February 2007 - Posts

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Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video by Tim Marman

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and...
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Why I read (and write) blogs by Tim Marman

This is why I read (and write) blogs : Two kinds of people: A business blog reader (book reader, seminar go-er) asks, "how can I do what I do better?" Someone else says, "I'm doing fine, leave me alone." It's not about criticism or the avoidance thereof...
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Exploring the Startup Culture in NYC by Tim Marman

On the nextNY mailing list , there has been a great discussion about the NYC startup culture, what (if anything) is broken, and how to fix it. Google making NYC its second home is a good start (though I'd like to point out that 14th St and 8th Ave isn...
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Google launches Google Apps Premier Edition by Tim Marman

As rumored yesterday , Google made a major announcement : a subscription package of premium, hosted business applications. (Man, Arrington's sources are scary good). The service combines GMail, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Google Docs & Spreadsheets...
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Outsourcing and Startups by Tim Marman

Lee discusses the question of whether you should outsource development for a startup . If you’re in the software business itself, including all types of web-based software, technology is absolutely key to your product. [. . . ] Great software requires...
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Why do VCs only invest in C-Corps? by Tim Marman

VCs are typically LLCs or LLPs (pass-through entities) with investors including pension plans, endowments, and other not-for-profit entities. Not-for-profit entities can make money from business or passive investments without paying tax, but must pay...
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OpenID gaining momentum by Tim Marman

On the heels of Microsoft's announcement that it will support OpenID in CardSpace , AOL has become the latest major player to support OpenID . "Every AOL/AIM user now has at least one OpenID URI". This is big news. We made the decision to use OpenID as...
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An Introduction to OpenID by Tim Marman

OpenID, which describes itself as "an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity", has been gaining momentum and getting press in the Identity 2.0 space. The fundamental idea of OpenID is that a URI is necessarily unique and...
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FeedBurner does postal mail by Tim Marman

Like many others, I subscribe to my own feeds to help catch any issues that happen to arise, and I just noticed this gem at the bottom of my FeedBurner e-mail subscription. If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Loosely Coupled // Tim...
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Steve Jobs is Lying by Tim Marman

This has already been covered ad nasuem , but I thought I should mention Apple's denouncement of DRM last week. Steve Jobs summarily dismissed Apple's DRM as a result of demands from the record labels. Since Apple does not own or control any music itself...
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