Friday, November 4, 2005

Narrowing it down

What David Newberger wrote here got me going about the subject over here. The gist:

...if you can say (or do, or create something that does) one thing well, that single purpose will have a powerful editing effect.

While we're not here, go over to Linux Journal, where I just posted Lessons on open source politics from the campaign forge, which is about Micah Sifry's amazing and thorough post-mortem on the recent Andrew Rasiej campaign for Public Advocate in New York City.

Coming: a plague of hairy palms

Peter Kafka in Forbes: iPorn? Specifically,

It seems that Apple's announcement this week that it has sold one million videos at $1.99 a pop just 20 days after unveiling its new video store and video-capable iPod, has caught the attention of the whole entertainment business. But it has especially captured the imagination of one particular segment--the porn industry, which hungrily eyes every new outlet for its wares.

Also,

HellHouse Video has begun selling iPod-compatible titles, including This Little Piggy and Sindi's Wet and Messy Adventure. Suicide Girls, which specializes in an updated (piercing and tattoos) take on pinup girls, has put free clips of its offering on its Web site. And both Playboy and Penthouse are reportedly considering moving into the market.

I'd quote more, but I can't even get the page to scroll down. I've said before that Forbes' website sucks hugely, I suppose because there's all kinds of javascript BS going on in the background, plus a zillion little graphics, forms and cross-promitional crap. AARG. Whatever it is, please stoooooppp!