Oldies but Goodies

Folks, there is no excuse for my blog neglect.  None.

I return now with commentary on recent interesting news, and few apologies... things have been busy and I've been having a great time. 

Digital media is ubiquitous, becoming ever more relevant to businesses, products, and people's lives... Even I am about to jump back into the fray.

With that in mind, I noticed a few other oldie brands jumping back recently... desperate to get their feet wet... again:

Lycos Inc., a U.S. Internet portal that survived the bursting of the late 1990s dot-com bubble, plans to resurrect itself as a teen broadband video channel with a built-in text chat room.

Lycos said it is using proprietary technology to enable viewers to watch synchronized videos on the Web. The company compared its ability to offer such a service with massive, never-ending online games such as Warcraft and Second Life, which host hundreds of thousands of players.

Hey Lycos, good luck with that... I like the sleek new 'dark' look, but you're kinda schizophrenic... um, can we still use you for search???  Regardless, good to have you back.

And, then there is my old pal with possibly the best url of anyone in the downloadable music biz...

MP3.com, the once massive music download site that settled copyright infringement suits with major record labels, said on Monday it is allowing the sharing of music and videos but this time with the authorization of independent artists...

Since being acquired by CNET, MP3.com has been mostly offering news and editorial content about music, but will now enable artists to provide music and videos through its site.

That is all folks.  The independents have it. 

Apparently, the only way to make a come back is to go UGC all the way.... well, at least for now.