File-sharing Goes Social

Grok Headline matches for File-sharing Goes Social

Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters!

Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters! 03/23/2005 04:46 AM
Launched this month, Apcala is a web system that allows you to share photographs, audio, video, documents and personalised profiles with friends, family, other Apcala users and the Internet at large. It’s advertising free and free to use. [PRWEB Mar 23, 2005]

Blogs + Social Networking + Photo
sharing = Yahoo 360š

Blogs + Social Networking + Photo
sharing = Yahoo 360š 03/17/2005 02:48 AM

360.yahoo.com
track this site | 5 links

Yahoo Buys Social Photo-Sharing Service
(NewsFactor)

Yahoo Buys Social Photo-Sharing Service
(NewsFactor) 03/22/2005 03:15 PM
NewsFactor - Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is acquiring a Canadian photo-sharing company that lets people share digital images with select groups or the whole world, expanding its portfolio of self-publishing and "social networking" services.

Photo sharing social software service
Flickr acquired by Yahoo

Photo sharing social software service
Flickr acquired by Yahoo 03/22/2005 04:56 PM

Flickr , a popular web site for publishing and sharing digital photographs, was purchased by Yahoo .

This represents a connection between the worlds of search and social software, recalling Google's purchase of popular blog service Blogger in 2003. Additionally, Flickr is well-known for pioneering user-generated metadata, or folksonomy , which may be significant for the larger world of Web search.

Is the war on file sharing over?

Is the war on file sharing over? 01/16/2004 11:26 AM
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on.

Is The War On File Sharing Over?

Is The War On File Sharing Over? 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on. By Farhad Manjoo (Salon via MyAppleMenu)

MUTE File Sharing 0.2.1

MUTE File Sharing 0.2.1 01/22/2004 06:22 PM
Simple, private file sharing.

'F' Is for File Sharing
(washingtonpost.com)

'F' Is for File Sharing
(washingtonpost.com) 09/09/2004 12:21 PM
washingtonpost.com - It's move-in day for freshmen at the University of Maryland's College Park campus and the narrow lawn outside Denton Hall is strewn with piles of suitcases, bedding and Dell computer boxes. If recent history is any guide, the smiling teens wandering amid the makeshift encampments are primed to join the next generation of hard-core music pirates who'll raid Internet file-swapping networks for hundreds of thousands of illegally copied songs over the next four years.

File Sharing Against Censorship

File Sharing Against Censorship 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
In the early days of the web, there was lots of talk about how it would help usher in democracy and bring down dictatorships, because information could not be contained. Turned out that wasn't exactly true, as places like China do a pretty good job (though, certainly not perfect) containing information online. So now, more people are starting to look at ways to use file sharing as a news delivery system that is much more difficult to block than typical file sharing. This isn't all that new, but making such programs easier to use would go a long way towards getting this to work. In fact, why not combine the concept with a news aggregator of some kind, so that the news you're reading is automatically available to everyone else using the software.

Fired up over file sharing

Fired up over file sharing 08/20/2004 12:11 PM
As hackers find a way to trade with iTunes, a court rules that software makers are not liable for file swappers' actions.

File Sharing Goes Mobile

File Sharing Goes Mobile 09/08/2004 02:29 PM
With all these different music download stores and file sharing apps, it was only a matter of time before everything started to go mobile. I recently wrote up an article at TheFeature about all the various music download offerings for mobile phones, but it looks like some are already going beyond that to offer some form of "file sharing" as well. EMI has talked about mobile file sharing in the past, but it seemed pretty watered down. Recently, Wippit, makers of an increasingly popular DRM technology that encourages limited file sharing announced plans to offer mobile file sharing by letting users get around many wireless carriers by sending the file in response to an SMS message. The latest, though, is that SK Telecom is showing off a mobile file sharing system in Korea that will let users swap music files, ringtones, videos and more via their 3G network. They admit that it has no copy protection at all, and even say, "we're not thinking about that type of problem." It's not clear if that's because they never plan to actually launch it, or they just don't care. Given that the recording industry in Korea wanted to sue wireless carriers for offering MP3 playing phones (even after they agreed to forcibly degrade the sound quality), you have to wonder how long such an application would remain on the market. Still, it's been said many times before: it's only a matter of time until a real Napster-style file sharing app is written for mobile phones, whether by the carriers themselves or (more likely) independently. And still, everyone in the wireless and music industry seems to ignore this potential problem and insist that overpriced ringtone revenue will be around forever.

