Sunday, November 15, 2009

Through the Past, Darkly 7 years ago.  From the Mediaburn Archives November 8, 2002.  Link to Wired News. Notes on Internet2: Internet2 Pumps Streaming Media. A live New World Symphony performance streamed over Internet2 offers a peak -- and a listen -- at what's to come when the public Internet gets fatter pipes. Andy Patrizio reports from Los Angeles. [Wired News] 8:06:30 PM

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Print ad for the Verizon Droid / CNET Verizon ad describes negotiations with Apple?. A print ad for the Verizon Droid uses far more personal anti-iPhone references than any of its TV spots. Is this a barely subliminal description of Verizon's negotiations with Apple? [CNET News.com] 11:39:24 AM

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