Publishers have been weathering a monetization crisis as AI encroaches on their original content. Automated licensing has become something of a lifeline. Really Simple Licensing (RSL) is an open, decentralized protocol from nonprofit rights organization RSL Collective, which is making it available free to websites that can use it to set licensing, usage and compensation terms for AI crawlers and agents. Based on the scalable Really Simple Syndication (RSS) framework, it works for digital content from web pages to books and videos, helping to thwart unauthorized scraping. Reddit, People, Yahoo and Ziff Davis are among those who have signed up. Continue reading RSL Offers Publishers a Path to Compensation for AI Scraping

Author, entrepreneur and public speaker Alistair Croll has produced world-class conferences, including O’Reilly Media’s Strata Data & AI Conference, UBM TechWeb’s Cloud Connect and Interop’s Enterprise Cloud Summit. In a wide-ranging, interactive Crowdcast presentation, Croll introduced 11 points to frame up how to produce an engaging virtual conference. His two overriding points are that you must discover where the true value of what you are trying to produce lies and, as an organizer, where you add value. He emphasized key areas such as community, design, interacting with multiple screens, content timeliness, effective use of video and more. Continue reading Alistair Croll’s Top Strategies for Running Virtual Conferences