Comments for Innov8ordie -- MediaCommunicationsMarket Mashup http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com Transcendance or Meltdown Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Is it important by Bob http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/is-it-important/#comment-467 Bob Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:23:05 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/is-it-important/#comment-467 yes, Mindshare. Space on the desktop. Who's partners with whom and therefore in on the Next Big Thing. $1.65B for YouTube might not appear, but 1/100th of that is still real $ yes, Mindshare. Space on the desktop. Who’s partners with whom and therefore in on the Next Big Thing. $1.65B for YouTube might not appear, but 1/100th of that is still real $

]]> Comment on Open source continues its very slow but powerful move into communications by Gordon http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/08/11/open-source-continues-its-very-slow-but-powerful-move-into-communications/#comment-18 Gordon Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:01:27 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/08/11/open-source-continues-its-very-slow-but-powerful-move-into-communications/#comment-18 Add meshing capabilities to the WL-700ge (router with built-in hard drive and a slew of file serving capabilities) and you have a crazy capable network. Add meshing capabilities to the WL-700ge (router with built-in hard drive and a slew of file serving capabilities) and you have a crazy capable network.

]]> Comment on Bit Torrenting the world by grim http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-9 grim Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:04:57 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-9 nice, where do i get it? nice, where do i get it?

]]> Comment on Rolling up Open Source Companies by innov8ordie http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/rolling-up-open-source-companies/#comment-8 innov8ordie Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:26:19 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/rolling-up-open-source-companies/#comment-8 You caught me, I am not up on Sleepycats biz model. I guess I was more commenting on the overall general trend as it appears to me. They are a products company built on opensource software or are do they simply publish their source? You caught me, I am not up on Sleepycats biz model. I guess I was more commenting on the overall general trend as it appears to me. They are a products company built on opensource software or are do they simply publish their source?

]]> Comment on Rolling up Open Source Companies by Gordon http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/rolling-up-open-source-companies/#comment-7 Gordon Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:01:36 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/rolling-up-open-source-companies/#comment-7 I don't follow how Sleepcat Software is a 'services company'. Actually, they have a product that Oracle doesn't have right now. Or at least doesn't have a good implementation of, ie embedded databases. Oracle Lite is really regular Oracle with stuff torn off. Its only lightweight compared to its bloated cousin. I don’t follow how Sleepcat Software is a ’services company’. Actually, they have a product that Oracle doesn’t have right now. Or at least
doesn’t have a good implementation of, ie embedded databases. Oracle
Lite is really regular Oracle with stuff torn off. Its only lightweight compared to its bloated cousin.

]]> Comment on Bit Torrenting the world by innov8ordie http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-6 innov8ordie Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:29:11 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-6 I wonder if there are any statistics for either type of download or demographic of download. Males 18-35 I bet is 90% or more based on your guess stats which sound about right... Does WoW have a large number of updates? I wonder if there are any statistics for either type of download or demographic of download. Males 18-35 I bet is 90% or more based on your guess stats which sound about right… Does WoW have a large number of updates?

]]> Comment on Open Source Communications… by innov8ordie http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/27/open-source-communications/#comment-5 innov8ordie Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:24:25 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/27/open-source-communications/#comment-5 Indeed there are different motives and different results. Clearly there are dollars in play but the question is are there less and less in the shrinking market? What does this mean for SW over all. Less money in the market, customer expect more and more for free and can outfit machines with no SW tax. Is this good? Definitely less paid programmer jobs. But it probably is good in a world wide human race sense... probably. But probably not good for the US in general and US SW industry in particular. Provocative questions I am not sure are really even being discussed. Indeed there are different motives and different results. Clearly there are dollars in play but the question is are there less and less in the shrinking market? What does this mean for SW over all. Less money in the market, customer expect more and more for free and can outfit machines with no SW tax. Is this good? Definitely less paid programmer jobs. But it probably is good in a world wide human race sense… probably. But probably not good for the US in general and US SW industry in particular. Provocative questions I am not sure are really even being discussed.

