July 2009

Xtra/Yahoo NZ back in the Search Hands of Microsoft

Will it be Binghoo or Yabing? With the announcement that Microsoft and Yahoo collaborating on search for a 10 year license term, one of the key outcomes is that Yahoo search will now be powered by Bing, the new Microsoft \”Decision Engine\” After Xtra ditched MSN and went to Yahoo, Microsoft is back in the […]

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A More Sensible Process for Enforcement of Copyright Violations

I posted about the imminent revised copyright law (Section 92a) being published. I must say that the process put forward does seem to make sense and the threat of disconnection can only be issued for repeat offenders. While some are still not happy with this being the ultimate punishment, it will mean that there will

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Copyright Law in NZ recommendations due shortly

After the Black Out campaign gained some time for reasoned thought about the new copyright law, the new recommendations are due shortly about it\’s implementation. The previously drafted legislation called for termination of infringer\’s internet accounts for repeated copyright violations. This created the Black Out backlash and so now we wait to see how things

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Using Web2.0 to promote Dan Brown\’s new book \”The Lost Symbol\”

Doubleday, the publisher of Dan Brown\’s new book has announced that a series of puzzles will be used to promote the new book. \”codes, cryptic trivia, puzzles, secret history, maps, aphorisms\” These will be made available through Twitter and Facebook. It is an example of the growing influence social media is having on the entertainment

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