File Sharing Going Strong

File Sharing Going Strong 07/12/2004 11:07 AM

Online file swapping endures: What, exactly, is eDonkey?

Despite entertainment industry attempts to curb online song and movie swapping with lawsuits and education campaigns, more people than ever are using peer-to-peer services.

BigChampagne, which tracks Internet file sharing, says 8.3 million people were online at any one time in June using unauthorized services like Kazaa and eDonkey — up 19% from 6.8 million in June 2003.

The majority of files being traded were music, BigChampagne says. Porn videos and images were the second-biggest category.

Click here to comment on this entry

Call to tax file-sharing

Call to tax file-sharing 09/22/2004 04:22 AM
BBC Sep 22 2004 8:22AM GMT

MUTE File Sharing 0.2

MUTE File Sharing 0.2 01/10/2004 05:42 PM
Simple, private file sharing.

The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing

The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing 04/26/2004 11:53 AM
The latest Pew study says that 14% of American internet users claim they've stopped downloading music, but that the number of people downloading has been steadily growing again over the last few months. The study has a few problems, however. First, it's all based on asking people about their activities, and considering the publicity campaign, it's easy to imagine a heavy file sharer saying they don't download any music because they don't want to risk opening themselves up to a lawsuit. Furthermore, the study does not appear to distinguish between what kind of music is being "downloaded." They seem to lump together downloading unauthorized files, using paid download stores like iTunes, or even legitimate downloads directly from a musician's own website.

File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X

File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X 06/29/2004 01:58 PM
eDonkey announced on Tuesday that its peer-to-peer file-sharing software is coming to Mac OS X. Previously, Mac support was available only through a text-based command line interface in the software. eDonkey links every client on the network with each other, allowing them to search within both the entire network and a subset of it. Users can also download files from multiple users simultaneously and automatically continue interrupted downloads during their next session, in addition to the ability to send private messages to other users. The eDonkey application is not finalized for Mac OS X yet, but you can download a Beta of either the free or paid version from the developer's Web site. Both require Mac OS X v10.2 or higher and 64MB RAM; the free version has limited features and displays ads when you use it.

file sharing = piracy? Not really.

file sharing = piracy? Not really. 01/16/2004 11:27 AM

An interesting Salon article: Is the war on file sharing over?:

If one is willing to believe the happy talk from music business executives, the tide has finally turned against file sharing, thanks to the get-tough tactics employed by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Last fall, the RIAA began filing lawsuits against individual users of peer-to-peer trading sites, and the strategy, the RIAA says now, has paid off. The group is careful not to declare a final victory over file trading, but things are finally beginning to look up for a business long in decline, say industry representatives. After years of scoffing at copyright laws, Americans are finally beginning to understand the gravity of file trading's offense against copyright.

The article is interesting. But what I find most interesting is this automatic alignment that is made in the media discourse between file sharing and piracy. There are many, many uses other than those the RIAA defines as illegitimate for file sharing (note, I am not saying anonymous file sharing, although there worthy uses for that too). Sure, the media loves a good fight and that's why the focus on this comparison. But the uses of sharing should, can, and will move beyond those in dispute. And not just for files, either.

Why am I saying this? Well, can't you guess?

