A lot has happened this week, so here’s a quick wrap up…
Twitter TV – Will there be a Twitter TV show? Well there isn’t an official Twitter TV show, but there are several production companies working on projects that may involve Twitter. One in particular is MTV who are working on a talk show format featuring Facebook and Twitter.
> Twitter Responds: There is No Official Twitter TV Show
> More Twitter TV: MTV Launching Social Media Heavy Show
Nokia Ovi Store – Nokia launch their version of the app store called Ovi… hasn’t really worked out yet.
> Ovi Store goes live
> Nokia Ovi Store Launch Is A Complete Disaster
Microsoft Bing – The new search engine by Microsoft has launched, Bing. You may have thought we had peaked with search engines after Google, but this sees the launch of two major search engines within a month, with Wolfram Alpha launching in May. The verdict is still out but there are some cool features such as video auto play in search results, but that doesn’t save it from being an extremely ugly looking page.
> Microsoft’s Bing boings into life – early
> Badda-Bing Indeed.
> Bing Opens Up. Is It Good? It’s Too Early To Tell.
Australians are racist – In case you didn’t know, it’s true, we’re all racist, Sol Trujillo (ex-Telstra boss) said so.
> Australians are Racist; according to Yanks and Poms
> Ex-Telstra boss slams ‘racist’ Rudd over ‘Adios’ comment
Google Wave – The big news online this week was the announcement of Google Wave. A reinvention of how we’ll communicate, bringing together email and instant messaging. The creators (from Google offices in Sydney) answered the question: “What would email look like if we set out to invent it today?”
> Google Wave: What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today?
> Google Wave Drips With Ambition. A New Communication Platform For A New Web.
> Testing Google Wave: This Thing is Tidal
Coming soon – I’ll be writing a follow up to my article on the 3 strikes and out French internet law. I’ll also be looking at the Australian governments Internet filtering plan, so stay tuned.
Sol Trujillo, ex-Telstra boss, this week has come out to say that he found Australia racist and backwards. Yes, this is the same Tesltra CEO who had no problem taking $31 million of our ‘backwards’ money in his four year stint in the position. OK sure, it’s the crappy Aussie dollar that’s worth a piddly $24 million in the mighty US of A.
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Welcome to the first “Week in review” post. A quick rundown of what’s been happening this week. If you’ve noticed anything interesting this past week, feel free to post a comment with any links and a quick description.
- Does news travels faster in traditional media outlets or new media sources – Traditional vs New Media… which is faster?
- This week more has come out regarding Last.fm giving out user information (including IP addresses) to the RIAA. Is your information safe? – Deny This, Last.fm & Another Blanket Denial By Last.Fm
- Yet another Judge removed from the Pirate Bay case due to bias. It doesn’t look like this one is going to end anytime soon – Pirate Bay Trial Fiasco Continues: Second Judge Removed for Bias
- The Pirate Party of Sweden (not directly affiliated with The Pirate Bay) may get a seat in the European Parliament – European Parliament Now Within Grasp of the Pirate Party
- Turns out the ‘Wog’ shooting witness Clare is a fake. She told police that she hadn’t seen anything, something that the media must have missed – ‘Wog’ witness Clare Werbeloff WAS a hoax & HATING CLARE WERBELOFF: A GAME FOR ALL AGES
- Check out the pointless but cool gadget, Geek Chart, that shows off what social media you’re most active on. You can see the Geek Chart I prepared earlier in the sidebar of this blog >>
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When I began writing this post it was heading down a very different path. To be honest, it was going to be another attack on how traditional media these days just can’t keep up with technology when it comes to breaking news stories. This is where Twitter comes in handy. Following both traditional and new media sources gives you a constant feed of when stories are announced.
The New York Times has given up with the whole ink and paper thing… well not entirely, but they have moved to AIR. The Times Reader is available on the Adobe AIR platform, allowing users to read the paper on their computer. This may not be anything new, as we’ve been able to read the news online for quite some time now. The Times Reader does however give you the opportunity to take the paper offline.
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You by now have all come across Hulu, the joint venture between NBC Universal, News Corp and now Disney. What a beautiful thing. The ability to stream TV shows and movies on demand, straight from the web…as long as you’re in the USA. It may be quite some time before Hulu comes to other countries around the world *sigh*. The UK have a variety of channels allowing users to stream popular shows online such as BBC iPlayer and Channel 4. But what about Australia I hear you say? Yes, we do have some options…
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A controversial legislation may be passed in France, making it possible for the government to cut off a users internet connection after they’ve been found downloading or sharing illegal files. The legislation will use a ‘three strikes’ rule, which means the user will receive two warnings before their internet connection is blocked for a year. The legislation was previously rejected in a parliamentary vote early this month but looks like it could be the first of its kind to be passed globally in the fight against online piracy.
Obviously the film and music industry are extremely supportive, along with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy (the short guy with the hot wife). Sure the legislation seems fair enough, but it does raise a few questions…
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This weekend saw us celebrating ANZAC day, and although there wasn’t a public holiday to follow on the Monday, there was still (as always) cause to raise a glass in honour of those ANZAC’s who fought at Galipoli in WWI. This year you would have noticed the ‘VB: Raise a Glass’ campaign created by Droga5, Sydney. The campaign was aimed at raising money for the Returned and Services League (RSL) and Legacy. This was achieved by asking people to donate via the Raise a Glass website as well as $1 from every case of VB sold donated to RSL and Legacy.
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