In articol se prezinta mai multe modele de gratuitate - o taxonomie a culturii FREE. Mi-e lene sa traduc asa incat:

• “Freemium”
  What’s free: Web software and services, some content. Free to whom: users of the basic version.
• Cross-subsidies
  What’s free: any product that entices you to pay for something else. Free to whom: everyone willing to pay eventually, one way or another.
• Zero marginal cost
  What’s free: things that can be distributed without an appreciable cost to anyone. Free to whom: everyone.
• Labor exchange
  What’s free: Web sites and services. Free to whom: all users, since the act of using these sites and services actually creates something of value.
• Gift economy
  What’s free: the whole enchilada, be it open source software or user-generated content. Free to whom: everyone.

Tot Alex barnett povesteste despre o discutie legata de asta in emisiunea lui Charlie Rose

(Nota: Charlie Rose este gazda unui talk show ce trateaza in general probleme serioase din societate si care e produs si distribuit de PBS, reteaua americana de televiziuni publice. Televiziunea publica in america e ruda saraca a retelelor comerciale. De asta probabil ca auzim foarte rar de Thirteen sau WGBH Boston, iar majoritatea programelor sunt produse - in parteneriat cu - de BBC)

The interview also moves to the topic of the Yahoo! and Microsoft merger. Rose asks: “Why is it that Yahoo! can’t recruit the people at Google - through some extraordinary salary offers - that would let Yahoo! replicate what Google has?”

Anderson’s answer (paraphrased): “There is a basic philosophical difference between Google and Yahoo! Google is a Machine company. Google believes that data, machines and the Algorithms will drive the company’s growth. Yahoo! is a people company - it believes content created by people and the conections made between them with its drive growth.”

“And what about Microsoft?“, Rose asks. Anderson responds (again, paraphrasing) - “Microsoft is a pre-web software company that philosophically wants to be somewhere in between Google and Yahoo!” An oversimplified analysis, surely (hey, it’s a TV interview answer), but I think the Anderson’s conclusion is pretty accurate at its heart.

• O lista a acestora e publicata aici 

Sebastian s-a simtit excelent, a alergat toate zilele si a jucat golf in curte la Catalin. Dupa ce ne-am intors acasa, au reinceput ploile.

Alte chestiuni relativ interesante de pe aici:

• Am vazut un prim episod dintr-o serie de documentare BBC/Open University intitulate “Immigrant Life”. Daca ar fi fost facute in Ro probabil ar fi insemnat un lung sir de metafore, incurajari, laudarosenii, etc. Asa a fost foarte interesant, mai ales ca unul dintre subiecti era un roman sofer de taxi in Plymouth
• Alta serie de documentare pe BBC e acum “Chinese School”. Imagini familiare cu olimpiade, Daciada chineza, cravate, defilare si alegeri de comandat de grupa si de detasament.
• In alt domeniu, de pe E-media Tidbits am aflat cum e cu interactivitatea in ziarele europene:

• O imagine plasata langa o stire ii creste acestei stiri rankingul  - FALS
• Actualizarea unei stiri dupa publicare creeaza probleme pentru Google News - ADEVARAT
• Momentul publicarii influenteaza rankingul- FALS 
• Articolele exclusiv multimedia nu vor aparea in Google News - ADEVARAT
• Nu se pot afla cauzele unui ranking scazut in Google News - (cica) FALS
• O harta a site-ului ajuta rankingul - FALS
• Un redesign de site va afecta Google News - ADEVARAT
• Daca site-ul foloseste AdSense, rankingul va fi mai bun - FALS

Sa-i credem?

• http://www.youtube.com/v/a0qMe7Z3EYg&hl=en

Design Coding

Your site design is the first thing people see
it should be reflective of you and the industry
easy to look at with a nice navigation
when you can’t find what you want it causes frustration

a clear Call to action to increase the temptation
use appealing graphics they create motivation
if you have animation
use with moderation
cause search engines can’t index the information

display the logos of all your associations
highlight your contact info that’s an obligation
create a clean design you can use some decoration
but to try to prevent any client hesitation

every page that they click should provide and explanation
should be easy to understand like having a conversation
when you design the style go ahead and use your imagination

but make sure you use correct color combinations
do some investigation, look at other organizations
but don’t duplicate or you might face a litigation
design done, congratulations but it’s time to start construction

follow these instructions when you move into production
your photoshop functions then slice that design
do your layout with divs make sure that it’s aligned
please don’t use tables even though they work fine
when it come to indexing they give searches a hard time

make it easy for the spiders to crawl what you provide
remove font type, font color and font size
no background colors, keep your coding real neat

tag your look and feel on a separate style sheet
better results with xml and css
now you making progress, a lil closer to success
describe your doctype so the browser can relate
make sure you do it great or it won’t validate

check in all browsers, I do it directly
gotta make sure that it renders correctly
some use IE, some others use Flock
some use AOL, I use Firefox

title everything including links and images
don’t use italics, use emphasis
don’t use bold, please use strong
if you use bold that’s old and wrong

when you use CSS, you page will load quicker
client satisfied like they eating on a snicker
they stuck on your page like you made it with a sticker
and then they convert now that’s the real kicker
make you a lil richer, your site a lil slicker

design and code right man I hope you get the picture
what I’m telling you is true man it should be a scripture
if it’s built right you’ll be the pick of the litter
everyone will want to follow you like twitter
competition will get bitter and you’ll shine like glitter

if you trying to grow your company will get bigger
design and code right man can you get with it

In partea de sus a paginii avem o distributie a numarului de stiri in fiecare ora din ultimele 24. Cand asezam mouse-ul deasupra unei ore, stirile respective apar pe coloana din dreapta.

Am aflat ca si la nivel de stire sunt niste instrumente si elemente foarte interesant, insa cum flamanda mea e cam subtire, o sa ma opresc aici.

Asa cum era usor de banuit, jurnalistii americani sunt ingrijorati de starea financiara/economica a lor personala si a organizatiei. Concluziile jurnalistice sunt diverse, insa mie mi-a placut subtitlul:

• The Web: Alarming, Appealing and a Challenge to Journalistic Values

Puteti rasfoi studiul Pew sau puteti descarca o versiune PDF

Joanna Geary de la ziarul Birmingham Post s-a intrebat cat de interactive sunt site-urile media din marea Britanie. A pornit o analiza dintr-o perspectiva cuantica si a construit un grafic al interactivitatii pentru o serie de organizatii media. Graficul se deschide intr-o fereastra noua pentru ca nu incape in design.

• Grafic interactivitate

Deci cine e cel mai interactiv, mancalar tata?

Tutoriale de HTML si CSS la HTML.net Adunata de la Wired