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W3C Bars Public From Public Conference 169

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @10:18AM from the tricky-word-speak dept.

xk0der writes "Danny Weitzner, one of the W3C's policy directors and event co-chair, repeatedly claimed in a follow up telephone conversation that, by "public," the W3C actually means "closed to the public." Weitzner was the person who personally barred my colleague from entering the conference." The story is worth a read- it's very strange. Personally I think this guy is just vying to replace Tony Snow at the White House.

Submission + - Sanctuary: An example of internet media's future?

Submitted by mattaw on Sunday June 17, 2007 @03:41PM

mattaw writes: Is Sanctuary for All an example of the way the internet is going to challenge existing media? The future perhaps?

This internet experiment, a proper sc-fi/horror/action/fantasy show, is currently distributed and advertised only via the internet and has gone all out to create and enlist a fanbase via a dedicated website to host fan blogs, fora, fan generated (and officially endorsed) media. They have even suggested fans may be able to influence the show. For example they have provided the theme tune as separate instrumental tracks as an extra and encouraged fan remixes. Sound like a typical network?

Is the internet possibly going to fulfill one of its greatest promises? Interactive mainstream media? Is this the start of fully integrated and responsive media?

Typical network interaction with fans is to ignore them and concentrate blindly on ratings which has resulted in the death of shows such as Firefly that failed to capture the general public's interest while generating huge interest in the sc-fi community. As shows become cheaper to produce are we going to see the obsolescence of the traditional media company?

View the first four episodes for free online via this link.

Comment Note the Recommendation of the Board: Against (Score 5, Interesting) 100

by mattaw on Monday April 30, 2007 @09:58AM (#18927093) Attached to: Google Shareholder Proposal to Resist Censorship

So the "Do No Evil" actually lasted about 5 seconds into Google becoming a listed company. Oh well, that was quite long.

From p32: Recommendation Our board of directors recommends a vote AGAINST the stockholder proposal.

Capitalism == Situational Ethics....

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