Stay tuned. :-)

File Sharing Sentinel

File Sharing Sentinel 01/22/2004 09:15 AM

The File Sharing Report

The File Sharing Report 09/18/2004 04:46 PM

NYT Promotes File Sharing

NYT Promotes File Sharing 09/10/2004 12:37 PM

Skypecasting - P2P File Sharing

Skypecasting - P2P File Sharing 04/10/2005 12:50 PM

The File Sharing Database

The File Sharing Database 07/31/2004 05:25 PM

The File-Sharing Debates

The File-Sharing Debates 12/07/2003 02:35 AM
New York Times Dec 7 2003 1:15AM ET

The File Sharing Experiment

The File Sharing Experiment 08/05/2004 12:38 PM

The File Sharing Experiment is a project with the goal of demonstrating how file sharing actually helps the music, movie, and software industry. Folks are encouraged to post purchases they've made and a short explanation of how they learned about the band/movie/game and why they ended up buying something for it. All the evidence is anectdotal, but when taken together, it's already over a quarter million dollars in reported sales and the site has been up for one week.

Personally, this was the point I tried to make in the heyday of Napster. You could find anything on Napster, but rarely could you find complete albums, so the service had the effect of promoting CD sales. I would often surf others' music lists whenever I noticed things I liked, download the things I hadn't ever heard of, then I'd end up buying CDs from Amazon.

File-Sharing Primer

File-Sharing Primer 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

File Sharing Undented

File Sharing Undented 05/27/2004 12:28 PM

Seems file sharing in the US has dropped a little while their are increases in Europe. I am sure that third world traffic numbers have increased as the majority of the third world cannot afford software prices. [Smart Mobs]

Faux File-Sharing

Faux File-Sharing 01/05/2005 11:29 AM

What consumers want—an out-of-box way to share and transmit files between different storage media and computers (and users)—is exactly what manufacturers don't want to give them, but they'll tease us a little. So, if you're really rich, DigitalDeck Entertainment Network is busting out an in-home network PC to gear to DVD sharing system that costs $4000 - $5000. It probably consists of a bunch of cables and a universal remote that your geeked-out younger brother could hack together himself.
Techno-enhanced televisions take big step into spotlight [USA Today]

File-sharing war won't go away; it'll
just go abroad

File-sharing war won't go away; it'll
just go abroad 04/06/2005 02:26 AM
USA Today Apr 6 2005 5:32AM GMT

File Sharing Is Totally Uncool

File Sharing Is Totally Uncool 04/30/2004 04:52 AM
The MPAA tries to turn junior high school into anti-piracy camp, complete with scripted role-playing educational games. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine.

Japanese Men Accused of File-Sharing

Japanese Men Accused of File-Sharing 12/05/2003 07:47 PM
AP via Newsday Dec 5 2003 6:18PM ET

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court 03/29/2005 06:49 AM
Personal Computer World Mar 29 2005 10:51AM GMT

"Lionshare - educational P2P file
sharing"

"Lionshare - educational P2P file
sharing" 11/18/2003 03:32 AM

File Sharing Has Supreme Moment

File Sharing Has Supreme Moment 03/30/2005 06:49 AM
The debate over file sharing reaches the Supreme Court, where the justices worry about finding a test to measure the infringement potential of new tech and ponder the effects on future inventions. Katie Dean reports from Washington.

Software File Sharing Growing As Well

Software File Sharing Growing As Well 01/19/2004 05:05 AM
While the RIAA and the MPAA have gotten all the attention for being "concerned" about all this file sharing, the original "intellectual property" bullies - the BSA (Business Software Alliance) were clearly feeling left out. So, now, they're getting a bit of misguided publicity as they start whining that peopl e are sharing software via file sharing networks as well. There are a few interesting points made in the article. First, among the BSA's tracking tools is a system that allows them to change ISPs every 60 seconds so no one can figure out where they're coming from. If the BSA can do that, why can't ordinary users? How long until regular P2P users have that same ability to "cloak" who they are? More importantly, the article shows just how single-minded and short sighted the BSA is being. The article even quotes one software developer who points out that the unauthorized copies of their software showing up on Kazaa is helping them get attention and builds their market share. That's the main issue. Instead of trying to crack down on file sharing, software publishers need to look at it as a marketing issue. There's a lot more to good software than just the bits that make up the code - and plenty of companies are willing to pay for good software if it comes with important extras like support and upgrades. Meanwhile, with the fears of getting spyware, viruses and trojans via file sharing networks, a good marketing campaign would convince any user who would normally pay for the software that the downsides of getting software off a file sharing network probably aren't worth it. Instead, the BSA is going to waste a lot of money to try to shut down file sharers who are unlikely to do anything that negatively impacts the bottom line of software publishers.

