What Dave Winer said: “It’s time to realize that Google is no longer the little company we used to love. They’re now a huge company that pushes individuals around like a lot of other huge companies. They need some balance to their power. And it’s ridiculous to blindly take their side on every issue. Sometimes they’re wrong, and I believe this is one of those times. It’s certainly worth considering the possibility that they’re wrong.”

Beating a dead horse: The Chicago Sun Times media critic apparently can’t admit he was wrong about the August 22 issue of the New Yorker in which Target was the sole advertiser. He once more brings up the issue as an example of the apocalypse.

You’ll recall, of course, that in that issue of the New Yorker there was no editorial involvement by the advertiser. There was no product placement. There was no church-state violations. ASME could find no ethical problem with the New Yorker, but rather lightly slapped them on the wrist with a “technical” violation.

Dude, move on. Maybe you can blow a gasket over 60 MInutes having a single advertiser this week?

On the rails again: I’ll be blogging lightly between now and Monday. However, three hours on Amtrak this afternoon will allow me to continue catching up with others at Hammock Publshing who are admitting their addiction to Lost. I have the first season DVD and when I finish that, I’ll likely pay to download this season’s first few episodes via iTunes. Finally, I’m understanding the potential uses of iTunes video that don’t involve, well, the typical first-mover usage of any new video technology.