December 2008
86 posts
Whose Rules About Art Sales Are These, Anyway? -... →
Why, several experts ask, is it so wrong for a museum to sell art from its collection to raise badly needed funds? And now that many institutions are facing financial hardship, should the ban on…
The New Pop Music Revolution - Pitching Products →
While people still love music enough to track it down, collect it, argue over it and judge their Facebook friends by it, many see no reason to pay for it. The emerging practical solution is to let…
“The requirements placed on startups by labels will squash innovation. By...”
– Coolfer: Today’s Playlist Sites Are No Boon For Labels (via catbird)
Enterprising - Star Trek Fandom - Rob Walker →
Henry Jenkins, co-director of the M.I.T. Comparative Media Studies Program, has been studying and writing about media fans for more than 20 years and has summarized the Facebook/YouTube era as fandom…
Summary of Findings: Internet Overtakes Newspapers... →
The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.
