Springwise newsletter | 23 April 2008
“Last week Tennent’s Lager launched Tennent’s Mutual, a new music venture that will ultimately result in a live music festival this fall in which fans select artists, debate locations for gigs and call the shots on ticket prices. To kick off the effort, Tennent’s created a start-up fund of GBP 150,000. Fans who sign up before June 30th will be given founder member status and the right to vote on the “who, what, why, where?” of all decisions as to how that start-up money is invested.”
New: Video Comments On All TechCrunch Blogs
I loved it in YouTube, and I love it in TechCrunch – video comments are awesome!
WebDevRadio Podcast home – web development discussion – News, views and issues for the web developer
My friend (and author of a great book on managing forums) is interviewed about…well… managing forums!
BlackRapid: Home
Very cool (and word of mouth approved by one of my friends) camera strap that allows you to get the camera up to your eye much faster.
Lessons from the iPhone SDK: There’s a Right Way and a Wrong Way for Platform Owners to Engage With Developer Communities
Teresa takes an look at how Facebook launched it app platform and how Apple launched its iPhone SDK program. (Hint: Apple sucked. Surprise!)
Organization for Transformative Works
Not exactly sure what this organization will actually *do*, but it’s worth keeping an eye on.
“The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit organization established by fans to serve the interests of fans by providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan culture in its myriad forms.”
