WIFLblog

January 11, 2004

Micropayments Going Mainstream? Not Yet.. DotEdu writes "Today's NY Times has an interesting article on two new micropayment companies, BitPass and Peppercoin, and the venerable PayPal. More ... [Slashdot]
3:14:57 PM

http://archive.scripting.com/2004/01/11#When:12:52:20PM. Meet the Press had a particularly clueless segment on blogs. Typical BigPub arrogance. One guy says he has a blog, but his is different -- he posts columns instead of pancake recipes. Oh. Okay. I guess you're smart and we're stupid. Thanks. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
11:53:42 AM

I believe that Larry Lessig and I have found our creative commons, the concept of a citizen blogger. I will write a definition. [Scripting News]
9:21:55 AM

Why tech firms are out of tune (BBC) [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
9:20:29 AM

Amen, and pass the "Digeconnix" Solution:

Democratizing the Media, and More. The broadcast culture assumes that most of us are "consumers" of mass media. We are merely receptacles for what Hollywood, the music industry and even our local daily newspaper decide we should view, hear or read. The post-broadcast culture is a democratization of media, and it comes at things from the opposite stance. It says that anyone also can be a creator, not just a consumer. There's a world of difference. ... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

9:17:05 AM