Playing for the Real Money in Homeland Defense

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Office of Homeland Defense issues
overflight approval

Office of Homeland Defense issues
overflight approval 12/24/2003 03:39 PM
A Flash Bulletin has been issued by the Office of Homeland Security for a one time Unrestricted flight clearance to...

job posting for a Homeland Security and
Defense mercenary outfit

job posting for a Homeland Security and
Defense mercenary outfit 05/07/2004 03:41 AM
Here's your chance .. Torturers wanted

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Homeland Defense Focuses on High-Tech
Threats

Homeland Defense Focuses on High-Tech
Threats 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In response to fears that terrorist groups are using the Web to communicate and coordinate Internet and real-world attacks, cybersecurity is playing a key role in homeland defense legislation currently before Congress. Legislators are looking to bolster President Bush's proposal for a new government department for homeland security.

Are Real And Apple Playing Fair?

Are Real And Apple Playing Fair? 07/30/2004 02:05 PM
In this case, I feel like I am watching Rodin and Mechagodzilla monsters battle over who can do the most damage to Tokyo, with no good monster in sight to protect us all. By Bill Thompson, BBC News (via MyAppleMenu)

Playing real good for free?

Playing real good for free? 05/14/2004 06:26 AM

Yesterday at the iLaw conference,nice people, friendly group, a small community of smart, earnest, do-gooding people. I wish I could have gone to the reception but we had the regular Thursday meeting, which was quite good last night. Lots to talk about! Yesterday was probably the biggest news day for news about the blogging world. Let's recap what happened.

1. Google announced that they were doing mail lists in competition with Yahoo. I'm sure the service will be good, but it comes with a gotcha. No RSS, only Atom. So Google continues to try to force the issue. Everyone I've talked with can't figure it out, why do they care? And people are starting to get angry about it. I find my own anger receding. I'm starting to accept Atom on Google's terms. But I remember that it's a bad turn. It will lead to more fragmentation, not less, and it will be harder and harder for independent developers to play in the aggregator space. I've been pushing for coalescing, not splitting apart. The big companies, if they act like their arrogant selves, will push the other way. One wonders if for once, the users will see that their interests are aligned with the indies.

2. Six Apart announced new pricing for Movable Type and hell breaks loose. The users are acting as children, saying somehow they didn't know that eventually Six Apart would charge for their software. I knew they were going to charge, why didn't you? I can say this because I'm not a customer (I do use their software, but I didn't pay for it) and I'm not them. But I've been where they are and it sucks. No one's perfect. If you use their software, you owe them some money. If you don't like the price, don't use it. Amazingly they're not asking for money if you use the new software in a limited form, or continue to use the old software. Users who can't get behind that are people we don't need to work with. Everything costs money. When you drive to the gas station, try whining at the attendant, and see how much gas you get. Do it enough and they'll call the cops.

3. This isn't really big news but what the heck. I got a very nice greeting yesterday from Lessig, who, while speaking was surprised to see me in the last row typing away into my blog. He said Dave! Are you blogging this? I said of course I am. And then he proceded to fall down. I said Larry don't hurt yourself. It was memorable. Lessig is a good guy. I gotta talk with him about what's going on with Movable Type. How can we help reset users' expectations so they understand that if they want good software, it might cost money? I wonder if Larry agrees.

4. The W3C said they wanted Atom. On the way to lunch I said to one of my colleagues that might be good news. Then I looked over and said I'm being cynical. She knew. The W3C has been the roachtrap of standards. Ideas go in and don't come out. I turned over one of my creations to the W3C, and it died there, a long painful death, where it turned into a political football for dozens of tech companies. It might be better today because the tech world has shrunk, but hell, we don't need the tech companies, or the W3C. The former are bad actors, the latter is their consortium. The syndication world is growing fast, but not thriving. Our challenges are economic, not technologic. I'd be more impressed if MasterCard got excited about RSS than the W3C getting excited about Atom. Scoble nailed it. Like all other domains, the standards bodies compete with other standards bodies. The IETF is interested, so of course the W3C is.