A warning about SMB sharing and file
security

A warning about SMB sharing and file
security 01/19/2004 11:43 AM
I have a Mac which is file sharing over the Internet, and it has various users set up on it. When a Mac user connects via AFP, they use their username and password to log in, and then they can access only their own user folde...

File sharing networks win in court

File sharing networks win in court 08/19/2004 08:36 PM
USA Today Aug 20 2004 0:31AM GMT

File-sharing systems in legal win

File-sharing systems in legal win 08/20/2004 06:19 AM
A US court has ruled that file-sharing firms are not responsible for what users do with their software.

RIAA goes after file-sharing on
Internet2

RIAA goes after file-sharing on
Internet2 04/12/2005 04:54 PM
MSNBC Apr 12 2005 8:28PM GMT

FBI probes firms for file sharing

FBI probes firms for file sharing 03/28/2005 11:34 PM
ZDNet Australia Mar 29 2005 3:41AM GMT
Grok Description matches for File-sharing Goes Social
GrokA matches for File-sharing Goes Social

"Darling Nikki" came back, but no one
really noticed

"Darling Nikki" came back, but no one
really noticed 01/17/2004 10:48 PM
i hesitate to mention that the song came out 20 years ago this summer

White House Campaigns Hunt Voters
Door-To-Door (Reuters)

White House Campaigns Hunt Voters
Door-To-Door (Reuters) 09/22/2004 05:16 PM
Reuters - Armed with a Palm Pilot and stacks of political fliers and registration forms, Michael Smith is hunting for voters the old-fashioned way -- by knocking on one door at a time.

Bigger Breasts for Free: Join the Army
(Reuters)

Bigger Breasts for Free: Join the Army
(Reuters) 07/22/2004 09:31 AM
Reuters - The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be," but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

Mike Yaconelli, one of the founders of
the delightful Christian satire magazine
The Wittenberg Door (nee "The Door") was
killed in a car accident

Mike Yaconelli, one of the founders of
the delightful Christian satire magazine
The Wittenberg Door (nee "The Door") was
killed in a car accident 11/01/2003 07:26 AM
interview

christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/143/51.0.html
track this site | 5 links

Door-to-door lenders face probe

Door-to-door lenders face probe 06/14/2004 02:12 AM
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is expected to launch an investigation into door-to-door lenders later on Monday.

Those Aren't Her Breasts

Those Aren't Her Breasts 12/04/2003 05:57 PM
techtv Dec 4 2003 4:38PM ET

Death and Breasts

Death and Breasts 01/27/2004 01:47 PM
When I die, I want something from the the Cofani Funebri 2004 Calendar. I mean: look at the handles on that one. Also, note the tasteful September 11 motif. Marvellous country, this....

Obviously, the breasts are perfectly
entertaining as well

Obviously, the breasts are perfectly
entertaining as well 06/03/2004 03:21 PM
I have become cliché, hear me roar. After yesterday's post about British magazines and the pointing to the article that advised of the presence of a Gore Vidal piece on God's place in American constitutional law, I became the punchline...

Bigger breasts offered to U.S. soldiers
(Reuters)

Bigger breasts offered to U.S. soldiers
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 11:13 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be", but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

Actress's breasts cut in chainsaw
accident (Reuters)

Actress's breasts cut in chainsaw
accident (Reuters) 02/11/2004 07:46 AM
Reuters - A German actress was taken to hospital after an artist injured her breasts while trying to cut open her bra with a chainsaw during a rehearsal for a stage show, she has told a newspaper.

Transatlantic Allies Poles Apart Over
Breasts (Reuters)

Transatlantic Allies Poles Apart Over
Breasts (Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Britain and the United States stand shoulder to shoulder in war and peace -- but when it comes to breasts on television, the two cultures are poles apart.

