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Twitter is, or will be, a Messaging Platform

Charlie discusses the future of Twitter and touches on what I think are two key points: corporate twitter and content subscription. The key as Charlie discusses is the opt-in and one-way nature of Twitter. That is, I only get updates from someone if I explicitly choose to receive them, and the party...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-18-2007
There's no such thing as Web 2.0

I've said before that I hate the term Web 2.0 but that it's more than a buzzword . Perhaps what I meant to say is what Marc Andreessen said: there's no such thing as Web 2.0 ( via Fred Wilson ) - thing being the key word there. The first Web 2.0 conference was held in the fall of 2004, and coincided...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-11-2007
Microsoft Silverlight

A lot of people are very excited about Silverlight , the technology that was formerly known as WPF/E. Jesse says it will give Flash a real run for its money because of a better video story (emphasis in original). Unlike Flash, Silverlight (the new name) will support DRM, it supports the industry standard...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-25-2007
Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and otherwise use content legitimately in ways DRM blocks...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-28-2007
An Anthropologist's Take on Web 2.0

The Machine is us. ( Link to the video )

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-09-2007
I don't want an iPhone

No, I'm not entirely crazy. There's no denying that this is a sweet device. The people and markets have spoken and most seem to be in love - or at least in lust - with it. As a device, I think that it's a game changer - but there there are some practical issues I need to get past before I can bring myself...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 01-10-2007
Would you trust Zamzar with your data?

Kevin writes about Zamzar , a free web-based service that converts audio, video and documents from one format to another (via Download Squad ). Sounds cool, but would you trust them with your sensitive data? I don't know about you, but I barely trust Google or Microsoft with this information. Should...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 11-03-2006
Shame as DRM

A German music download service is allowing customers to download unencrypted MP3 files, instead relying on embedded watermarks to discourage copying . The music store sells MP3 files which can be played on almost any digital music player, but adds a unique tag to each download using watermark technology...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 10-13-2006
More innovative advertising in a TiVO world

Honda previously launched 5-second ads to combat the effects of Tivo . Now Fox is embracing that model , "running a 30-second television spot with just one static image in an effort to reach viewers who fast forward through ads using digital video recorders like TiVos." "Viewers fast-forwarding through...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 10-11-2006
The First Sale Doctrine and the Textbook Industry

As the price of textbooks climbs, more students are purchasing used copies to help defray the cost. Textbooks are effectively disposable, so there will always be a strong supply of used textbooks. Until now, the textbook publishers have tried to preserve their profits by issue new editions (rendering...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 08-31-2006

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