Monday, October 3, 2005

Kodak vs. the Internet

by alec on October 3, 2005

Bob Frankston’s piece Kodak vs. the Internet is worth a read. The world predicted by Larry Lessig in Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace is coming to be. N.B. If you haven’t read this book, you should. Written for the legal layman, it’s a populist look at the impact of technology on law.

So, although you presumably own your photographs, Kodak’s code controls them. As forecast by Lessig, the law, in this case copyright, is taking a subordinate role to code.

It’s not as bad as Bob makes out, though. You still have the option of storing the photos locally on your PC, which presumably you would. EasyShare wouldn’t likely be your only storage solution, since the camera can store up to 1500 pictures before needing to download. In fact, Kodak foresees the use of this camera as a photosharing device as well, and provides synchronization software to allow you to store your favorites on the camera – an iPod for photos.

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Travelling to San Diego

by alec on October 3, 2005

I’ll be out for the next few days visiting fellow VoIP blogger, Andy Abramson. Light traffic on the blog as a result.

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Google: Not Infallible After All

October 3, 2005

I’ve just had my first ever experience with a Google product that didn’t work. I guess the boys from MountainView are human beings after all. Google Web Accelerator is conceptually a great idea, but it’s just not ready for prime time. It breaks my blog hoster (BlueHost) cpanel application, my media player application, and numerous [...]

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The “Old Guard” Make the Move on VoIP?

October 3, 2005

Jeff Pulver asks Are we at the crossroads of the Internet Communications Revolution? You’re damn right, only it’s not the doom and gloom scenario of the incumbents rebuilding walled gardens! Yes, they will try, but as the old fable goes: "But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him. As the poison filled his veins, [...]

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Mitch Ferrence: Dead Virus

October 3, 2005

Dell’s very funny Mitch Ferrence campaign for the DJ Ditty seems to be a bit of a bust. I wondered about it, because: The top search item sending traffic to saunderslog.com this month is the term "Mitch Ferrence" which I’ve written about once, so it surprised me that I should be getting traffic. This morning there was [...]

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Canadian Incumbents Losing Share

October 3, 2005

Front page of the business section in the Globe and Mail this morning: Bell, Telus face erosion in market share. Convergence Consulting Group is forecasting residential line share loss at 7% for Bell this year, and 5% for Telus. Primarily due to the low cost of entry for VoIP technology, cable companies will capture 6.5% [...]

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How Much is Voice 2.0 like Web 2.0?

October 3, 2005

I’ve had some time to noodle on Voice 2.0 / Web 2.0 similarities and differences since Saturday. There are definite differences, largely due to the fact that voice is a real time communications medium, whereas the web tends to be asynchronous. Tim’s 8 characteristics of Web 2.0 are: The Long TailSmall sites make up the [...]

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