I’m flying to Los Angeles early Wednesday to moderate a panel at the second annual Tech Policy Summit (I’m on their Advisory Board). Here are the details: Panel: Using Social Media as a Policy Tool Panelists: Ellen Miller, co-founder and executive director of The Sunlight Foundation. John Earnhardt, senior manager of global media operations, Cisco […]
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Open-sourcing the sports car
My friend Britt Blaser, founder and CEO of Open Resource Group, passed along word about a fascinating fellow named Claudio Ballard, an inventor whose obsession with automotive perfection is matched by his commitment to small, high-quality U.S. manufacturers. Claudio hosted a reception the other night at the New York Auto Show. (Said Britt: “They’re throwing […]
Make your own random CD cover
Wow, I love these fake CD/album covers by mikelietz on Flickr. He writes here: To make your own random CD cover, follow these steps: 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is the name of the band. 2. www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four words of the very last quote is the album title. […]
‘Here Comes Another Bubble,’ v. 1.1
You may have read the controversy over the Richter Scales’ video Here Comes Another Bubble, a smart, clever sendup of Web 2.0 culture done to a Billy Joel tune. Lane Hartwell objected to the band’s inclusion of her photo (for a split second) in their mash-up — yes, they should have attributed her contribution or […]
Creative Commons raises $13 million, launches 2 new licenses
I’ve been scouring the blogosphere and news sources for other writeups about this, but so far haven’t spotted a single posting. And there’s not a word about this on the Creative Commons site. So I’ll relate what I jotted down last night at Creative Commons’ fifth birthday party at Terra Gallery in San […]