Brownie leader: "Breasts are not
criminal" (Reuters)

Brownie leader: "Breasts are not
criminal" (Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - A demonstration billed as a topless march to protest anti-nudity laws has drawn in thousands of curious spectators but only a handful of marchers.

Woman Allegedly Exposes Breasts on Stage
(AP)

Woman Allegedly Exposes Breasts on Stage
(AP) 04/30/2004 05:42 PM
AP - A woman has been charged with trespassing after allegedly exposing her breasts at a North Idaho College student concert.

File Sharing Companies Given Green Light

File Sharing Companies Given Green Light 08/20/2004 12:53 PM
A federal appeals court has struck a blow to the entertainment industry's quest to shut down file sharing networks, affirming a lower court's decision that companies are not violating copyright laws simply because users are trading music and movies. Defendants Grokster, StreamCast and Sharman Networks will be allowed to continue distributing their software.

State AGs to warn file-sharing companies

State AGs to warn file-sharing companies 08/05/2004 12:41 PM
Top state cops want P2P companies to add more protections for privacy, property.

States warn file-sharing companies

States warn file-sharing companies 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:53AM GMT

State AGs warn file-sharing companies

State AGs warn file-sharing companies 08/05/2004 03:47 PM
Top state cops cite child-porn users and privacy, copyright concerns in critical letter to P2P firms.

Woman's breasts swell online charity
coffers

Woman's breasts swell online charity
coffers 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Topless Somerset lass raises £1,000

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable 08/19/2004 05:02 PM
New York Times Aug 19 2004 9:49PM GMT

Super Bowl party kicks off with wings
and breasts (Reuters)

Super Bowl party kicks off with wings
and breasts (Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - Bared breasts, binge-eating and boozing, but no vomiting please -- it's Super Bowl weekend in Philadelphia and the party starts with an eating contest that draws more than 20,000 rowdy sports fans.

CNN.com - Report: Bigger breasts offered
as perk to soldiers - Jul 21, 2004

CNN.com - Report: Bigger breasts offered
as perk to soldiers - Jul 21, 2004 07/22/2004 05:01 PM
CNN.com - Report: Bigger breasts offered as perk to soldiers - Jul 21, 2004 .. but the real lure is the free breast enhancements .. Uniformed soldiers get free breast implants? .. "Stick out that chest, soldier!"

cnn.com/2004/US/07/21/military.perks.reut/index.html
track this site | 5 links

Japanese File Sharing System Creator
Arrested For Copyright Violation

Japanese File Sharing System Creator
Arrested For Copyright Violation 05/10/2004 04:31 AM
For all the complaints we have about bad laws in the US, at least (so far) we've been able to keep from declaring file sharing software (on its own) illegal. That's not the case in Japan, where the creator of a supposedly anonymous file sharing system ha s been arrested for "abetting the violation of the Copyright Law." Apparently, the fact that such software has plenty of legitimate uses as well doesn't matter. Shouldn't they also be arresting the creators of just about any other technology that can be used to break the law? In this case, they say it made sense because they have evidence that two people used his file sharing program to download illegal files. I think there's plenty of evidence that computers have been used in crimes. They should be arresting everyone who created computers. Plus the internet is full of criminals these days - so the folks who started the internet clearly to be thrown in jail. Just think how many crimes have been committed by people in cars! A pen can be used for both forgeries and to stab someone. Someone ought to be locked up for that. The list is endless. Clearly, no technology at all should be created and anyone who created any technology deserves to be in jail.

File sharing pits copyright against free
speech

File sharing pits copyright against free
speech 11/04/2003 06:26 AM
reports

nytimes.com/2003/11/03/business/media/03secure.html
track this site | 4 links

File-sharing Goes Social

The following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: "biggest breasts recorded" " his breasts " implants privates companies name of owners in swaziland japanese bukkake file sharing "next door nikki" breasts pics file sharing of anna ohura "next door nikki" finally naked "next door nikki naked" boobies free