Could Soon Be History. I use similar kinds of examples...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:10:00 -0800

Congress Gives $30 Million To Fight 'Piracy'
Recent studies have shown that -- despite a massive recession -- both the music and movie industries are having fantastic...
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Beth Kanter posted a blog entry

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:41:03 -0800

Getting Things Done Is Not The Same As Making Things Happen
This is literally a page from Seth Godin's What Matters Now free ebook. It's a compilation of ideas from 70 big thinkers...
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bmann posted a blog entry

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:54 -0800

CrowdedText.com - Writing Contest Site powered by Drupal
CrowdedText.com is a site where businesses and other customers can create writing contests for their creative and content...
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Beth Kanter posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:19:34 -0800

Avinash Kaushik on Failing Fast (Win A Copy of Web Analytics 2.0)
Over two years ago, I made a screencast about Web Analytics for Nonprofits that covered the basics of using google analytics,...
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albertip posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:56:00 -0800

iPhone as a musical instrument
iPhone as a musical instrument WOW!
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Beth Kanter posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:55:00 -0800

Guest Post by Marc van Bree: Orchestras and Social Media Survey
Orchestras and Social Media Survey View more documents from Marc van Bree. Note from Beth: One question that I get asked at...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:15:00 -0800

No, Shareholders Don't Get To Sue Heartland Just Because It Leaked More Data Than Anyone Else
Last year, Heartland Payment Systems, leapt into the lead as being the company with the largest data breach of all time (well,...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:00 -0800

Private Equity Firm That Bought EMI Sues Citigroup For Misleading It Into Deal
You had to be pretty clueless in 2007 not to recognize that the major record labels were seriously struggling. Still, we...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:28:00 -0800

Apple & Audiobook Firms Insist On DRM
We've been discussing the trouble that's been going on in the world of ebooks, as publishers are still coming to terms with...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:21:00 -0800

Blu-Ray's Managed Copy Appears To Be Another Hollywood Disaster In The Making
One of the major reasons why Blu-ray is still struggling to catch on (despite winning the long drawn out victory over competing...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:59:23 -0800

The Act Of Subscribing To A Publication Feels Limiting
Gina Chen has written up a fascinating column on her reaction to Nielsen's decision to give up on Editor & Publisher,...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:01:21 -0800

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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:48:00 -0800

Vancouver Art Gallery Ordered To Remove Anti-Olympics Mural
Yet again, we're learning how when the Olympics come to town, your free speech rights apparently disappear. Rob Hyndman sends...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:35:12 -0800

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:30:48 -0800

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:29:51 -0800

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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:44:00 -0800

More Charts The Record Labels Don't Want You To See: Swedish Musicians Making More Money
We've already discussed the research on the UK music industry that shows both that live revenue is more than making up the...
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