Comments for jarango http://www.jarango.com/en Jorge Arango - Information architect and web designer based in Central America Fri, 22 May 2009 18:51:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on First issue of the Journal of IA is out by jarango http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2009/05/06/first-issue-of-the-journal-of-ia-is-out/comment-page-1/#comment-12863 jarango Fri, 22 May 2009 18:51:29 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/?p=850#comment-12863 <p>Thanks Carmen, I’ll check it out!</p> Thanks Carmen, I’ll check it out!

]]> Comment on First issue of the Journal of IA is out by Carmen Hetrea http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2009/05/06/first-issue-of-the-journal-of-ia-is-out/comment-page-1/#comment-12862 Carmen Hetrea Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/?p=850#comment-12862 <p>Hi, Jorge,</p> <p>Nice to know that you are playing such a central role in promoting our profession. Got introduced to you via Whitney Hess’s blog. Here was my last blog entry on IA and the debut of the journal since so few people truly understand what we actually do. </p> <p>You may want to drop by the Britannica blog and comment. All the best. Carmen<br /> http://www.britannica.com/blogs/author/chetrea</p> Hi, Jorge,

Nice to know that you are playing such a central role in promoting our profession. Got introduced to you via Whitney Hess’s blog. Here was my last blog entry on IA and the debut of the journal since so few people truly understand what we actually do.

You may want to drop by the Britannica blog and comment. All the best. Carmen
http://www.britannica.com/blogs/author/chetrea

]]> Comment on Julia Arango Mosquera by jarango http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/07/24/julia-arango-mosquera/comment-page-1/#comment-12846 jarango Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:32:52 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/?p=760#comment-12846 <p>Gracias Betty!</p> Gracias Betty!

]]> Comment on Buckminster Fuller on how to live by Anne http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/08/03/buckminster-fuller-on-how-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-12845 Anne Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:19:02 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/?p=765#comment-12845 <p>Thanks for bringing this to my attention</p> Thanks for bringing this to my attention

]]> Comment on Julia Arango Mosquera by Betty Pedroza http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/07/24/julia-arango-mosquera/comment-page-1/#comment-12844 Betty Pedroza Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:55:03 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/?p=760#comment-12844 <p>La nina esta preciosa.Muchas felicidades.Bendciones</p> La nina esta preciosa.Muchas felicidades.Bendciones

]]> Comment on Roz Savage by Roz http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/12/14/roz-savage/comment-page-1/#comment-12838 Roz Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:32:42 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/12/14/roz-savage/#comment-12838 <p>Hi Jorge – thanks for your kind words. It’s good to see someone blogging about positive messages – the power of the internet is truly amazing when it’s used to spread a bit of inspiration.</p> <p>People sometimes ask me if I’m crazy – and I just smile and say that I feel a lot more sane than I did in the days when I did I job I didn’t like to buy things I didn’t need!</p> <p>I’ll see you over on Facebook and Linked In…</p> Hi Jorge – thanks for your kind words. It’s good to see someone blogging about positive messages – the power of the internet is truly amazing when it’s used to spread a bit of inspiration.

People sometimes ask me if I’m crazy – and I just smile and say that I feel a lot more sane than I did in the days when I did I job I didn’t like to buy things I didn’t need!

I’ll see you over on Facebook and Linked In…

]]> Comment on The global cultural ghetto by jarango http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-12831 jarango Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:11:47 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/#comment-12831 <p>Hi Peter, you’re right to point out that this isn’t Criterion’s fault. (And yes, Hulu is also blocked from here.)—Note I splattered a broad brush at “corporate lawyers and accountants.” </p> <p>Criterion, Hulu, and Amazon are the distribution end of a medium that is still defined by rules set up for a totally different business ecosystem. I’ve seen very little movement from them, or any other players, to move things in a future-facing direction. </p> <p>It’s clearly not that they can’t see the value in digital distribution: just this week Atlantic Records announced that their digital sales are now higher than CDs. The old model doesn’t scale, why can’t they see past it? </p> <p>(Of course, you could argue that the fact that these sites exist at all is proof that they do see past it. Perhaps it’s a matter of time, and I’m just impatient and frustrated because of reading about long tails and flat worlds that only exist in piecemeal.)</p> Hi Peter, you’re right to point out that this isn’t Criterion’s fault. (And yes, Hulu is also blocked from here.)—Note I splattered a broad brush at “corporate lawyers and accountants.”

