MetaFilter posts tagged with commercialization

Blue Note Records to release ring tones of jazz music

persona non grata — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:19:55 -0800

we came in peace

washburn — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:31:31 -0800

Moonbase Visions. You've read about and discussed NASA's plan to use new post-shuttle launch vehicles to return to the moon. But what, exactly, is the US planning to do on the moon? What would a semi-permanent moonbase look like? And why return at all? NASA's announced answers to these questions remain vague. But last year eleven sets of responses to these questions were offered to NASA in the development proposals submitted to NASA by eleven Aerospace concerns, each of which suggested different designs, missions, and philosophies for NASA's return to the moon. Some common themes:

Military: "Provide nationally assured access to orbital locations for the placement of observation systems" and "assured access to space for development of force projection systems and movements of logistics." (pdf link, p. 5) Commercial: "Commercialize space products and services" (pdf link, p.6) Public Relations: Keeping the public inspired with "regularly placed program milestones." (pdf link, p.7)

It's interesting to compare the details of these proposals. But taken together, they raise a broader question: does NASA's fear that the public will lose interest in this commercializing, militarizing, moon venture reflect an awareness that that the vision has finally been lost?

The ultimate in punk-appropriation

Tlogmer — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 03:20:31 -0800

Not hip to to new trends? Avril Lavigne's music sounding terrifyingly alien? APM ("Music Solutions for Business™") explains Punk (and other current trends), with helpful original music.

Sickening.

Vidiot — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:22:10 -0800

Tragedy! Now at half price!

I think Lewis Black was right when he suggested that the last stage of grief isn't acceptance, but exploitation.

(And here's how to contact the outfit responsible.)

Steven Den Beste — Tue, 02 Jan 2001 13:07:07 -0800

The commercializaton of the web has failed. Oh, dear. What a catastrophe. Heh-heh-heh...