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Tech Stream 027
21 August 2009
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Photo and vinylville stencil by vieeART from Flickr.
We’re joined in the Tech Stream this week by the author of Music 2.0 Gerd Leonhard. He’s a futurist who focuses on trends in technology, media and content. Gerd has some very interesting ideas about the ways we’ll be accessing and sharing music online. We’ll also be tweeting aliens and the latest technology news from the week. More after the jump, or just jump right into the program with the MP3 above.
Cyber Security – Enemy in the net
29 May 2009
There was an excellent program on internet security by Stan Corey on Background Briefing this week. You can download the MP3 from this link and visit their site for all the details and transcript.
We know there are criminals using the net, and also that hackers can infiltrate anyone’s computer. At the government level it’s not only a murky worry, but has become a battle for who will monitor it all and how we will fight cyberwars. And not everything you hear is true.
The future of copyright in a digital age
29 May 2009
Phillip Adams interviews Lawrence Lessig, author of Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Lessig says says that in this digital age where young people’s culture is the media, they are being criminalised because copyright laws haven’t kept up with digital technology and the way it’s being used. You can download the MP3 radio interview and there is more on the Late Night Live website.
There are some great resources on copyright and fair use at the Centre for Social Media including the video below:
Life Matters: To Tweet or not to Tweet
8 May 2009
The Life Matters program this morning had an interesting discussion, and some talkback too, on the growing interest and media attention given to social network tools like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. One of their guests was Iggy Pintado, a former marketing manager with IBM, and a self professed Super-Connector. He’s also the author of the book Connection Generation which argues that “connection determines our place in society and business – and if you’re not online you’re off the scene”. His dad and son also join in! You can follow the conversation as it evolved on twitter (using the #lm tag) or download the audio from this link, or the Life Matters website.
Unrest in Fiji and blogging in the Pacific
15 April 2009
Our In The Loop program is starting a new segment looking at blogs and bloggers in the Pacific. You can listen to the first interview that Clement and Isabelle have done with Dennis Tokunai from the tubuans and dukduks blog based in Papua New Guinea. Follow this MP3 link to hear his thoughts on blogging about political and cultural issues, some of his own favourite blogs and how you can learn more about a place by reading the blogs created there.
Update: Digital radio and the ABC
5 March 2009
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In a follow up to our story earlier this week about digital radio in Australia, we heard yesterday that the ABC plans to be on air from July. Testing of DAB+ transmission will take place in May in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. From 1 July ABC Radio will offer its five analogue services – ABC Local Radio, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, ABC Newsradio and Triple J - plus internet stations DIG Music, Jazz and Country. All stations currently broadcast online of course. No word on whether domestic audiences will get Radio Australia on their digital boxes, although it seems unlikely.
Kate Dundas, acting Director of radio for the ABC ,spoke on air with Lindy Burns from 774 Melbourne about digital radio in Australia. Use the MP3 link at the top of this story to listen.
Digital radio delayed in Australia… again.
3 March 2009
The rollout of digital radio in Australia has been delayed until August. Retailers and the commercial radio industry will begin an education campaign for consumers in April, with transmission using the DAB+ format to begin from August 6th. The public broadcasters, ABC and SBS, are also involved. Digital radio broadcasting was due to begin in the five major cities this May, which was already an extension from the initial launch date of October 2008. Sixteen DAB+ transmitters arrived in Australia in December and many in the industry have been talking about and testing systems and formats for almost ten years.
The DAB+ format is being used in Singapore, Malaysia and parts of China and provides more multimedia capacity than the older DAB format which has been used for many years in countries like the UK. It will be interesting to see how people in Australia respond to the new system, and what options they will have in terms of digital radio options for their homes, cars and mobile devices.
