Sony is still out, B&N strikes back at Microsoft, Amazon stirkes back at Apple, and only Kickstarter seems happy!
The Great Sony Hack/Outage:
OK, now it seems the stolen credit card data was encrypted. This thing is taking so many twists and turns it's hard to keep up.
It may return May 4.
Culture:
Trends towards a non-scarcity economy of information and what it may mean. Some good reading here – however enough discussion of quality is omitted for my taste. However there are some good points that we're really not ready for this.
Geek Law:
Barnes andNoble opens up about the Microsoft patent battle and it sounds like they may be in for the long haul – but could damage Microsoft over time.
Amazon responds to the Apple 'App Store' lawsuit by saying App Store is a generic term.
Economics/Geekonomics:
Why leaders fail to see catastrophe's coming.
Publishing:
A handy infographic on how print vs. online news consumption compares. A few things to think of.
Social Media:
Pepsi's Social Media Enabled Vending Machine. Yep.I got nothing.
Video:
Netflix MIGHT decrease piracy. Presented for A) curiosity, and B) because there's a chance the preliminary evidence is going to be all over the news despite it's preliminary nature.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What would I be discussing if it WASN'T for Sony?