economic analysis

14 Jun: I read a book: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

Until recently, Clay Shirky was best known as the author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. The book  was widely praised…

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18 Jan: Give it away: Why releasing music (and video!) through Creative Commons licenses is good for fan relations

We write about Nine Inch Nails a lot around here at Learned Fangirl. It’s not just because at least one of us is a hugely…

12 Jan: Book Review: Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, is the highly recommended third book by Laurence Lessig, focusing on why and how copyright…

04 Jan: MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Conference — Futures of Entertainment 3

While we can’t make it to every great conference held at MIT by the cutting-edge Comparative Media Studies program, they have put on another great…