The Orchard Expands to Video at Digital Music - The Future

The Orchard is one of the largest distributors of independent music. Founded in 1997, the company counts over 700,000 songs in its catalog and sells through 125 digital music stores and 200 mobile phone carriers globally. The trend of digital music stores and distributors expanding to video was popularized by Apple and will only grow. It's a natural extension of the digital environment where it's just another kind of file to [...] Read More


I can sue your video in three frames at Digital Music - The Future

The RIAA warpath has spread to the latest mixing medium - videos. Cease and desist letters are now being sent to personal video makers who host creations that use copyrighted music and music videos at YouTube and Google Video. Viral video sites are visited by millions of people every day. Music videos initially were viewed as purely promotional. But they are increasingly seen as another entertainment product and sold at [...] Read More


Last.fm Adds Recommendations to Video at Digital Music - The Future

Music recommender Last.fm is expanding into music video. Users will be able to rate playing videos and enter their preferences just like they do with music to create custom video channels. To compete with video web sites like YouTube, Last.fm artists will be able to upload their own videos to the site. Higher quality audio will be used with an encoding rate of 128kbps, comparable to typical mp3 files, and [...] Read More


PICK YOUR OWN FRUIT IN LAS VEGAS at Play Las Vegas

Source:www.jimippolito.com Ordinarily you wouldn't think that fresh, hand-picked fruit would be available in the desert, but this is Las Vegas, where anything is possible. This video takes you to The Gilcrease Orchards, located in pretty much the uppermost reaches of northern Las Vegas. It's almost a totally different world up there with slightly cooler temperatures, and, in the residential areas, enough deciduous and conifer trees to make you think you're in an [...] Read More


Christmas Shopping in Singapore? Orchard Road... at Wandalust

Singapore is one of Asia's leading shopping destinations. And shopping in Singapore means Orchard Road! Sure, you can spend your money in other places in Singapore. But if you're looking for a combination of quality and variety in an environment where you can choose your price range and indulge in other after-shopping entertainment activities, Orchard Road is it. Orchard Road is named after the spice orchards that populated the area for [...] Read More