5. Rogers leaked that he's on the newly configured RSS Advisory Board. I didn't want to announce this right away, but it kind of got lost in all the other stuff. Count my blessings. Anyway, the other new members are Andrew Grumet, Adam Curry, and of course myself. Yesterday, we made an offer to one other person who hasn't responded yet. Brent Simmons and Jon Udell are not on the new board, their choice, not mine. It was a pleasure working with them. We'll aim for getting the site updated by next week.

So... The title of this section is the title of a great Joni Mitchell song. Software people are the "one man band by the quick lunch stand." Now Ben and Mena have lots of mouths to feed. This is good for users. It means they can can do more than two things at once. But it means they have to have money flow.

A guy asked me yesterday what happened to Channel Z, which I used to talk about on Scripting News. I said it's just for me, I'm not going to give it away. Before people even saw it, or used it, they were complaining, calling me names. Then I remembered, it's no fun to be generous. Who would want to be a software developer in 2004. I'm much happier if I forget about pleasing users and just please myself, until they get their act together and start being responsible.

Yesterday we saw people complain about spending $60 for a big useful piece of software like Movable Type. I paid $60 for a cab ride in Geneva. A good dinner is $100. A hotel room $150. You want the software, find a way to help companies like Six Apart instead of making them miserable. You've now got the tools to communicate. Use them well. Use them better.

Real is playing for keeps in music price
war (USATODAY.com)

Real is playing for keeps in music price
war (USATODAY.com) 08/17/2004 09:17 AM
USATODAY.com - RealNetworks today is slashing the price of a digital download to 49 cents a song from 99 cents - a bold move in the war over digital music.

Congress Weighs Money for Missile
Defense (AP)

Congress Weighs Money for Missile
Defense (AP) 04/04/2005 02:37 AM
AP - Congress is weighing how much to invest in the fledgling ballistic missile defense system, which has suffered setbacks and whose cost could easily top the $150 billion partial price tag the Bush administration has estimated.

It Now Pays to Play – Planetwide Games
Enables Players to Earn Money While
Playing "RYL: Path of the Emperor"

It Now Pays to Play – Planetwide Games
Enables Players to Earn Money While
Playing "RYL: Path of the Emperor" 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Innovative business model for revenue generation is changing online video game market. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

Where the Real Internet Money Is Made

Where the Real Internet Money Is Made 12/27/2004 08:38 AM
Businessweek.com - Mon Dec 27, 06:49 am GMT

Real-Money Pope Pools

Real-Money Pope Pools 04/10/2005 04:05 AM
PopaPOOLooza – a capitalistic approach to Popapalooza (discussed here).

Is this Real or How Are You Going to
Make Money from Feedster?

Is this Real or How Are You Going to
Make Money from Feedster? 03/19/2003 10:27 PM

Is this Real or How Are You Going to Make Money from Feedster?

On a more serious note, I've been getting some questions as to "This seems to be real ... Ah how are you paying for it?".  Good question.  Having suffered through a particularly business challenged DOT com, suffice it to say that I don't expect that to happen.  And bear in mind that I've done this stuff before.  That's not a guarantee of success but it is hopefully at least a small indicator in that direction.

We've got some fairly good ideas of how to make a business out of this that will roll out over the coming months.  I can tell you this:

• No banner ads
• No popups
• No selling of personal information

Beyond that I'm really not ready to say.  And we're already seeing additional interest in our bread and butter consulting services so that's great.  But as they used to say "we will sell no wine before its time" ...  Well I think you get the idea.  Its early yet so while we know how we think we can make money, we need to fine tune the product, work with users, etc.  You know the drill.

On Leaving Us Feedback

If you leave us feedback, leave us an email address if you want a reply.  That's pretty simple.  And be clear if you can.  Just give us something to work with.  Every single comments is a) logged to a database b) assigned a status (open, done, closed, etc) and almost everything is responded to.

