Free spirit of internet

First, let's take a minute and watch this inspiring video first!

A few key translations that I will provide first to help you understand this video better.

 Hatsune Miku (初音ミク)

is the green anime character that you see on the video. It came from the software with the same name. The miku software provides the users the ability to create songs and music video voiced by vocaloids,

アップロード = Upload
動画を投稿する　= Submit a video for contest
動画をアップロード = Upload a video
イラストを投稿 = Submit a illustration picture

Here we go:

This is a Google Chrome commercial that came to Japan in 2011. Google's main goal is always making the world's information more public accessible. And this is also a major topic being discussed recently with all the Protect Intellectual Property issues all over the Internet. What I am trying to say to all those legislators, to those people who are hanging their lives dearly onto the decay and rotting laws of copyright protection in the age of the Internet is, SHUT UP and look around. You are no longer the single sided producers and users of the Internet. It is time to let it go.

" Hatsune Miku " is a virtual singer who can sing any song that anybody composes.

It has made a massive impact on all creators through the web.They, inspired by her songs, have published their original worksnot only in the field of music, but in illustration, video,CG, cosplay, live performance and dance.
Then, the works inspired the other creators again and again.That is to say, Hatsune Miku triggered the chain reaction of creativity.
Besides over 30,000 original tracks, many more works arestill being released over the web.
Feel the possibilities of the web through the social phenomenon caused by million craetors.

The Internet is giving the power, to the users.
Miku was merely a simply program in the market, but because people all over the world shares the same passion and interests, it grew into a community, then a larger community, and larger and larger! Miku ended up having several 3D-laser technologies concerts in Japan, Shanghai, and Los Angeles with thousands of people going into to watch it. There are hundreds of thousands of soundtracks and music videos made from the software, and other media such as games, cosplay, illustrations and CG all evolved from this very origin. Without the Internet that connects all the people and their works with Miku, all these would not have been possible. The Internet united people of the same interests with public sharing of their works!


The Internet is showing something that the major producers are not hoping to see: the power of the users and the amount that user generated content can be.

More video is uploaded to YouTube in one month than the 3 major US networks created in 60 years 

 And that there are an hour long of video being uploaded to Youtube every second, even as you are reading this blog! (That being said, since you started to read this blog post till now, there are probably about 40 hours long of new videos being uploaded to Youtube)

Now, the old firms are merely trying to shut down the Internet because they are afraid of the power of the users. The SOPA, PIPA, and the newest ACTA and TIFF are their attempts to maintain their control of the market. But we should not let them succeed, because the Internet is much more than their new playground.

Microsoft's revenue is getting a haircut by iPad

Office, something that I rarely used ever since I moved to GoogleDoc, is still pretty commonly seen in office or big corporations. According to techcrunch's report, Microsoft reported about 9 billion dollars in revenue in their Business Department last quarter, and of that, 90% of it is from Office.

 I can’t find a breakdown of how Office products are used, but it’s a safe bet to assume that many people who bought Office have never even opened PowerPoint. If Microsoft unbundles Office, there’s a good possibility many people aren’t going to be buying Microsoft Office. They’re going to be buying Microsoft Word.

 Or, in other words, Word. (Pun intended)

Of that 90%, it is then further divided into 75% of that being enterprise sales and 25% being normal consumer sales. And this is where Apple strikes in with iPad, ready to trim the foundation tree of Microsoft Office with this sharp scissors.

It is a pretty obvious trend, that when you go into a local coffee shop or restaurant, you would see people using iPad to read, write, or watch videos. Surprisingly, in case you don't have an iPad or never knew about it, iPad is made by Apple and does not come with Office pre-installed. So, questions like "HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT OFFICE?" or "HOW ARE THEY WRITING A REPORT? NOTEPAD?" might arise, and you know what, there are plenty of other solutions other than Word(yes, they do exist!). One of the most commonly used is the GoogleDocs, but, assuming that if the user does not have internet access, example being that they are in a pretty shitty coffee shop that charges for internet access (not pointing any fingers, yet), there are still plenty of other alternative solutions.

Apple reported that about 25% of the apps on its appStore are productivity apps. Many of them are being rated as high as 4.5 out of 5 on the appStore and they are being sold at amazing prices. The average price for these apps on the appStore are around $9.99, a price that the Redmond office could not accept, being that the Office's Market Price is $125 dollar.

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Hmm, $9.99 vs $125, which one will I pick for a single/bundle apps on a device that cost merely $500? Unless you are a Microsoft-fanboy, I think the answer is pretty obvious. Even if Microsoft can somehow drop like 90% of its price to fight against the popular apps on the Apple appStore, how many people will be willing to switch back?

Microsoft, get ready for a big revenue haircut, in your Office department.

Black March 2012 has started!

Black March of 2012 Has Started!





So, just to start the day fresh, let's watch an interesting video!

Just a note, I am not part of Anonymous, (or else you won't see my user name or ID now), but I do support Black March.

So, what is Black March? Its detailed description can be found here, or if I put it in the simplest form, a boycott movement against the media industry for all the dirty works they did in the back rooms to push for SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA.

If you do not know what are these, please go over here to my previous post about ACTA.

The media industry has gone too far to try to maintain its profit, influence, and authority. The government officials have no idea what they are trying to push through is something that will come back around and choke their children's throat and dig out theirs roots for inspiring ideas.

The major purpose of this "Operation Black March 2012" is to hit the industries at where they hurt, their profit margin! The end of March is the end of the Q1 of all firms, and by not going to see any movies in March, it should have a drastic impact on their Q1 reports, and thus telling them that we, the user of the free internet, are serious about anti-censorship.

If you have a movie that you want to watch, which comes out in like March 14th, just wait until April to watch it. It is good enough.

We have seen what they can do now. They forcibly shutdown MegaUpload and thus influence the entire industry of free storage on the internet. It is our time, to stand up, to fight, for what we think is right.

We DON'T need to Occupy anywhere, WE Don't need no guns or weapons, but just DON'T go to the movies, DON'T buy any games or DVD, and DON'T download/buy any musics.

This is what we can do, and this is what will hurt them the most.

We are the CUSTOMER, WE have the right to choose what to see and what not.

NOT THEM!