Daily Archives: January 27, 2013

Growing your app ecosystem to massive proportions while at the same time trying to… 6

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Growing your app ecosystem to massive proportions while at the same time trying to control it is bound to cause problems

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Vine doesn't have a porn problem, Apple has a policy problem 

Apple has a porn problem, and it’s about to get worse
On Sunday, a number of news outlets ran stories covering the rise of easily-accessible pornography on the new video sharing app Vine, causing a firestorm of debate online. The New York Times’ Nick…

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Not so long ago, design nerds called everything that +Google built ugly, not so…

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Not so long ago, design nerds called everything that +Google built ugly, not so anymore!

Frankly, Apple has been uglifying most its apps on both Mac and iOS for years now. Nice to see the shoe on the other foot as +The Verge takes an in-depth look at Google's new design ethos.

Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution
By Dieter Bohn and Ellis Hamburger Something strange and remarkable started happening at Google immediately after Larry Page took full control as CEO in 2011: it started designing good-looking…


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Considering how much News Corp and Rupert Murdoch whine about others "stealing"…

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Considering how much News Corp and Rupert Murdoch whine about others "stealing" their content you might think they would at least give credit when they do the same, but Nooo!

As usual big media companies SUCK! Pay back Fox by not watching Glee and buying Jonathan Coulton's version of the song instead https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Jonathan_Coulton_Baby_Got_Back_In_the_Style_of_Gle?id=Bz6xpxirclmoo36f637ehkwljqq&feature=nav_top_albums#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDUsImFsYnVtLUJ6NnhweGlyY2xtb28zNmY2MzdlaGt3bGpxcSJd

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I've been reading a lot about fair use and copyright lately, mostly for the new gig. Then the whole Glee and JoCo debacle happens.  It really is all about attribution and acknowledgement. 

So buy the re-release for charity! http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/01/26/baby-got-back-glee-style/

Jonathan Coulton vs. Glee: It’s About the Ethics – Forbes
(Photo: Justin Lubin/FOX) In the “Sadie Hawkins” episode of Glee, the kids did a version of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s iconic “Baby Got Back.” Except it wasn’t just any version of “Baby Got Back.” It wasn’t even…

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