Stardaq - The Internet's First Real
Money Celebrity Futures Trading Exchange

Stardaq - The Internet's First Real
Money Celebrity Futures Trading Exchange 06/21/2004 02:32 AM
Stardaq, the internet's first real money celebrity trading futures exchange today opened for a six–week pre-registration period with a range of limited special offers for new exchange traders. Stardaq's unique person-to-person exchange will offer internet traders the first opportunity to trade a range of financial futures contracts dependent on underlying celebrity equity prices powered by the internet’s leading news aggregator, Moreover (moreover.com). [PRWEB Jun 21, 2004]

DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
Homeland Security Advisory System

DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
Homeland Security Advisory System 12/26/2003 04:15 AM
Homeland Security Threat Advisory .. orange alert status .. Terror Alert Level .. gevarenzone geel .. blue or green .. (†)

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Musicians Making Lots Of Money, Money,
Money...

Musicians Making Lots Of Money, Money,
Money... 09/03/2004 02:40 PM
Jeremiah writes "Amidst the public ballyhoo about how rampant P2P piracy is costing the music business its very life (gasp! NO!), BMI announced it collected a record level of revenue and royalty payout to its artist members. From their press release: "BMI has reported revenues of $673 million for the 2004 fiscal year, an increase of nearly $43 million, 6.8% over the prior year. Royalties of more than $573 million were distributed to our songwriters, composers and music publishers, an increase of $40 million or 7.5% from the previous year, and the most ever paid by an American PRO." Another interesting tidbit: "During the period 1995-2004, BMI had an average annual revenue growth rate of 9%..." If I read this right, BMI has been reporting solid growth over the last nine years, which makes me question the industry's claims about P2P. Either P2P ate into their growth (not mentioned), they found a way to cope with it (plausible), or it may actually help music sales. Whatever. Reminds me a bit of a spec I did for a life-insurance company's radio ad: Money , Money, Money (mp3 file)."

Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE
DEFENSE

Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE
DEFENSE 08/18/2004 10:50 PM
Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE .. not work

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DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
Remarks by U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Secretary Tom Ridge

DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
Remarks by U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Secretary Tom Ridge 12/22/2003 08:53 PM
Said Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge: .. the official press release here .. Ridge's statement .. yesterday

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Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money

Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money 09/21/2004 08:41 AM
Marking the largest development effort for Microsoft(R) Money since the personal finance software was launched 13 years ago, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced Microsoft Money 2005 Premium, Deluxe, Standard and Small Business. Completely rebuilt to simplify daily financial tasks, Money 2005 is designed to answer the growing number of consumer requests for a simple solution that addresses the three primary areas of financial concern: tracking account balances, monitoring spending and paying bills. Consumers today have less time than ever to spend managing their finances, which has contributed to the number of American households banking online -- due to its convenience and efficiency -- reaching nearly 33 million.(1) Money 2005 builds on this trend by helping people access all their accounts in one place and providing automated tools that reduce or eliminate the manual entry required by traditional personal finance software.

Show Me The Money - Microsoft Money Vs.
Quicken

Show Me The Money - Microsoft Money Vs.
Quicken 07/03/2004 08:57 AM

Hard money, the new soft money

Hard money, the new soft money 06/29/2004 02:04 PM

REAL Software Announces REAL World 2005
Conference Dates and Location

REAL Software Announces REAL World 2005
Conference Dates and Location 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (August 26, 2004) - REAL Software, Inc. announced today that REAL World 2005, The REALbasic User Conference, will be held March 23-25, 2005 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic authors and experts and REAL Software engineers will be presenting sessions at REAL World 2005.

"REAL World is the perfect opportunity for REALbasic users, both expert and novice alike, to get together to share ideas, information and techniques. Attendees gain critical content that helps make them better, more informed REALbasic developers," offered Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software.

Virtual Real Estate Boom Draws Real
Dollars (Reuters)

Virtual Real Estate Boom Draws Real
Dollars (Reuters) 06/02/2004 03:30 PM
Reuters - Rising interest rates have yet to cool white-hot real estate prices. Perhaps that's why the concept of virtual home ownership has captured the imagination of a growing number of online gamers, who are plunking down real cash for their own slice of the digital frontier.

