Arcade Fire, Google Make Internet Even More Ridiculous
HTML5is here, and if you’re like me you have no idea what that means. Thankfully, (and in a sentence I never thought I’d write),Arcade Fireand Google are here to help. The indie band and the internet behemoth teamed up to make a music video called ‘The Wilderness Downtown‘ with HTML5, showing just what the internet […]
Renewed diplomacy still leaves Cubans stuck in a dial-up world
Cuban hopes for high-speed Internet connections remain on hold, stalled by outdated infrastructure and authorities worried about losing their grip on power. But Cubans still find plenty of ways to work around their scant online connections.
Is Google playing hardball with indie artists?
It’s a classic David and Goliath story, with a twist: An indie musician is wrangling with an Internet giant on behalf of indie artists everywhere. But Goliath in this case is Google, and the tech company is squirming a bit in this unaccustomed role. But maybe we all need to rethink how we value the music that animates our lives.