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Public vs. Private Organization + the Free Market Economics of Information

The distinction between private space and public space must be very elementary to the way humans think. Take, for example, the Ten Commandments. There are several laws which refer to the private property of people. Thou shalt not steal. Thou … Continue reading

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What the Fake News Fiasco Means for Media, the One Percent and the 99% (of the Population, the Popular Vote and the Future of Advertising)

Traditionally – over the past century or so, retard media have used what Noam Chomsky refers to as a “propaganda” model which relies heavily on advertising: ad-based media receive an advertising subsidy that gives them a price-marketing-quality edge, which allows … Continue reading

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That’s not really a Publication

I think a lot about publishing and related topics. Recently, it occurred to me that people quite often use the word “publish” quite liberally – in the sense of “to make public”. Well, that also happens to be the original … Continue reading

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Information Markets: Messages + Marketing, Anonymity + Authentication

For many, many thousands of years, humans have almost exclusively communicated face-to-face. Some linguists estimate the beginnings of human language to have occurred somewhere around 75 thousand years ago… and if that were so then in my estimation for about … Continue reading

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People who almost exclusively base their existence on retard media find the term unacceptable

I have found there is widespread disapproval to the term „retard media“. 😐 I find the disapproval is mostly down to people basing their identity, their social status, their character, etc. on the image of themselves presented in such media. … Continue reading

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If Copyright Mattered, Youtube Wound Not Exist — Hence: It Doesn’t Matter

Because copyright is such a bad fit for the Net and because Fair Use is so vague, we need to nail down how copyright and Fair Use apply, and we need to do so in ways that permit the best … Continue reading

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Who Cares What Retard Media Say?

We keep covering announcements like they matter. Journalistic Accountability

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I just HAD to do the right thing

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Bread and Circuses

They basically invite folks for donuts or burritos and have a party that is co-ran by influential groups on campus; those folks who use the app invite their friends to the party, and the cost of the food is much … Continue reading

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Youtube Announcement

“We’re usually getting from like 6 million to 10 million views a month,” said Brian Fisher, a producer on the original content channel “The Warp Zone.” “If we were just reliant on … ad revenue, we wouldn’t really be able … Continue reading

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