Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Penny Presses or Micro Penny presses? Anne Davis posted a too generous compliment concerning my involvement with last night's award ceremonies -- but, more importantly, she highlights an article in the Online Journalism Review that strikes a chord, particulary: Halavais said, "I think we are looking at the penny press of the 21st century, and that just as that technology co-evolved with new structures of industry, culture, and government, the Weblog will usher in a new form of mass interaction, a new way of being." I am reading "The Creation of the Media" by Paul Starr.  His point exactly....  and I am just getting through the history of the press in early US.  For a few hundred dollars -- you too could be a newspaper - which enjoyed government subsidies and protection -- and participate in the proliferation of information which Toqueville found to be omnipresent. 11:56:30 PM    comment []

Rock Stars Rock Stars Had dinner tonite in the hotel and saw Lessig and Zittrain come in to discuss preparations for tomorrow's meeting.  Wonder how many other folks would recognize that these guys are on the front lines defending what the founders of this country saw to be the essence of democracy?  Ironically, they are defending the Internet, free speech, and creativity against the very people that say they are just defending our liberties.  But, as Franklin said -- "He who sacrifices liberty for security deserves neither." And so the story goes...  11:41:15 PM    comment []

On the Winer track... The Internet Law conference starts tomorrow here in Cambridge. I'm going to try to sneak in for a few of the sessions. Shhh don't tell anyone. [Scripting News] 5:18:27 PM    comment []

Made it... Checked in.  Paying $10 per day to talk to the net (ouch!).  Will probably fix that by tomorrow.  Now, time to find lunch and walk around... 3:08:33 PM    comment []

I'm on the air... Now off to the Airport for the Ilaw conference.  More later.   8:16:22 AM    comment []