It appears as though some Canadian guys (1, 2) are building an open payment platform called Backfed so fans can give their favorite bands money. No sign if they are building anything social into it. I am keenly watching this space.
David Letterman has started a record label. Or more likely the guy that books talent for the Late Show asked Dave to start a record label and Dave said yes. Good idea but I bet it will be harder than it looks.
I have been thinking a lot about the intersection of video games and literature so I was fascinated by the recent Spark interview with Jesse Schell — professor at Carnegie Mellon. Schell talked about the “gamification” of life whereby incentives — aka leveling up — are added to commerce, exercising, insurance, banking, school, and the [...]
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