“But the lawsuit did reveal something that wasn’t known — YouTube had granted UMG the powers to remove videos from the video-sharing website at will,” — Universal Music May Have Inadvertently Exposed a Flaw in the YouTube Takedown Process
“it’s important to note that this is not the first journalist Facebook has hired (Vadim Lavrusik and Andrew Noyes come to mind). It’s possible that Fletcher will simply work in public relations, keep other journalists informed about what Facebook is up to, and generally managed the press.” — Why did Facebook just hire a Managing Editor?
The Best of News Reports Misunderstanding Internet Memes
I just realized people were still following this Tumblr. Sorry guys. I moved to http://www.bjmendelson.com . It’s still a Tumblr blog … just not THIS Tumblr blog.
Who is gonna be at @CarolinesonBway tomorrow to watch me open for @therealrussellp?
(via hellyeahfuckyeahshityeah-deacti)
Why the Era of Free Stuff Is Ending - Yahoo! Finance - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-the-Era-of-Free-Stuff-Is-usnews-3701725658.html;_ylt=AkUoCEqVfYRT3wz_ASHIp.y7YWsA;_ylu=X3oDMTFmYTlkczdkBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNleHBlcnRPcGluaW9uRHluYW1pYwRzbGsDdGhlZXJhb2ZmcmVl?x=0
This is the first service I’ve joined on Alpha that, as far as I can tell anyway, isn’t overrun by those early adopter assholes gushing about how the service “WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!!”.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m optimistic as much as the next person, but I can do without the breathless posts and snobby bullshit that comes from that crowd.