Time, the New York Times and others with their back against the economic wall are now reconsidering that whole free thing. Ann Moore, the CEO of Time Inc, told a British newspaper: “Who started this rumour that all information should be free and why didn't we challenge this when it first came out? I say [...]

I have been dissed in a nerdcore rap song about SWSX, at which I am speaking. ….. Fuck the panels, there ain't one girl ta talk to I didn't fly here to see some Wired dude You want The Long Tail? Well that's the wrong tail Imma take these geek girls back to ma hotel [...]

Mike Masnick beats me to it: “As regular readers of this site know, I'm pretty passionate about how businesses need to understand the economics of "free" in figuring out how to create business models that work. So, I'm excited to announce that I'll be hosting and emceeing the newly announced Free! Summit, to be held [...]

Britain’s Royal Mail is trying something new with direct mail: sending people a box of free stuff. Called “Matter”, the first one went out in mid-December to 30,000 people who had signed up to receive it. The box contained books, DVDs, CDs, shower products, a candybar, a pre-paid SIM card and a few other goodies. [...]