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Why Google Knol will never be as good as Wikipedia. - http://www.slate.com/id...
Susan Beebe, Richard Crocker and Joe Lassiter liked this
I find it amazing that Google still resists seeing itself as a commercial entity. Are people interested in contributing their knowledge really going to choose Knol over Wikipedia? Doubt it. Reminds me a little of Microsoft. (I think that's the first time I've been to Slate.com in five years.)
- Richard Crocker
When I first heard about the Wikipedia idea I thought it was not going to work and I was wrong. The same happened to me when Google announced Knol, perhaps this time I am right. It could work but not as it is right now.
- Jaime Navon
REM forced to downsize stadium gig | Music | guardian.co.uk - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music...
Iain Baker and Mark Trapp liked this
"2008 is not 1995, it seems ... or even 2005. Though REM are one of the biggest bands in the world, they are not as big as they once were – and that's something Michael Stipe and friends will have to get used to. Sluggish ticket sales have forced the band to downsize their forthcoming gig at a stadium they filled in 2005. The August 25 show, originally scheduled for Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, will instead take place at the nearby Cardiff International Arena. Tickets are still valid, though fans can get a refund if they wish. Some 18,000 tickets had been sold for the Millennium Stadium concert. Bob Gold, REM's European manager, told the BBC that sales had not been up to snuff and a decision was made for both band and audiences to move to a "smaller, more intimate venue"."
- RAPatton
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I never considered REM a stadium band anyway. They're a studion band. Bon Jovi is a stadium band, or Muse. Radiohead: another studio band.
- john conroy
New album this year, they shouldn't be out of the spotlight, but marketing just expects them to be R.E.M. I guess.
- Michael W. May
I wish I could get to the point where having only 18,000 people buy tickets to see me in concert would be a disappointment. That would be grand.
- Kirk Kittell
I saw Peter Buck playing back up for Robyn Hitchcock a few years back at Slims in SF. I much prefer the smaller venues over the larger mega concerts. http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Thomas Hawk
A concert at a stadium sucks anyway. Keep it small and intimate.
- Ryan
I guess intimate is relative to the person watching. CIA still seats 7500 people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...)
- Kirk Kittell
Normally I would agree. However, Pink Floyd in the Silverdome was a trip (in more ways than one).
- Michael W. May
My favorite band ! They should come to South America. They would fill a 50,000+ stadium easily in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro or Santiago de Chile.
- Jaime Navon
"We all have cellphones, so let's get real." +15 FF points for whoever gets the reference.
- Internet's Tad
Can Facebook Lead Both at Home and Abroad? - http://mashable.com/2008...
Here in Chile Facebook es growing VERY fast. In fact, it was the fastest growing country in the world for the past 6 months. There are now more people in Chile that in big countries like France (http://clipmarks.com/clipmar...)
- Jaime Navon
in Italy has grown already...
- Niki Costantini
FriendFeed: The People Reader I Always Subconciously Desired - http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r...
Charlie Anzman, veronicaromm, Anne Bouey and 15 other people liked this
Another one of my articles has been Grayed! Hehe. But with this article, i just thought it was amazing how the focus has gone from sites/blogs to the actual people. :)
- James Mowery
from twhirl
It's a really good one, James! I think I've been more interested in the author of the material from the get-go since my focus is...uh...unfocused. Personal blogging. Finding cool sh*t on the internet. Brilliant, incisive essays that make me see the world differently. I've seen other people with my same kind of un-focus list their blogrolls by author name, rather than blog name--very telling!
- colleen wainwright
I agree Colleen. Definitely should be a welcomed change. :)
- James Mowery
from twhirl
Very good article. I finally understand why I fell in love with FriendFeed ...
- Jaime Navon
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