“150 pixelcrafted icons mainly intended for developers. These have been a few months in the making, so enjoy them and put them to good use.” (PixelResort.com)

Intrigante conversazione tra Chris Messina “The future of music, In Rainbows” + “Modern music economics: a fierce independent streak” e Steven Hodson “Being free doesn’t make crap any better“. Detto tra noi, i Radiohead non potevano trovare idea migliore per far conoscere il loro gran bel nuovo album.

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), la coalizione nata per promuovere i benefici che vengono dalla condivisione di idee di tutti i generi, lancia un video contest per promuovere il libero scambio delle informazioni. Durata massima del video, due minuti; termine ultimo per presentare le opere, 2 Dicembre 2007. Tutti i dettagli sul sito ufficiale

‘’The Internet gives new meaning to the notion that, by sharing ideas, we build a better understanding of the world around us. If you use YouTube or Wikipedia, exchange gaming tips on the Internet, or have a blog, you probably well understand the value of sharing information, ideas, and knowledge.

Sharing can also be a vital tool in helping to address complex problems that challenge society - like disease, hunger, global warming, and economic disparity. The sharing of ideas gives us ways to discover, collaborate, and create in unprecedented ways.

The SPARC Discovery Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information.
Rules and Requirements'’.

(…) It’s Wikipedia and Wikia co-founder Jimmy Wales talking about the future of the search engine. Wales’ newest project is Search Wikia, a project that aims to use open-source software and development methods to build a search product that improves upon the current offerings from players big and small. [more on Compiler - Wired Blogs]

(…) Facebook also becomes a rich platform for third party applications. Facebook’s strategy is almost the polar opposite from MySpace. While MySpace frets over third party widgets, alternatively shutting them down or acquiring them, Facebook is now opening up its core functions to all outside developers. [Techcrunch.com]

MOD Films by Michela Ledwidge makes re-mixable films and tools for film re-use. Sustainable Story Systems.

MOD Films helps film companies manage assets and manage their relationships with interactive companies. The key to “re-mixable” is reliable process management; the efficient documenting and packaging of the bits and pieces of a film production so as to help support future revenue streams, be they DV releases, game console releases, online communities and their products or beyond.

[“Re-mixable films are a new kind of film experience influenced by the ability of emerging technology to support live online performance. People play with, disassemble, and re-assemble films to customise stories.”]

Commons advocates in India now have a localized version of Creative Commons licenses to use with today’s launch of the Creative Commons India project. [Creative Commons]

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