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Comment on 10 Awesome Resources for Learning Web Standards by David A. Kennedy

David A. Kennedy — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:26:50 +0000

Hey, Linda!

That is the bible for web standards as far as I’m concerned. It’s an excellent place to start.

And yes, I wish more people would embrace web standards too.

Comment on 10 Awesome Resources for Learning Web Standards by Linda

Linda — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:15:52 +0000

I wish that more people would take the time to learn about web standards. I’m reading a really great book right now by Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards. If we could all play by the rules, the web could be a more beautiful place.

Comment on How Should You Go About Managing Creative People? by David A. Kennedy

David A. Kennedy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:33:48 +0000

Hey, Karine.

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll be sure to check it out.

Comment on How Should You Go About Managing Creative People? by karine

karine — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:10:04 +0000

hi david
have a look at “managing creative people” by gordon torr – it’s a profound, indepth study of what creativity really means and how to manage this new “gold”. karine

Comment on How the FCC/Comcast Decision Could Hurt Storytelling by David A. Kennedy

David A. Kennedy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:58:59 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Dan.

I agree, but I think there needs to be a balance. Some oversight combined with free market competition and informed consumers would be ideal. Even if the free market and informed consumers create more favorable pricing, someone still has to pay for more broadband lines. If ISPs do, they will likely pass that along to consumers.

Comment on How the FCC/Comcast Decision Could Hurt Storytelling by isp1 admin

isp1 admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:29:34 +0000

I personally agree with the DC court. I believe less FCC regulation of Internet service providers is a good thing. Newer and faster technology advances will increasingly provide more consumer options for obtaining high speed Internet access. Informed consumers and free market competition will force broadband ISP’s to offer better services for competitive prices least they lose the customer to the competition that does.

Comment on Why the iPad could Cripple the Internet and Newspapers by David A. Kennedy

David A. Kennedy — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:20:14 +0000

Brook, I totally agree with you. If you’re a news consumer, getting content via the iPad could be a very good thing. Even better if you’re a news organization and make money from it. Having a mix of devices like this is a good thing.

However, what I potentially foresee is publications distributing content over several different devices and consumers having to pick what they read, based on what devices they can afford, not on the quality of the content or publication.

So that’s why I think balance is important. Perhaps, there is a universal standard that companies can use when creating content for devices like the iPad. Then, there would be less strain on the creation of the content and the choice made by consumers.

Comment on Why the iPad could Cripple the Internet and Newspapers by Brook Corwin

Brook Corwin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:46:32 +0000

I think the doomsday scenario Zittrain describes would cripple bloggers and independent media outlets, but it could help the bottom line of established media brands. If a major news outlet partners with Apple and delivers content tailored for the iPad, suddenly their audience gets bigger and all the other news sources are locked out. So if you’re working for Time Magazine, USA Today or Fox News, maybe it helps your organization if consumers choose tethered devices over the unrestricted Internet.

Comment on Why the iPad could Cripple the Internet and Newspapers by A Few More Predictions for the iPad | (e)INTERtain

A Few More Predictions for the iPad | (e)INTERtain — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:48:51 +0000

[...] doesn’t embrace the free/open-source mentality that’s gathering steam on the web. • I don’t think it will save the news industry. The news is no longer a commodity. Anyone can distribute news these days, so journalists still [...]

Comment on Can Multimedia Save Journalism? by David A. Kennedy

David A. Kennedy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:05:13 +0000

There’s an interesting post at TechCrunch today, with Marc Andreessen’s take on old media and paying for content. Reading it has made me think twice about charging for content.

His take is that old (print) media needs to just abandon print editions and embrace the web. Perhaps this radical approach is the answer rather than the nickel and dime approach, even if people find content valuable.

See the post here.