Peter Gabriel

10 Musicians Who Rock the Web

Sean Ludwig — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:07 -0500

Bowie's always been an innovator--aside from his music, he was the first artist to issue bonds backed by the royalties of his catalog, in 1997. So it didn't come as a shock when he announced the launch of BowieNet, an Internet Service Provider focused on him, in 1998.

Peter Gabriel: Digital Entrepreneur

Fast Company Staff — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:53 -0400

THE FILTER This site uses artificial intelligence to select music and movies tailored to a visitor's tastes.

WE7 A music-streaming site that embeds advertisements at the beginning of songs, allowing users to download tracks at no cost.

THEMEMORY A social network to honor the dead where loved ones share memorial wikis.

GABBLE Still under wraps, this is described by Gabriel as "a new visual language for the Web." Stay tuned.

Peter Gabriel’s YouTube for Human Rights: The Hub

David Kushner — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:52 -0400

It was an ordinary day of skateboarding dog videos on YouTube last November when a harrowing clip appeared. The grainy shots from Egypt showed police officers beating and sodomizing a man with a nightstick. The clip had been distributed by Egyptian bloggers Wael Abbas and Hossam el-Hamalawy as a call to action against police brutality.