links for 2008-05-21

Another one bites the dust...?

"Online means anyone can access or own John Peel’s entire record collection, but the instant and massive availability of music on demand means you need a trusted guide like John Peel more than ever". Bloody hell I miss John Peel.

"A solicitor was charged £4,900 by her mobile phone company for watching The Apprentice and two other BBC shows over the internet on holiday". Used a 3G Vodafone card on roaming rather than paying €15 for local wifi access. D'oh!

"The outbreak of bickering between the 3 major television news providers over coverage of the cyclone in Burma & the Chinese earthquake may be a sign that the competitive pressures in covering the 2 disasters in difficult conditions are starting to show."

"SEO professionals should be fluent in social media; however, I’m deeply troubled by the philosophy of blogging for the objective of SEO. As a marketer, with accountability for my company’s brand and reputation, I would never recommend this approach."

"During the course of the Future of News workshop, a number of interesting sites were mentioned. Here is a summary."

Charlie adds some thoughts about my recent post on trusting a media blogger to the comment he has left on here.

"This is an extremely multi-faceted issue that involves a range of topics from the concept of intellectual property, to the philosophic division between appearance and essence, to the roots of pop culture itself". Another take on the absence of Florian.