Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
I very much admire people like Violet Blue and Cory Doctorow. They both are so busy and dedicated to what they believe in, it seems everything they touch turns to gold.
What I love about the Open movement is it can define the most amazing stuff. Sure, I can release novels ...
Posted in Art, Open Fiction, Tech | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
James Patrick Kelly, Hugo and Nebula winning science fiction author, is featured over at Creative Commons as their Featured Commoner. Jim is a favorite writer of mine, not only because he is vastly talented and very approachable, but also because of him being one of the first pro writers to ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
I saw this on Boing Boing last week and discussed it on my last podcast.
In book publishing, there are many examples of CC works being licensed commercially without conflict, though there is much discussion about what type of author this benefits most, newer ones or established. The article claims ...
Posted in Open Music, Open News | No Comments »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Funny musicians (filk, parody, satire, etc) have long seen the Internet as a way to distribute their music to gain a larger following, and as a longtime fan of "Weird Al", I've been expanding my knowledge of several musicians through open media.
Favorites: Throwing Toasters- Grant Baciocco's band (podcast fans ...
Posted in Favorites, Open Music, Review | 2 Comments »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
BoingBoing reports about a rotting Detroit book depository (I'd post a pic here, but they're listed as no unauthorized use). It is a poster child for urban decay. As a writer I look at the millions of words rotting away, all the work that went into those books, and how ...
Posted in Open News | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
I saw a pointer to this one minute video over on the Creative Commons blog. I love stories and discussions that unpack the different motivations behind both sharing and control. This video highlights the immense shift in norms, that the average person, at least in the currently upcoming ...
Posted in Open News | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Whatever you think of Paul Coelho and The Alchmeist, the fact that a best selling author has realized giving his work away enlarges his potential audience says something about the potential of these new distribution models and the power of open and free media.
There is no change to the licensing ...
Posted in Open News | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
One of the challenges of enjoying and supporting open media is discovering it in the first place. One of Mur's main goals for this site is to spotlight some of the best of what is out there. There is far more open media, though, than one person, or ...
Posted in Tech | 8 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
I've been listening to podiobooks for some time, and even though this blog is new, I still feel that a lot of the older books need love. So when I announce I'm listening to something (relatively) new, I'll also give some love to an older, completed book that I enjoyed ...
Posted in Favorites, Open Fiction, Review | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
My name is Mur.
I am a writer, podcaster, producer, creator and consumer of open media. Some might call me an enthusiast. Or a crazy person who gives her fiction away. No matter.
A while back I had a job where I (and my good friend Jason Adams) had to create a ...
Posted in Meta | 4 Comments »