A fascinating initiative out of Denmark is working to forge a new international currency out of art (not a metaphorical currency, but an actual tradable commodity). Art Money can be used to buy goods and services (admittedly, not in very many places), and each unit of the money has a defined cash value. According to […]
Heritage vs. the marketplace (the marketplace wins)
NPR had a thoughtful overview last night on the challenge of hearing or distributing even fairly recent American recorded music. According to a study by the Library of Congress discussed in the story, "over 70 percent of American music recorded before 1965 is not legally available in the United States." Through issues of copyright clearance […]
How to post resources to the web
There are three things sure to annoy a blogger or other information junkie: one is to know a resource exists (a report, a study, an event, a conference) but to be unable to find it posted anywhere on the web; another is to discover a valuable resource that has been sitting on-line for a long […]
Why you should continue to date me
As an antidote to my other posts this week, which have been a bit abstract and philosophical, I offer this little oasis of web-based whimsy: Joel A. Friesen Why you should continue to date me: a series of charts and graphs The author was attempting to convey a compelling case to a possible future ex-girlfriend […]
The potential of sense-making research
When you think you’re forging a new path through old ideas, it’s both annoying and exciting to find a whole bunch of people ahead of you. It’s annoying because it means your path wasn’t new at all (paths rarely are). It’s exciting because it means you can learn from smarter people, rather than hacking through […]
Can the same person sit in the same concert hall twice?
New York Times critic Anne Midgette muses on the idea that nobody hears the same performance in a concert hall (registration required), even if they are there on the same night. Says she: We think of concerts as fixed entities. In our age of mechanical reproduction, live performance has become — like a book, a […]
Rebelling against the bait and switch
Public radio listeners in Detroit have become openly cranky about one station’s decisions to radically rethink its daytime format. WDET-FM switched from a mix of local programming and music to more nationally syndicated talk programs in December. But a few who gave money during the prior pledge drive consider this change a bait and switch. […]
Off until the new year
It’s time for a two-week break from blogging to focus on other things. See you all in the new year. And have a great holiday season!
Aggregating the distributed life
As the web offers more and more ways to automatically gather information, entertainment, and insights that are relevant to individual users (news feeds, podcasts, customized Internet radio, etc.), and as it offers more and more ways for individuals to publish elements of their own life on-line (weblogs, photo sharing, personal playlists, etc.), a new breed […]
Talk about a radical restructure!
After a dozen years as a university and regional performing arts center, the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is making a few small adjustments to its staff and programming. According to this article, and an announcement on Monday by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor: The Weidner Center will lay […]