]]> Comment on Open Source Communications… by Gordon http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/27/open-source-communications/#comment-4 Gordon Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:31:08 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/27/open-source-communications/#comment-4 I have very mixed feelings about the open source movement. On the one hand I think its generally commentable that people come together and volunteer their time to produce a tool that serves other people. However, too often I think the open source movement seeks to DENY profit to someone else, someone UNDESERVING. That motivation is certainly less altruistic. I'm much more admiring of the folks who produce original open source solutions, where they are freely solving a problem that hasn't been solved before and giving it away. These are the folks who are really contributing to society and not just undermining someone else's hard work. The consulting firms that spring up to support open source products strike me as both smart, perceptive and opportunistic. In some sense, they are taking advantage of a revenue shift. They look for traditional markets that are under attack by OS and seek some of those 'dollars in play'. While they might support OS and even ultimately benefit that cause, I don't see them sharing in the philosophy. I have very mixed feelings about the open source movement. On the one hand I think its generally commentable that people come together and volunteer their time to produce a tool that serves other people. However, too often I think the open source movement seeks to DENY profit to someone else, someone UNDESERVING. That motivation is certainly less altruistic.

I’m much more admiring of the folks who produce original open source solutions, where they are freely solving a problem that hasn’t been solved before and giving it away. These are the folks who are really contributing to society and not just undermining someone else’s hard work.

The consulting firms that spring up to support open source products strike me as both smart, perceptive and opportunistic. In some sense, they are taking advantage of a revenue shift. They look for traditional markets that are under attack by OS and seek some of those ‘dollars in play’. While they might support OS and even ultimately benefit that cause, I don’t see them sharing in the philosophy.

]]> Comment on Bit Torrenting the world by Gordon http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-3 Gordon Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:32:41 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/bit-torrneting-the-world/#comment-3 Wow, 60% does seem like a huge number for bittorrents. Hmm, let's us if we can come up with the main categories of downloads and then break them down into sub categories: video tv, clips, movies (mostly pirated) images personal images (photo sharing), commercial images (porn) audio mp3s and new casts softwareb OSs (linux), apps, commercial games (eg Blizzard and Value), pirated games I actually suspect that porn is about 1/3 of the bittorrent traffic. Non-volatile, as you said. Very expensive bandwidth wise. Probably very tempting to teenaged males. Maybe its not a third, but if you lump in pirated non-porn movies.... The next 1/3 might be pirated games. Imagine you're trying to 'demo' the latest couple of Doom Whatever. 1) Download around a GB 2) Mess around with freeware utilities to burn it to cd 3) Find out the advertised crack doesn't work 4) Go find another copy and download another GB 5) Repeat Hmm, as I write this, an interesting question occurs to me....what percentage of the world's bandwidth is being consumed by adolescent and young adult males? Ok, the last third? Well, foreign shows are really popular. As are US shows in other countries. Linux distros are pretty phat downloads. And I bet Blizzard is generating quite a bit of traffic with its World of Warcraft updates amongst its millions of users. Wow, 60% does seem like a huge number for bittorrents. Hmm, let’s
us if we can come up with the main categories of downloads and then break them down into sub categories:

video
tv, clips, movies (mostly pirated)
images
personal images (photo sharing), commercial images (porn)
audio
mp3s and new casts
softwareb
OSs (linux), apps, commercial games (eg Blizzard and Value), pirated games

I actually suspect that porn is about 1/3 of the bittorrent traffic.
Non-volatile, as you said. Very expensive bandwidth wise.
Probably very tempting to teenaged males. Maybe its not
a third, but if you lump in pirated non-porn movies….

The next 1/3 might be pirated games. Imagine you’re trying to ‘demo’ the
latest couple of Doom Whatever.
1) Download around a GB
2) Mess around with freeware utilities to burn it to cd
3) Find out the advertised crack doesn’t work
4) Go find another copy and download another GB
5) Repeat

Hmm, as I write this, an interesting question occurs to me….what
percentage of the world’s bandwidth is being consumed by
adolescent and young adult males?

Ok, the last third? Well, foreign shows are really popular. As
are US shows in other countries. Linux distros are pretty
phat downloads. And I bet Blizzard is generating quite a bit
of traffic with its World of Warcraft updates amongst its
millions of users.

]]> Comment on What the FON? by innov8ordie http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/what-was-fon/#comment-2 innov8ordie Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:57:58 +0000 http://innov8ordie.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/what-was-fon/#comment-2 Indeed I thought those names were pretty humorous when I saw that. Question is will this catch on? Somehow I have this feeling it will be much bigger everywhere but in the US which is sort of a shame. Geography (big clumps of people) is really on the side of Europeans and Japan, and China, actually everywhere but suburbs crazy US. Indeed I thought those names were pretty humorous when I saw that. Question is will this catch on? Somehow I have this feeling it will be much bigger everywhere but in the US which is sort of a shame. Geography (big clumps of people) is really on the side of Europeans and Japan, and China, actually everywhere but suburbs crazy US.

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