1. Sell the App for $20
2. Change the Subscription Model
   1. $10 for the paper magazine ONLY
   2. $20 for Digital delivery to the mobile app and website access

What this means is that each month a subscriber can get the digital version of the magazine BEFORE the delivery of the paper version; yes, that means mobile app and website.

I don’t know about other subscribers; but I would pay for this.  Of course, I read Wired.com everyday for news & information that is going on in the Technology space.

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I am not sure what the answer is; but I have to admit that I like Diaspora and am interested in what they end up doing.  They received massive amounts of cash to deliver a product they came up with.  Each person will hold their own ID and control how it is used.  Mozilla has presented Thirdparty and Fingerprinting.  Jason Calacanis has also ranted his displeasure on Facebook‘s Privacy while Leo Laporte has walked away from Facebook because the Privacy Policy has changed several times.

Facebook has now reached 500 Million daily users and is showing very little slowdown.  Twitter is great for short messages and sharing right now news.  Google is now working on a not so secret project titled ‘Google Me‘ a potential competitor to Facebook.  Then we have Open Authentication or Open ID which is designed to deliver single sign on across the web; something that Microsoft tried to deliver years ago with Passport.  There is such confusion over what the best solution will be.

Diaspora seems to bring the best ideas together by allowing the users to own the server, software, and information.  It provides a single sign on that is controlled by the user.

What should the solution be?

That is a really good question.  One, I have been considering for weeks, which is obvious since I am just getting this article finished & posted.  I think that the best solution will allow for cross platform compatibility and easy user deployment. Software that can be installed similar to WordPress or Joomla.  Plug-ins to enable additional features and content or games and video.   It should be easy to update and take care of so that the average web user can manage their account and software.  I imagine that several hosting companies, like DreamHost and SquareSpace, will provide managed installs.  I hope that it will interface with Facebook and Twitter and several other services.  It would make sense to me, that is always the hitch, that in order to compete and over take the competition; it will have to be very open and powerful. It would also need to provide Open Authentication [Open ID] like access to websites and deliver single sign-on services to a multitude of sites and services.

When it happens … the next social network evolution will change the way we communicate and interact.  It will also change who owns the data and where that data resides.  My personal hope is that projects like Diaspora will finally overcome the larger social juggernauts.

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This should come as no surprise since they are both technology news site and netcast.

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They even point out this is a security move for the company and they intend to cycle over 20,000 computers.  That is a lot of hardware a whole lot of hardware!!!  It is an interesting and impressive move.

I know that there are Windows users that are going to call this bogus and complain and Troll the blogs; but either way, Google has made a statement.

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My 2¢:
Go Google!  Windows is becoming more secure and more reliable.  Mac & Linux have been leading with certain features and a stronger security posture.  Those computers [Windows] are a big target and hopefully, that target will shrink because the software is becoming more secure.

Are Technica has several articles on the subject with the latest one, Pirate Party hosting Pirate Bay in pro-P2P political gesture being the latest one.  The copyright battle is ongoing and this is going to be a much bigger fight than the RIAA or the MPAA could have imagined.  This is not a US vs. the World battle, this is a copyright and usage argument.  It comes down to letting others use material for creative purposes or not.  The big companies will try to prevent the usage of media and materials for creative endeavors.

File sharers will still trade things online.  The difference will be whether there will be fair use for creative purposes or not.  I am siding with fair use.

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Scoopertino is a well done FAKE news site that targets Apple and the shenanigans that surround the company; things like the lost iPhone, iPad 2.0 Demo, and several other items that have been in the news and rumor mill.

Mark’s NewsToons App for the iPhone received a lot of attention when it was turned down and then approved at the App Store.  I came across his video Obama vs. Obama; but don’ t let that discourage you; because he mocks everyone.

Scoopertino & Mark Fiore.

I hope you enjoy these sites.

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As I thought about it, I remembered that Verizon & AT&T both said they would open up their networks by the end of 2008.  Well, it is the beginning of 2010 and Verizon & AT&T, from what I know, are still clam-shelled.  They are not allowing users [us] to bring the device that we want to their service.

I am disappointed in this, very disappointed.

I believe that one day the mobile providers will have to open up because hardware manufactures & users will stick it to them and they will change.  The beginning of the end for their selecting of hardware we can use was started when Apple released the iPhone.  Since then, Google has released the Android software package and now the Nexus One phone.  Other hardware manufactures are jumping in and building handsets and devices that access mobile providers networks.

Times are changing.  The hardware manufactures are tightening the thumb screws and things will change for users and the carriers that provide our services.  I have to say that my prediction for 3 to 5 years is looking dismal; however, I am hopeful that it will happen.  That soon handsets and NetBooks will be open to provider transfer.  I know there are people that would like to take their iPhone to Verizon or T-Mobile and have the ability to move around per their need.

Time will tell, I am hopeful that it will happen soon.

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