Comments on: Monitising the freetards pt.1 http://blog.thestateofme.com/2009/07/14/monitising-the-freetards-pt-1/ IT mixology and other thoughts about tech, life the universe and everything Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris Swan http://blog.thestateofme.com/2009/07/14/monitising-the-freetards-pt-1/#comment-292 Chris Swan Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:38:28 +0000 http://thestateofme.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-292 There's an interesting story on the BBC site with some stats about P2P downloads of popular TV shows and movies - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8224869.stm Also some comparison of the 'piracy problem' between music and video. I should think that's fairly obvious - music downloads are listened to many times, whilst most video downloads are probably watched only once or twice. There’s an interesting story on the BBC site with some stats about P2P downloads of popular TV shows and movies – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8224869.stm

Also some comparison of the ‘piracy problem’ between music and video. I should think that’s fairly obvious – music downloads are listened to many times, whilst most video downloads are probably watched only once or twice.

]]> By: Chris Swan http://blog.thestateofme.com/2009/07/14/monitising-the-freetards-pt-1/#comment-283 Chris Swan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:44 +0000 http://thestateofme.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-283 'Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor' - Cory Doctorow, Little Brother (p79) ‘Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor’ – Cory Doctorow, Little Brother (p79)

]]> By: Tim Swan http://blog.thestateofme.com/2009/07/14/monitising-the-freetards-pt-1/#comment-282 Tim Swan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:01:13 +0000 http://thestateofme.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-282 Another interesting perspective on all of this: https://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/will-anyone-pay-for-anything-guy-kawasaki Another interesting perspective on all of this:

https://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/will-anyone-pay-for-anything-guy-kawasaki

]]> By: Chris Swan http://blog.thestateofme.com/2009/07/14/monitising-the-freetards-pt-1/#comment-267 Chris Swan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:09:13 +0000 http://thestateofme.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-267 and just after I press the publish button http://techdirt.com/articles/20090713/1936485534.shtml comes along (with a shorter, sweeter, and sort of celebrity endorsed version of the same message). Some interesting comments there too. BTW in Pt.2 I will be looking at whether monitising the freetards could be used to actually pay for the creation of content - think HBO meets P2P. and just after I press the publish button http://techdirt.com/articles/20090713/1936485534.shtml comes along (with a shorter, sweeter, and sort of celebrity endorsed version of the same message). Some interesting comments there too.

BTW in Pt.2 I will be looking at whether monitising the freetards could be used to actually pay for the creation of content – think HBO meets P2P.

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