Learning from King and Whedon, and getting out of the ghetto | J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son: OBSIDIAN (Current Shows)
http://jchutchins.net/site/2008/07/26/learning-from-king-and-whedon-and-getting-out-of-the-ghetto
"You’re never just a blogger, or a podcaster, or a YouTube Director. If we mentally adhere to these labels, we willfully paint ourselves into creative corners. If the fumes don’t kill you, the frustration will."
::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » Boutique Generation
http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/08/boutique-generation
"The basic underlying thread is the desire for experience rather than just consumption. Craft over commodity."
365 tomorrows - The Whole Night Sky
http://www.365tomorrows.com/05/01/the-whole-night-sky
"Well, we may not have big stars anymore, but now we've got thousands of them, constellations. Now weve got the whole night sky."
The Long Tail
http://longtail.com
Podcast Riches?
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2006/03/podcast_riches.html
"But I believe the general notion here is that there isn't a huge amount of money to be made just on podcasts and that the disruptive nature of podcasts lie in the fact that most people will be doing them for themselves and their friends and families."
Anne 2.0: Why "Do What You Love" Is A Recipe for Web 2.0-Style Disruption
http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/02/why-do-what-you-love-is-recipe-for-web.html
"One thing that must scare the wigs off of media moguls is that many writers and other content creators will work for free, because it's so intrinsically enjoyable."
The Long Tail: "Just enough piracy"
http://longtail.typepad.com/the_long_tail/2005/08/just_enough_pir.html
"The lesson is to find a good-enough approach to content protection that is easy, convenient and non-annoying to most people, and then accept that there will be some leakage."
TechCrunch - Dig into the Music Long Tail - Pandora
http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=167
"What is it? It is a music recommendation engine and player and it is the future of discovering the long tail of music."