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Epicenter (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
TopSpin Media CEO Ian Rogers and I addressed the future of music sales, a recent innovative release by David Byrne and Brian Eno, techniques for selling music in the future, in a keynote interview at the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) convention. Once known as the “fourth Beastie Boy” for his work with that group [...]
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The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 22/06/2009
NARM 2009 Keynote Interview With Ian Rogers from NARM on Vimeo . Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.
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The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
Courtesy of Peter Parr's latest column I've just now learnt that GM Ian Rogers saw OTB combat last month in the 22nd Mohd Badshah Memorial Open Chess Championships in Fiji. He finished the event with a perfect score.As far as I know this is Rogers' first serious action since he announced his retirement nearly 2 years ago at the Lidums Checkmate Open. So, is GM Rogers making a comeback?...
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Feld Thoughts (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
As my endless effort to become skinnier continues, I carefully read Ian Rogers post “…look at me I’m skinny…” Diet, exercise, nature, and nurture . I’ve enjoyed getting to know Ian through our investment in Topspin and have had several significant substantial meals with him. Little did I know that I was actually doing all the eating (well, I did, I was just in denial.) Ian’s post is dynamite....
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The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
... The 3-IM norm holder went down to David in just 21 moves.Inside the officials’ room, GM Ian Rogers, who is providing , was at his jocular best. No doubt following the recent news about the so-called , GM Rogers observed that David could have joined Macquare Bank and become Gordon Gecko; but instead and will become Godwin Grech!Finally, how about FM James Morris of Melbourne? So far...
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The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | 21/06/2009
... looked set for a massive upset for the white player. Commentating on that encounter via , GM Ian Rogers was impressed with Reid. Then at a crucial moment, just when Berezina was eking out a fightback, came an unexpected draw offer. So, a draw!But how about Norris - Ford on board 20 of the Open section? After a long, long struggle Norris finally found himself in a winning position. With both...
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The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
In case you missed it, Canberra's Bill Egan made a little comment to my post about John Hanks' passing. It's worth quoting here separately:In his Canberra Times obituary Ian Rogers mentions Hanks' propensity to write "20-page letters" on issues that attracted his attention. Not quite 20, but I received a densely written three-pager commenting on my having, as Editor of the Bulletins...
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bub.blicio.us (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
... and film producer/entrepreneur. * Dave McClure – Seed stage investor for the Founders Fund. * Ian Rogers – Former business partner of the Beastie Boys and former GM of Yahoo Music, now CEO of Topspin Media. * Ben Huh – CEO of viral phenomenon www.IcanHasCheezburger.com * Chris Brogan – President of New Marketing Labs * Mark Suster – GRP Partners, venture capital. Former VP Product Mgmt Salesforce.com...
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009
SCHOOL teacher and chess candidate master Manoj Kumar will be out to retain the 7th Rajnesh Parmeshwar Memorial Open Chess Championship title.Fiji's top chess player, Kumar, hopes for a win to make up for the disappointment of missing out on top honours in the Mohammed Baadshah Memorial Championship played last month.Kumar, who recently surprised Australian chess grand master Ian Rogers in an...
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Click World News (Free subscription) | 27/05/2009
While we still have various old media execs insisting that piracy is destroying content creators , every day we're seeing new examples of content creators who have learned to embrace sharing, recognizing that it's actually free promotion and free distribution. Via Ian Rogers , we find out about how the band Chester French isn't just encouraging people to share their music, they're actively promoting...
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Techdirt (Free subscription) | 27/05/2009
While we still have various old media execs insisting that piracy is destroying content creators , every day we're seeing new examples of content creators who have learned to embrace sharing, recognizing that it's actually free promotion and free distribution. Via Ian Rogers , we find out about how the band Chester French isn't just encouraging people to share their music, they're actively promoting...
