Seen that? - Open Media Network: Oh so Closed

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Open Media Network: Oh so Closed P2P File Sharing

The Open Media Network announced a Kontiki-powered P2P network for public TV and radio. Let's parse this. This CNET article touted the: TV-like program directory That's because unlike public P2P networks with billions of files this network will have so few files that they can be listed in directories. No need for search. ... Oh so Appealing. The best line in the article. A Kontiki rival, Red Swoosh, has also previously offered to let [...] Read More


Open MP3 Music Gets More Support P2P File Sharing

Music distributor PayPlay plans to offer its 600,00 song catalog in open MP3 format. The announcement was timed to support the "Day Against DRM". On a practical basis, the decision greatly expands the company's market to owners of iPods, as well as Mac, Linux, and other portable players that are incompatible with Windows Media DRM. PayPlay's MP3 songs are priced at 88 cents, while the Window DRM versions are 77 cents. [...] Read More


Sun Has an Open Source DReaM P2P File Sharing

Sun has a dream. It is expanding its open source initiatives from Java programming to media rights with Project DReaM at OpenMediaCommons.org. Their open source architecture is another solution in addition to meta-DRM to the balkanization of formats. Dream provide real interoperability. > Music and video can be played on any certified device or software. It won't be locked to one product, like iTunes files only playing on iPods. > Content providers can [...] Read More


Social Media And Analogies The Search Engine Weblog

Some things are better understood when analogy is applied. Same thing with the social media. Shana Albert has complied cool, deep, and absorbing analogies to explain different aspects of Social Media: Join the Conversation or Break Into the Conversation? - Sean at Grin & Grumble compares Social Media being a Pool and Bloggers being the different types of swimmers in the Pool of Social Media. The "symphony" of social media - Dee [...] Read More


BenQ, Buffalo, Mediabolic Demonstrate Network Media Players The Wired Home Weblog

. . .Compatible with Next-generation entertainment PCs At CES 2006 From the press release: The four new products, each of which also utilize a high-performance Nexperia PNX1502 media processor from Philips Semiconductors, are: BENQ DV3770 NETWORK LCD TV - a high-definition, 37-inch flat-panel television with a built-in network media player for accessing content stored elsewhere on the home network BENQ WM1100T NETWORK MEDIA PLAYER - a cost-effective entertainment center add-on that allows users to enjoy [...] Read More