I’ve written an article for the BBC Academy looking at the dramatic changes we’re experience in broadcast technology. Check it out here: BBC Academy – Technology – Out with the old, in with the new.
Tag Archives: internet
August
06
Who killed the music industry? An interactive explainer | PandoDaily
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
An easy to follow essay on how we got into this mess: Who killed the music industry? An interactive explainer | PandoDaily.
July
29
What’s the new A&R?
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
In my previous post, I discussed the recent announcement by Thom Yorke of Radiohead that he was pulling his music from Spotify. This announcement has caused quite a stir, with lots of people taking pro and anti Spotify positions. It’s important to have this sort of debate, but the focus on Spotify is causing people […]
July
22
Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
Tom Yorke is right about the problem of funding new artists, but he’s got the wrong enemy in his sights. Spotify is not a cheapskate record label, it’s a generous radio network. More on this in a bit. Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk.
May
16
The Web is where it all went wrong
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
Yesterday the internet was alight with celebrations of the World Wide Web‘s 20 year jubilee. I marked it with a moment of silence in memoriam for the internet that might have been (and possibly could still be). Don’t get me wrong – I’m a big fan of the web and the irony of the fact […]
November
20
Early days on the ‘net: Now what do I do with this thing?
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
So, I began to play around with my new found global connectivity. I quickly mastered using Pine for email (and became a dedicated Pico user as well. Never could get my head around EMACS). Fortunately, Panix offered hints as to useful things. I played around with Gopher and became a fan, checked out this new […]
September
03
Early days on the ‘net
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
I open the VT100 emulation program, type, “ATDT,” followed by a string of seven digits and hit, “return.” I hear the sound of a dial tone, followed by DTMF tones, followed by a shrieking and hissing noises – then silence. I’m connected at a screaming 2400 bits per second. The screen prompts for my username […]
Remembrances of things past
posted by John Maxwell Hobbs
I’ve reblogged a great article with a poor title from GigaOm, “The one big thing that newspaper visionaries didn’t foresee.” That article brought back so many memories, particularly the memo from 1992 by Robert Kaiser, a former editor at the Washington Post. I won’t rehash any of it here, I strongly recommend you go read […]
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