Monthly Archives: June 2014

Aereo made the wrong case

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Doc Searls

Aereo‘s main appeal in the first place was helping viewers get over-the-air TV. If they had restricted their business and legal cases to that, instead of this… Record & Stream Live TV Online with Aereo Cloud DVR Coming soon to 19 … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadcasting, Business, infrastructure, Internet, Law | 8 Comments

A New Data Deal, starting today

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Doc Searls

There was a time when personal computer was an oxymoron: a contradiction in terms. That ended when personal computing got real in the ’80s. There was a time when personal networking, where every person has status, reach and power equal … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, infrastructure, Internet, Personal clouds, Technology | 11 Comments

Why to avoid advertising as a business model

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Doc Searls

I just ran across this item below, which ran almost fourteen years ago in my original blog, and think it’s worth re-running today. The characters have all changed, but the issues have not. In fact they are more present and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business, Cluetrain, infrastructure, Internet, Personal, problems, Technology | 3 Comments

Weather vs. Flying

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Doc Searls

Here in the temperate zones, summer is beaches and picnics and biking and dinner on the deck outside. It is also thunderstorms and airport delays. Right now a line of thunderheads  is sliding northeastward across New Jersey. Here is how … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Geography, infrastructure, Research, Science, Technology, Travel, weather | Tagged | 2 Comments

Future copyright law to float or sink

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Doc Searls

Here is a list of copyright bills currently floating through Congress in the U.S.: Interesting reading. Hope I’m not violating any copyrights by copying and pasting it. 🙂

Posted in Law | 1 Comment

Shooting a stand-still pano

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Doc Searls

I’ve been having fun shooting panos — panoramas — with my phone. While the one above isn’t especially artful, it does show off what can be done if you let the subject move while you stand still. In this one … Continue reading →

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Reframing the news

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Doc Searls

…all experience is an arch wherethrough Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin fades For ever and for ever when I move. How dull it is to pause, to make an end… — Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ulysses Here’s how dull that … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Journalism, News, Outlining, Technology | 5 Comments