Filed in archive MP3 Players
by Marc on May 31, 2006
Add MP3 + P2P + VOIP + FM and you get a Skype phone with a media player for under $100 (1, 2). Connect to a PC and you're ready to make calls free to other Skype users and free......
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Filed in archive Technology
by Marc on May 31, 2006
We're pleased to offer this blog through a plethora of RSS feeds, including Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Read What is RSS? to learn more. Here is an introduction if this is all new to you. "RSS is...
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Filed in archive People
by Marc on May 30, 2006
I recommend an excellent article, How to Donate Your Old Computer from Ariane Benefit. Computers are becoming disposable. That old beast from 5 years ago with Windows 98 may be Ancient history, but...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Marc on May 30, 2006
Cingular announced that the current season of American Idol generated more than 64.5 million text messages, including votes, trivia, sweepstakes entries, text chats, fan club, and vote number...
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Filed in archive MP3 Players
by Marc on May 29, 2006
The Apple iPod continues to dominate the MP3 player market. But digital electronics manufacturers continue to gun for their own slice of business. iRiver has released their updated Clix portable. It...
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Filed in archive RIAA, IFPI
by Marc on May 27, 2006
Add cloak and dagger flicks to the P2P legal battle. TorrentSpy, earlier sued by the MPAA, has now charged that the MPAA paid $15,000 to a hacker to steal email and trade secrets. The hacker was hired...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Marc on May 26, 2006
For your weekend viewing entertainment we present AllAdultChannel. AllAdultChannel is offered by CinemaNow, which sells or rent movies in digital format. AllAdultChannel similarly sells or rents...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on May 26, 2006
Cashier Myricks, Jr., owner of mp3downloadcity.com and other sites selling P2P services, settled a lawsuit brought by the U.S. federal trade commission (FTC) for the whopping sum of $15,240. The FTC...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Marc on May 25, 2006
Word of mouth (WOM) and viral marketing is a critical success factor for new businesses with no advertising money. A Lucid Marketing study looked at how consumers use WOM to determine how businesses...
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Filed in archive Artists
by Marc on May 25, 2006
WorkshopLive is an innovative music instruction web site. It features help videos and a wide range of resources and activities. CEO David Smolover was the founder of the National guitar Workshop. Here...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on May 24, 2006
Pando got a boost with its second round of funding $7 million from Intel Capital. Pando's CEO is Robert Levitan, who co-founded iVillage. Pando's first round of founding was from BRM Capital...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on May 24, 2006
Baseball is jumping on the music bandwagon. major league baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com) and CenterStaging, an entertainment company, have teamed up to launch Rehearsals.com for a behind the scenes...
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Filed in archive Stats
by Marc on May 21, 2006
The Internet has reached a huge milestone. According to Worldwide Online Access: 2004-2010 one billion people are now online, 845 million being regular users. That's a lot of digital mail, music,...
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Filed in archive Commentary
by Marc on May 20, 2006
It's all about corporate values, writes Dr. Richard J. Atkins in his article When Dollars And Cents Meet Heart And Soul: The Cost Of Dedication In The Music Industry. The industry is in...
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If you can't compete, sue. Creative Technology Ltd. sued Apple Computer for patent infringement with the U.S. International Trade Commission. Both Creative and Apple manufacture mp3 players....
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Filed in archive Commentary
by Marc on May 17, 2006
Artist Scott G ask what's next in Millions for New York, but Where's Your Share?. G writes that the "long list of payoffs, trade-offs, gift-giving, fake sponsorships, and falsification of...
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Filed in archive International
by Marc on May 17, 2006
The BPI, the British equivalent of RIAA, has recommended that consumers be allowed to make digital copies of music they own for personal use. Ripping is illegal in Britain, unlike the U.S., although...
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Filed in archive RIAA, IFPI
by Marc on May 16, 2006
That's Lucky, as in a DVD-sniffing pooch. As part of its anti-piracy initiative, the MPAA has sponsored a program along with federal express to train dogs to detect DVDs. No, this is not an April...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Marc on May 16, 2006
The BBC has rented a tropical island for one year in Second Life, a virtual online world. The promotion is in conjunction with BBC Radio 1's real-world, One Big Weekend event. The Radio Network...
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Filed in archive Industry
by Marc on May 15, 2006
We reported earlier on the LaLa CD trading service. The service has under 100,000 users who trade 3-4 CDs a month. A public beta service is coming this summer. Some in Hollywood are not amused. Says...
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Filed in archive Technology
by Marc on May 15, 2006
We're written before on p2p home entertainment media centers, LamaBox and MuViBOXX from Veritouch. But what about the entertainment fan who's PC-centric and running out of hard drive space for...
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Filed in archive International
by Marc on May 13, 2006
The French Senate followed the National Assembly by passing a consumer-oriented copyright bill that limits DRM and P2P fines. The bill was weakened from previous versions due to Apple and music...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on May 12, 2006
Research company Bridge Ratings said that the howard stern effect is dying down, resulting in an estimated addition of 1.1 million subscribers to the Sirius satellite radio service. Assuming each...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on May 12, 2006
Universal Music Group settled a lawsuit brought the state of New York regarding illegal bribes to radio station programmers. The settlement is part of an ongoing investigation into major recording...
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