Author: Ben Werdmuller
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Danger in the cloud: a proposal
In response to recent events, I’d like to propose a different kind of web service that overcomes the privacy and reliability issues with cloud web applications, while providing a solid business model for both application developers and service providers, as well as a seamless, easy-to-use experience for end users. The T-Mobile storm Over the weekend […]
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File sharing and digital business models
There were some great comments on this weekend’s guest post for Media140 about Lily Allen and sharing, so I’ve written a follow-up, exploring some ideas (and the arguments left in the comments) in a little more detail. However, after at least a decade without tangible participation from the media industries, illegal file sharing has become […]
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Writing in Oxford?
Just a quick note: I’m starting an Oxford writers group. My idea is that participants will be able to upload their work to a closed online space, so that it can be read and commented on in a more natural reading environment. Of course, if people want, they can also read their work aloud at […]
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Lily Allen, file sharing and music on the Internet
I’ve written a guest post over at the Media140 blog about Lily Allen’s file sharing stance, and the wider place of traditional record labels in the Internet economy. If the Internet has brought us anything, it is individuality. We have the ability to publish, share and consume the media of our choice, based upon our […]