Everytime I wear this shirt, I’m reminded that I’m missing the 3rd movie from my collection. What was the whole deal with the Architect again? I forget how it ends.
Yahoo T-shirt: MusicMatch
Yes, I’m getting desperate and the wearability of my t-shirts is poor this week. So here’s one that I wore last year.
Save LAUNCHcast (again)
Well, LAUNCHcast survived one big challenge earlier this year when Yahoo won a lawsuit filed against us in 2001.
Now, the organization that sets the rates broadcasters pay has gone overboard. They’ve gotten approval for a huge rate hike that will effectively mean the end of radio online. Really.
First, they want broadcasters to pay $500 for each station. If you set up “your” station on LAUNCHcast, Yahoo would have to pay $500. Not only is this ridiculous, it would kill any sort of customized radio.
Second the rates broadcasters pay for each song would be raised dramatically, more than satellite radio or terrestrial radio. Ian explains the whole sorted history.
If this happens, it would literally set online radio back 10 years. What you’d be left with is each broadcaster creating a small number of stations that play the same music over and over again unless you want to pay a monthly subscription. Most people won’t. You might just as well turn your FM radio. Ironically, the record labels get paid nothing when FM radio plays their music, so the whole thing could backfire on them.
To bring attention to this, pretty much every online broadcaster will be shutting down tomorrow in protest. So tell your friends and visit SaveNetRadio.org to see what else you can do. If LAUNCHcast goes away… well, I will be very sad. It was a lot of work.
Yahoo T-shirt: LAUNCH Soccer Jersey
I didn’t like this shirt much last year, but it’s kinda grown on me. I was thinking that if I cut off the stripes on the sleeves, it would be pretty cool.
Yahoo T-shirt: Honorary Security Deputy
This is probably the cheesiest Yahoo T-shirt I own. It says “Honorary Security Deputy” with lots of chromy strips and a star. This was the “incentive” to attend a “mandatory” security training a few years ago. It’s also got a few stains on it, so this one won’t see the light of day until next year at the earliest.
Acquired: 2003?
Rating: 1/5
Yahoo T-shirt: Kevin Sites in the Hotzone
I actually got a compliment from my boss on this t-shirt today. I can’t say I like it much though. Too… black?
Yahoo T-shirt: I’m a Yahoo Tech Monkey
This was a good shirt to wear as we had the (belated) celebration for Yahoo Tech’s first year in the evening. I was the monkey once again, squeezing limes with my bare hands…
Yahoo T-shirt: Idea Factory
Yahoo has done a lot of things to encourage innovation. An early attempt was a site to track ideas. I was OK, but didn’t accomplish much. Hack Day was a much more successful initiative. But the site still exists in a different form. I got a shirt for being one of the first 100? people to contribute an idea. Yay me.
Acquired: 2004?
Rating: 3/5
Anne’s Blog: A Life Lesson Well Remembered
I was recently reminded about one of the most amazing things that we, or at least I, frequently forget about- how many different things there are to learn about.
Anne’s Blog is currently only open to friends and family. Let me know if you’re one of those and don’t have access.
Yahoo T-shirt: Shopping 5.0
I picked up this shirt last year as my shirts were running thin. Whenever I wear it, I feel like a walking Old Navy ad.
