Michael Castellon

This is a headline from a CNN article today: iPod blamed for spike in subway crime Is it me, or is this is like saying all that pesky cash is to blame for that bank heist, or that a mini skirt is responsible for rape? Perhaps a better story would be that there is a…

The political structure of the blogosphere isn’t kind. Largely, users who are serious about creating a powerful blog factor for traffic their blog receives over a certain period. High traffic dictates that you are indeed a cool kid on the block. There are literally millions of us who wait for a handout from one the…

Rob Pegaroro, on the two year anniversary of Apple’s iTunes music service, outlines what still needs to be done in the online music business: • A full selection of artists: No matter what legit store you shop at, you won’t find any albums by the Beatles or Led Zeppelin, among others. Just what are these…

I became interested in Skype after listening to Adam Curry use it several times on his podcast. Skype is a net phone that has amazingly good quality. It’s especially useful for doing interviews in podcasts, although it lacks a record feature (check out HotRecorder as a plug-in that will allow you to do this).

The biggest problem with the file sharing thing is not that I can’t lawfully download music for free, but that there aren’t many options for downloading music lawfully that isn’t limited by sneaky technology that dictates what I do with music once I purchase it. I don’t mind paying for music. In fact, I prefer…