As both Fake Steve Jobs and the real Steve Jobs charismatically attest, Apple handily dominates the Internet digital media commercial markets of music, mobile players (e.g., iPods, iPhone, etc.) and increasingly audiobooks, music videos, TV shows, movies and other segments. Apple has more market-share than all of its competitors combined. And Apple achieved their enviable position by the book, as Ian Rogers points out, by innovating and marketing better than its competitors.
Well, mostly by the book. Apple latest generation of iPods, for example the iPod classic, are hindered with new cryptography that prohibits syncing your music, podcasts, audiobooks, movies and TV shows to your iPod if you choose to use any software other than Apple’s own iTunes. Ouch.
Birdwatchers with an eye on the Media Web’s future should follow The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs blog authored by Fake Steve Jobs. His Fakeness routinely channels Jobs inner monologue wrt the Apple iTunes Store + iTunes + iPod/iPhone market and architecture domination.
Thanks to each of you who came and made the Summer Migration Party rock. By our Vibe Manager’s count, we checked over 300 coats and drank four kegs of beer throughout the evening, which extrapolates to 400+ party livers. Everyone I talked to had a great time bike blending margaritas and meeting new and existing friends, peers and ‘bird lovers. Post party pictures to Flickr please.
Thanks especially to the many Mozilla heads who carpooled from Mountain View to attend. Some of my favorite moments were one-on-ones with a few of you. We also appreciated our new neighbors from Creative Commons, Citizen Agency, Red Swoosh, Venture Hacks and others.
Thanks finally for all the interest in Songbird jobs. If you haven’t submitted your resume + cover letter, get on it. Positions are filling up.
Whoop and warble with Songbird, all you cinnamon-bellied, double-collared, bushy-crested and golden-cheeked peeps.
Join us as we warm Songbird’s new spacious 8,200 sq. ft. nest. We’re adding twigs and yarn for all the newly hired ‘birders and open position hires to come.
Where: 585 Howard Street at 2nd, San Francisco map When: Friday, August 10th, 7pm to 11pm…or so. Why: Warm the new nest. Meet fellow freckle-breasted, copper-rumped peeps. Be one with the ‘birds. Who’s Invited: You know who. Internet music heads, Songbird watchers, Mozilla hackers, Web 2.0 café campers, fixie posses and whatnot.
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Performing live on his Soul Cycle, MC Fossil Fool, SF’s fresh bicycle rapper
Previous Songbird parties have been super fun and filled the space, so be an early bird.
Also, if you’re qualified for a job at Songbird, introduce yourself to a ‘birder. You may leave the party with the new “Birdband” t-shirt and a series of interviews the following week.
Late last night Chris Messina of Citizen Agency, previously at Flock and SpreadFirefox.com, posted an emotional, mercurial and nearly hour-long video addressed to the Mozilla Foundation and the Web community at large.
Grievances, gripes and poignant clarity dot his polemic call for leadership and activism. He mentions Songbird favorably twice; thank you Chris.
Chris covers an expanse of interlocked topics, but the essence of his discontent, as I understand it, is this:
The open source, open standards Open Web is being ensnared by predatory vendors of a proprietary source, proprietary standards Rich Web, more aptly named the Closed Web or more specifically the Microsoft Web or the Adobe Web.
Chris closes with some self-deprecation, referring to himself as a “concerned citizen”, but as such he underscores the global scope of his lament. Fellow concerned citizens, I urge you to digg this video.
