Letters Remain

Tag: piracy

  • (Another) Interview With a Somali Pirate

    The second I’ve posted. I haven’t read the story this interview was conducted for (an article on the economics of Somali piracy) but this full, ‘uncut’ interview between Scott Carney from Wired and a Somali pirate offers a glimpse at their strategy and reasoning. How do you pirates decide on what ransom to ask for?…

  • How an Entertainment Medium Succeeds

    While looking at how piracy and online content has changed ‘traditional media’ (and is continuing to do so), Barrett Garese succinctly points out his vision for the direction online content needs to go to really differentiate itself and, thus, succeed (or any entertainment medium, in fact). Each medium has unique advantages and disadvantages, and the…