Rockonomic

Since The Venice Project is still in beta, and access to the project is limited, below you will find a set of screenshots TVP has created for widespread release. While some outlets have converted their invitations to contests, I will just share what I can as I spend…

This little patent was enough to bring me back from the dead. In 1992, SightSound was granted a nifty little patent over the crazy idea called “electronic sales and distribution of digital audio or video signals” — basically, the business which is selling…

Though spawming online fan sites prior to launch, Microsoft’s MMORPG game Mythica will never see the light of day. According to the Mythica website, and Adam Waalkes, studio manager of Microsoft Game Studios:

Google finally launched a search terms interface whereby you can home in on the popularity of the various subjects for which we search, with access to this search data over time. I figured it would be interesting to look…

It would appear that Kazys and Danah have begun a little Sociology of public space debate over whether MySpace is a “place.” These two bright lights are pulling punches a little bit, while at the same time engaging in…

Recently, ASCAP launched its “Songwriters Under Attack!” campaign, coinciding with a court case that involved ASCAP and Pandora. The rather sophisticated…