Virtual Real Estate Boom Draws Real
Dollars

Virtual Real Estate Boom Draws Real
Dollars 06/03/2004 03:29 PM

Virtual computing offers real benefits,
real challenges

Virtual computing offers real benefits,
real challenges 04/29/2004 10:42 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 29 2004 1:50PM GMT

Real managers use real metrics

Real managers use real metrics 11/26/2002 02:10 AM
CNET Nov 26 2002 1:03AM ET

Real Benefits, Real Risks

Real Benefits, Real Risks 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Technology Review Dec 30 2004 1:24PM GMT

Hogzilla is real. And now, he's real
dead.

Hogzilla is real. And now, he's real
dead. 03/22/2005 05:00 PM
Xeni Jardin: A team of National Geographic experts with nothing better to do confirmed the existence of Georgia's monster hog, "Hogzilla."

They also noted the super swine didn't quite live up to the 1,000-pound, 12-foot hype generated when Hogzilla was caught on a farm last summer and photographed hanging from a backhoe. Donning biohazard suits to exhume the behemoth's smelly remains, the experts estimated Hogzilla was probably only 7 1/2 to 8 feet long, and weighed about 800 pounds. The confirmation came in a documentary aired Sunday night on the National Geographic Channel; it will be rebroadcast Wednesday and Saturday.

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"Homeland security"

"Homeland security" 12/29/2004 06:41 PM

Homeland insecurity

Homeland insecurity 01/10/2004 03:54 AM
The fact that U.S. intelligence agencies can't tell terrorists from children on passenger jets does little to inspire confidence.

Homeland Security 101

Homeland Security 101 08/18/2004 05:00 AM
As college students return to campus this month, they'll have their pick of courses tied to homeland security. Options range from a brief history of Islamic jihad to instruction in how to design buildings that can withstand acts of terrorism. By Michael Myser.

Homeland security goes online

Homeland security goes online 07/24/2004 01:19 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Jul 23, 06:47 pm GMT

Convoy for Homeland Security

Convoy for Homeland Security 09/18/2004 05:21 AM
A federal grant pays for a program that recruits and trains truckers to be on the lookout for safety hazards and suspicious behavior. By Ryan Singel.

Homeland Security paces

Homeland Security paces 07/28/2004 04:51 PM
Techzonez Jul 28 2004 8:09PM GMT

US.biz practicing Homeland inSecurity

US.biz practicing Homeland inSecurity 05/11/2004 03:29 AM
More honoured in the breach...

Changes Coming For Homeland Security IT

Changes Coming For Homeland Security IT 01/04/2005 01:59 AM
Information Week Jan 4 2005 6:24AM GMT

Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security

Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security 03/21/2003 10:19 AM
Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security .. "Don't Be Afraid — Be Ready" .. website .. Ready .. ready

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US Homeland Security to compete with
Symantec

US Homeland Security to compete with
Symantec 01/28/2004 07:25 AM

Homeland Security slams Oracle

Homeland Security slams Oracle 06/13/2004 10:13 AM

Homeland department gets 'F' for
computer security

Homeland department gets 'F' for
computer security 12/10/2003 05:49 AM
Silicon.com Dec 10 2003 4:45AM ET

Christian solace from Homeland Security

Christian solace from Homeland Security 09/05/2004 07:52 AM
W. David Stephenson blogs that the Dept. of Homeland Security ... ... has chosen "Victim Relief Ministries"which The Baptist Standard calls "an interdenominational nonprofit organization related to Texas Baptist Men" to "take the lead in mobilizing the country's faith community in the event of a terrorist attack or mass-casualty crisis. What is this all about???.. It's actually unclear what it's about. The article David's blog is based on (note the "postnuke" in its url) may be exaggerating a tad, since "taking the lead" may just be puffery. On the other hand, the article says "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
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