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While "free" seems to be an increasingly popular business model there are quite a few people who seems to be completely bungling what to do with "free" and then complaining when it doesn't work. Techdirt takes a look at some of the arguments surrounding why free as a business model may or may not work and why many of these arguments, while prevalent, just don't hold water. "you give away the infinite goods, not the scarce goods. Your time is a scarce good. No one is saying that everything needs to be free -- they're saying that infinite goods will be free, because of it's very nature in economics. In fact, Poole's argument is particularly weak when it comes to programmers, because most programmers don't earn any kind of royalties for the software they write.
in Web Developer
via Slashdot @ 20:10 26th May
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amplt1337 writes "Debates about the profitability of 'free' continue to rage, but at least one major media conglomerate — Viacom — is pushing forward with releasing paid-for content for free on the Internet. Of course, the prospect of free and easy full-length Daily Show episodes has caused some tension with cable providers, who pay a hefty premium for a heretofore-exclusive right to distribute the conglom's content (there are obvious parallels with the conflict between labels and musicians). What strikes me as really interesting is that even an old, entrenched company like Viacom has enough vision to see the opportunity for increased profits through free distribution — provided they can control that distribution (see their YouTube lawsuit) and have discretion over just how free they go.
in Web Developer
via Slashdot @ 17:57 29th May
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NBC offers free, full episodes of ‘The Office’ and ‘30 Rock’ ad-free for Apple iPhone, iPod touch
in Gadgets
via Mac Daily News @ 15:23 11th May
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REVIEW Canon EOS 1000D DSLR camera - First Look NEWS Epson Stylus S20 launches NEWS HP debuts EliteBook laptop NEWS LG KC550 5-megapixel cameraphone launches REVIEW Toshiba Camileo Pro HD camcorder NEWS Sony launches special edition Final Fantasy PSP NEWS VIDEO: New iPhone 3G advert NEWS Sony offers 5 free tracks, 5 free vids with certain Walkmans NEWS HP to expand consumer smartphone offerings NEWS Apple will sell 18 million iPhone 3Gs
in Gadgets
via Pocket-lint.co.uk @ 15:28 10th Jun
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London - Major label EMI said on Tuesday that the new Coldplay single it began offering as a free download for a week as of yesterday has already been downloaded more than 600,000 times, Billboard reports. The DRM-free song will no longer be available as a free download as of May 6.
in MP3
via Digital Media Wire @ 5:11 1st May
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More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site. FREE stands for Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. The web sites listed below are excerpted with permission from the FREE web site. This month, we highlight web sites for language arts; in other months, we feature other subject areas.
in Arts & Culture
via Technology and Learning Magazine @ 19:13 1st May
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Moneyonline : Not ready to spend any money on hosting right now? That is not a problem as there are many free blog hosts around. Wordpress is one of the best known free blog hosts around. I have listed a few hosts which do provide you with free blog space.
in Blog Watch
via The Times South Africa @ 9:53 29th May
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May 29, 2008 -- I am a casual user of StumbleUpon, but tonight I decided to click the "Stumble" button while waiting for some photos to upload. I came across a great article titled "10 Free Web-based Alternatives to Photoshop" on lifeclever.com and I wanted to share it with you. The article provides screen shots and basic information on 10 free alternatives to Adobe Photoshop - all free!
in Photography
via CameraTown @ 3:34 30th May
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It's not unusual for certain individuals within an online organization to be under the mistaken impression that natural SEO (define) efforts are free. It doesn't help that Google returns over 5 million results for "seo is free," either. Google does, however, return only 5,000 or so results for an exact match on the search query "seo is free."
in Search Engines
via ClickZ Today @ 23:34 3rd Jun
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eBay UK told users they could use the optional Gallery feature for free in a special summer-time promotion. From May 19 through September 30, the gallery picture listing upgrade on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie will be free. (eBay made Gallery free for sellers on the US eBay.com website earlier this year.) All other fees apply, see website for details and restrictions.
in Online Auctions
via Auctionbytes.com @ 14:42 13th May
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It's official: O2 and Telefonica users in the UK and Spain will get the iPhone absolutely free if they sign up for a 18-month plan with a $88 monthly cost. But how "free" is free? Is this really a better deal than AT&T's $1,975 24-month plan price? The answer is yes, absofrakinlutely. Those countries got really good deals, enough to convince me to buy the new version:
in Handhelds
via Gizmodo @ 22:23 11th Jun
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Domain.com, a domain registration company and provider of managed web site services, declared that it is helping individuals and businesses get up and running on the web with a special 'Free Domain Day Giveaway' promotion on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. It announced that the visitors to the Domain.com web site will get a chance to win one of 25 free .com, .net, and .org domains every hour from 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time. During the giveaway, it will be promoting its full array of value added services, including Web hosting with a free Web site builder, URL and e-mail forwarding, e-mail accounts and private domain registration, adds the company.
in Domain Names
via WebHosting.Info @ 20:24 19th May
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Jersey City, NJ (June 05, 2008) - Comodo, a global leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, announced today that Firewall Pro was named one of the Top 10 Essential (and free) Security Downloads For Windows by Computerworld.com. The May 28, 2008 article recommends ten essential security downloads that are free and that "can protect your privacy and security." This is the second time in the past few months that ComputerWorld has recognized Comodo Firewall Pro as one of the best available free firewall solutions.
