Yes, I agree. I had the privilege of speaking with Meg Fowler, Leslie Bradshaw, Jen Nedeau, and Shireen Mitchell about strong women in technology recently and the need to be role models for up and coming women/girls in tech and we came up with a few big ideas. (recap: uptownuncorked.com/2008/10/06/strong-women-in-tech/) I encourage all of you who are or who know strong women to come on over to the new Ning group and put in your two cents about the national campaign, etc.
danhan
· 1 year ago
It's important to note that some data is not democratizing at all. For example, the big label are getting closer to controlling digital music distribution channels. MySpace may have been built upon the indpendent musician but MySpace Music is dominated by the big four major labels (Universal, Warner Bros., EMI and SonyBMG). It's important to recognize that there are forces out there that do not want us to have free and complete data democratization. It's a threat to their old ways of living. They've ruled for years by the rules of scarcity. Today's world of abundance does not suit their interests.
Mona N.
· 1 year ago
I absolutely agree with you, regarding music. DRM is an entirely different topic that I lack expertise. That said, it's important that we (consumers) stay informed and take action when called. What's the scariest to me, is that telecomm companies are heading towards bandwith monitoring, which indirectly correlates with the four major labels and how they want to prevent pirating. (cap data -> less downloads -> more profit for telecomm and entertainment). That realm is a whole different blog post I might expand on at a latter time.
Thanks for your comment.
Mark Dykeman
· 1 year ago
I honestly thought I was reading one of Louis's own articles until I finally saw Mona's byline. Weird, because it makes the article feel a bit different with that knowledge... but not much. Could Mona really be a fake identity for Louis Gray? (just kidding...)
Anyway, good article and I agree with what it's saying.
Mona N.
· 1 year ago
Hey Mark: That is a compliment for me, but not for LG - I think LOL. But thank you for your words. :)
Louis Gray
· 1 year ago
Until Mona and I are in the same place at the same time (with pictures or video), this cannot be disproven. One thing I have tried to do is keep the byline very visible. I've even started highlighting them in red to make it more clear, and have a footer. Is it the louisgray.com domain that throws everyone? Do I need to get a more generic site name if I'm going to have multiple partners helping?
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Thanks for your comment.
Anyway, good article and I agree with what it's saying.