Archive for the ‘Audio’ Category

Librivox Hits 365 Days of Audio

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Librivox is a collaborative project to record audio for public domain books and release it on the note. Their goal is to provide a free audio book for every title in the public domain. Ambitious to say the least and I know a few podcasters pitching in. They hit ...

“The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It”, Interview and CC-Licensed Download

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

I have been peripherally aware of Jonathan Zittrain's new book, "The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It". Reader Kevin Crosby wrote in to recommend an interview with Zittrain on the podcast, Lawyer to Lawyer. This is a legal podcast which does a survey review of hot topics. ...

Links and status

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Hello faithful readers! We here at the Open Media Review want to let you know that we are discussing many things behind the scenes (and some of us are even going to get together IN PERSON soon to talk), and we're focusing on the purpose behind this site, where we want ...

Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Cory Doctorow has launched his latest novel, Little Brother, this past weekend. This is Doctorow's first young adult offering and one I had the good fortune to read in manuscript form. It is yet another example of how sophisticated the young adult market is today. I cannot ...

Creative Commons releases LiveContent 2.0

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Natalie Metzger wrote in to tell us about the new Creative Commons DVD. Creative Commons recently released a live DVD called LiveContent 2.0. It looks like it is a Fedora live DVD (Linux) with oodles of CC licensed content goodness contained within (including audio, text, video, and educational resources). It's interesting ...

Audio Dramas Galore

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Reader Jeremiah McCoy sent this in, thanks, McCoy! In the early days of radio the search for new ways to use the medium led to different directions. One of the most memorable was the Radio Play or Audio Drama. This art form started as traditional stage plays read ...