in Computer Security
via Earthtimes.org @ 6:56 6th Jun
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Jersey City, NJ (June 05, 2008) - Comodo, a global leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, announced today that Firewall Pro was named one of the Top 10 Essential (and free) Security Downloads For Windows by Computerworld.com. The May 28, 2008 article recommends ten essential security downloads that are free and that "can protect your privacy and security." This is the second time in the past few months that ComputerWorld has recognized Comodo Firewall Pro as one of the best available free firewall solutions.
in Computer Security
via TMC Net @ 16:14 5th Jun
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Weekend events include character appearances, $500 gift card giveaways & Wii gaming tournament BURNABY, BC, July 4 /CNW/ - Best Buy, Canada's fastest growing retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products, will celebrate the grand opening of its first Vancouver Island store, located at North Town Centre, starting July 18th with a weekend of festivities and celebrity appearances, including a free musical performance by JUNO Award-winning artist, Jully Black. Free Jully Black Performance - Saturday, July 19th at 3:30pm Jully Black will take the stage outside the new Best Buy store at North Town Centre on Saturday, July 19th at 3:30 pm. While the performance is open and free to the public, wristbands for VIP access to the performance will be handed out one week prior, on Saturday July 12th, to the first 1
in Gadgets
via Financials.com @ 5:19 5th Jul
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Two giant offers for free Wi-Fi extended, one from AT&T to iPhone users, and another from Cablevision for its millions of home territory broadband subscribers.
in Handhelds
via Washington Post @ 20:15 9th May
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SandersArtStudio.com, an authorized Disney Fine Art Gallery, is offering one (1) free Disney Fine Art Pin with each purchase of any Disney Fine Art Giclee or Original Painting
in Arts & Culture
via SmartBrief @ 11:03 17th Jun
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Open source software had its origins in the free software movement. By now, most open source users understand that free refers to freedom, not to price. The new lesson is that the freedom belongs to the software, not to users. You are not free to do whatever you want with the open source software and may find yourself in a legal fight if what you do restricts the freedom of the software. Many of the things that for-profit companies strive for end up limiting some software's freedom. Any activity that leverages software for business advantage is likely to restrict the software's freedom, and the growing use of open source software by for-profit companies has been a growing irritant for free software advocates.
in Open Source
via LWN @ 4:55 8th Jun
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VANCOUVER, Wash., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotster, Inc. (http://www.dotster.com/), a leading provider of essential services for businesses on the Internet, announces a new instant win "eBiz in a Box" (http://www.dotster.com/) sweepstakes that gives eight lucky winners the necessary tools to start and advance their businesses online. Beginning on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Dotster is giving away one "eBiz in a Box" package per week for eight weeks. Visitors will have the chance to win an entire suite of tools that enables them to capitalize on the Web's power and grow their business online. Winners of the "eBiz in a Box" sweepstakes will receive a free domain name, free Web site creation with Dotster's SiteBuilder tool, free e-mail and free Standard Linux Web hosting for a year.
in E-commerce
via Red Orbit @ 1:26 12th Jun
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VANCOUVER, Wash., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotster, Inc. (http://www.dotster.com), a leading provider of essential services for businesses on the Internet, announces a new instant win "eBiz in a Box" (http://www.dotster.com) sweepstakes that gives eight lucky winners the necessary tools to start and advance their businesses online. Beginning on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Dotster is giving away one "eBiz in a Box" package per week for eight weeks. Visitors will have the chance to win an entire suite of tools that enables them to capitalize on the Web's power and grow their business online. Winners of the "eBiz in a Box" sweepstakes will receive a free domain name, free Web site creation with Dotster's SiteBuilder tool, free e-mail and free Standard Linux Web hosting for a year.
in E-commerce
via Macro World Investor @ 16:46 11th Jun
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VANCOUVER, Wash., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotster, Inc. (http://www.dotster.com), a leading provider of essential services for businesses on the Internet, announces a new instant win "eBiz in a Box" (http://www.dotster.com) sweepstakes that gives eight lucky winners the necessary tools to start and advance their businesses online. Beginning on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Dotster is giving away one "eBiz in a Box" package per week for eight weeks. Visitors will have the chance to win an entire suite of tools that enables them to capitalize on the Web's power and grow their business online. Winners of the "eBiz in a Box" sweepstakes will receive a free domain name, free Web site creation with Dotster's SiteBuilder tool, free e-mail and free Standard Linux Web hosting for a year.
in E-commerce
via Globe Investor @ 16:46 11th Jun
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Free Press senior editor Amber Qureshi preempted North American rights to Emily Gould’s And the Heart Says…"Whatever” via Melissa Flashman at Trident, who closed the deal last Friday for a rumored low six figures. Gould, author of a recent New York Times magazine cover article about her life online, will weave a picture of what it’s like to be a young person in New York City in the early 2000s through a series of “honest, searching and wry” recollections. The former Gawker editor was also previously an editor at Hyperion. Free Press plans a 2010 publication.
in Blog Watch
via PublishersWeekly.com @ 15:48 2nd Jul
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Free Geek Vancouver (FGV) is now certified as the first ethical recycler in western Canada by the Basel Action Network (BAN), and an important part of the certification is the organization's refurbishing of used computers with free and open source software (FOSS).
in Linux
via Linux.com @ 0:06 25th May
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Hamburg - OpenOffice, the free office software suite, now has version 3.0 available in a test version. The test version is available for free download at e.openoffice.org, according to the operators. New features include Startcenter, which allows quick access to important features.
in Open Source
via Earthtimes.org @ 13:02 18th May
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