Daily Friction #268
Some good readings for the weekend and not much more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction. Enjoy.
Software and Services
- dasBlog 2.0 Released - .NET blogging engine that now runs on Medium Trust.
Information
- RIAA gets some class - The RIAA has been slapped by a class action lawsuit, filed by Tanya Anderson, a single mom from Oregon who claims the organization’s goons impersonated her 10-year-old daughter’s grandmother over the phone to extract evidence.
- Lawsuit Challenges Google’s Keyword Ads - Google and other search engines have been on the receiving end of a dozen or so lawsuits challenging a common practice in search advertising: the use of someone’s trademark, say Mercedes Benz, to show an ad for a competitor, say a BMW dealer. In that case, the BMW dealer would be buying ads tied to the search keyword “Mercedes Benz” from Google.
- Gaming Remains the Most Popular Online Entertainment Activity - Playing games is still a more popular online activity in the U.S. than watching short video clips or visiting social networking websites, according to Casual Gaming Market Update, a new report from Parks Associates.
- Now, the Clicking Is to Watch the Ads, Not Skip Them - For generations, advertising interrupted the entertainment that Americans wanted to read, hear or watch. Now, in a turnabout, advertising is increasingly being presented as entertainment — and surprisingly, the idea of all ads, all the time, is gaining some favor.
- A dirty little secret rightfully exposed - A dirty little secret is out, thanks to Andy Brice, and it’s about time. For years, more than a few of the directory sites handing out awards have been little more than scams, awarding “5 Star!” ratings to any and all microISVs who would submit their software. Yet we as industry have been more than willing to scarf up any and all “awards” to try to build up our credibility like the “real” software companies out there.
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