Criterion, Hulu, and Amazon are the distribution end of a medium that is still defined by rules set up for a totally different business ecosystem. I’ve seen very little movement from them, or any other players, to move things in a future-facing direction.

It’s clearly not that they can’t see the value in digital distribution: just this week Atlantic Records announced that their digital sales are now higher than CDs. The old model doesn’t scale, why can’t they see past it?

(Of course, you could argue that the fact that these sites exist at all is proof that they do see past it. Perhaps it’s a matter of time, and I’m just impatient and frustrated because of reading about long tails and flat worlds that only exist in piecemeal.)

]]> Comment on The global cultural ghetto by peterme http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-12830 peterme Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:27:25 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/#comment-12830 <p>I’m sure it’s not just Criterion shutting you out… Can you access the video on http://hulu.com/ ? Probably not.</p> <p>And your European friends often have the same complaints.</p> <p>Criterion only has rights to show these videos in the United States (possibly not even Canada). I’m sure they’d love for you to pay $5 and watch from Panama, but their hands are tied by what can only be described as byzantine international copyright law.</p> <p>And the DMCA doesn’t make it any easier. Don’t blame Criterion. Blame studios and lawmakers the world over.</p> I’m sure it’s not just Criterion shutting you out… Can you access the video on http://hulu.com/ ? Probably not.

And your European friends often have the same complaints.

Criterion only has rights to show these videos in the United States (possibly not even Canada). I’m sure they’d love for you to pay $5 and watch from Panama, but their hands are tied by what can only be described as byzantine international copyright law.

And the DMCA doesn’t make it any easier. Don’t blame Criterion. Blame studios and lawmakers the world over.

]]> Comment on The global cultural ghetto by jarango http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-12828 jarango Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:05:44 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/#comment-12828 <p>Hi Indra, thanks for your comment. I don’t get media off torrents… notice I explicitly said I want to legally buy this stuff. </p> <p>As someone who produces cultural artifacts for a living (websites, in my case), I know that it takes a lot of work (and money) to produce these things. So I want to make sure that the people who make the movies, music, books, etc. get paid. My main gripe is that they are not giving me the opportunity to give them my money. ;)</p> Hi Indra, thanks for your comment. I don’t get media off torrents… notice I explicitly said I want to legally buy this stuff.

As someone who produces cultural artifacts for a living (websites, in my case), I know that it takes a lot of work (and money) to produce these things. So I want to make sure that the people who make the movies, music, books, etc. get paid. My main gripe is that they are not giving me the opportunity to give them my money. ;)

]]> Comment on The global cultural ghetto by indra http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-12827 indra Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:52:52 +0000 http://www.jarango.com/en/blog/2008/11/25/the-global-cultural-ghetto/#comment-12827 <p>I’m living in Panama right now and I can say that situation here is not so bad as in small cities of Russia :) There you need to pay much more for the internet and that’s why it’s difficult to use torrents (I think you know what is that :) <br /> Here you have at least this option…<br /> P.S. – Blockbuster is funny. It has SO small selection. I don’t understand how this company can survive :)</p> I’m living in Panama right now and I can say that situation here is not so bad as in small cities of Russia :) There you need to pay much more for the internet and that’s why it’s difficult to use torrents (I think you know what is that :)
Here you have at least this option…
P.S. – Blockbuster is funny. It has SO small selection. I don’t understand how this company can survive :)

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