http://blog.playconference.org the Berkeley digital media conference Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:07:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Colbert may have done this sort of thing first, but he didn't bring manatees into the picture... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/arts/television/12mana.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin http://blog.playconference.org/2006/12/13/digital-media-hijinx-on-conan/ In the past, BetaMax or VHS had to win - physical inventory costs made two formats impractical. This time around, in the battle of HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray, does one format have to win? I still see many pressures for a dominant format (e.g. desire for a movie to ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/12/04/format-wars-netflix-supports-a-truce/ A big shout-out to PandoraFM for some free promotion of >play. If you haven't checked it out, PandoraFM's a great way to track your Pandora listening in Last.fm. I wish there was something similar for MOG... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/15/big-ups-to-pandorafm/ Well, it looks like Google is ready to start talking publicly about their plan to begin monetizing UGC with ad revenue (as if Mentos wasn't getting enough positive buzz from the Mentos/Diet Coke vids anyways). Also, interesting stuff in the post about how Google searches videos, but it fails to ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/14/google-bringing-ads-to-user-generated-content/ One of the questions we have for our copyright panel is: "Do technologists have increased market power due to their disruption of traditional content creation and distribution?" As a counterpoint, I enjoyed this piece of news about Universal charging Microsoft for each Zune player sold.  Perhaps content providers are actually the ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/10/drm-giving-content-power-over-consumer-electronics-manufacturers/ Whether the details in this post are true or not, it highlights the intersection of business models and legal frameworks, and brings up some fascinating issues and strategies that come into play when thinking about investing in businesses based on user-submitted content. Post is here: http://www.blogmaverick.com/2006/10/30/some-intimate-details-on-the-google-youtube-deal/ http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/08/behind-the-scenes-gootube/ A comment on the Enterprise 2.0 panel: The way I see it, the new collaborative technologies are coming in the backdoor.  CFOs don't give their CIOs budget to implement new stuff.  CIOs only have the freedom to pay for "must-haves."  Even if CIOs did have budget, they can't fully understand what ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/07/deliveries-in-the-rear/ I'm excited to note that Rusty Rueff, CEO of SNOCAP, will be delivering the afternoon keynote at >play. Previously Rusty was a SVP at Electronic Arts. I've seen Rusty talk before - I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say with the floor and microphone to ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/06/afternoon-keynote-snocap-ceo-rusty-rueff/ In Massachusetts, there is an old ordinance declaring goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.  In New York, one can supposedly be fined $25 for flirting.  Society deemed it inappropriate for men on a street corner to whistle and ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/04/machiavelli-and-digital-media/ I thought I'd start off the discussion around copyright with a link I received from one of our panelists for this year's >play conference. It seems copyright is the one area of law most affected by technological progress. Technologists relentlessly develop new methods of creating and disemminating content. These ... http://blog.playconference.org/2006/11/04/looking-for-lessons/