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Google vs Apple = Happy Major Music Labels
Google is talking with music labels on their plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its Android-based mobile users to play songs wherever they are. The music industry hopes to benefit from the competition … Continue reading
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Social Technology Trends
1) Year over year americans have increased their time on social networking sites by 43 percent, with use of email declining by 28 percent according to Nielsen. Some 40 percent of American’s on-line time is spent on: social networks (23%) online … Continue reading
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Google TV has Broadcast Networks Spooked
Google is showcasing a new technology that would merge Internet delivery with traditional television. Viewers could watch TV shows and movies uncoupled from the broadcast networks or cable channels on which they air. Users would need to buy a TV … Continue reading
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Music Subscriptions – still struggling
There’s speculation that Apple and/or Google will enter the music subscription service marketplace i.e. you “rent” access to a library of music file that you can download/stream so long as you keep up your monthly subscription. If Apple and Google … Continue reading
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Apple + Beatles = no tunes on iTunes
Little has changed in the negotiations between Apple and The Beatles to bring the the Fab Four’s music to the iTunes Store. John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono indicated that there are still roadblocks and that fans should not expect a … Continue reading
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Vevo and MTV into music video dispute
Negotiations between Vevo and MTV have collapsed, resulting in no music videos from Universal Music Group appearing on MTV. The websites affected include MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com. MTV would not reveal the reason for the breakdown, other than commenting that … Continue reading
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Music Industry Now Screwing Up Concert Revenues
Rolling Stone recently analyzed a developing trend in summer tours, currently undergoing a meltdown and concluded that high-priced tickets are a prime culprit. Nosebleed ticket prices for superstars – and festivals, for that matter – are killing attendance at shows. … Continue reading
Google to sell music for Android?
There is a rumor of Google getting ready to get into music download business. Reports from CNET suggest that the Google will soon launch a music service to compete with iTunes. Apple and Google both want to dominate the mobile-phone … Continue reading
Canada closer to new copyright law, will be in lockstep with U.S.
The Canadian government will unveil new copyright legislation Wednesday that is expected to favour entertainment giants and electronics manufacturers over consumers. The bill will modernize Canada’s copyright laws through a series of reforms that will affect everything from what Canadians … Continue reading
Google gets into the TV business
Google is leading a group effort including Sony and others to deliver a TV/Internet package by this christmas. The TV search box looks through live programs, DVR recordings and the Web, delivering a relatively compact list of results that can … Continue reading
Lady Gaga + Rock Band = Eric Cartman
Lady Gaga is signing on with Rock Band, a somewhat atypical pairing given the lack of a traditional rock band set up in GG’s music. Rock Band designers MTV Games and Harmonix will have to stretch the instrumentation a bit. … Continue reading
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Texts Without Context
Times Article Excerpt: “Who owns the words?â€? Mr. Shields asks in a passage that is itself an unacknowledged reworking of remarks by the cyberpunk author William Gibson. “Who owns the music and the rest of our culture? We do — … Continue reading
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Google inside your TV Set?
Bloomberg News:Â Google Inc. is working to bring Web software to televisions through a partnership with Intel Corp., Sony Corp. and Logitech International SA, according to two people involved in the discussions with the companies. The project, called Google TV, … Continue reading
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Canadian Movie Pirate walks the plank
from Canadian Press A Canadian man who drew international attention for illegally copying movies has been handed a two-and-a-half-month prison sentence. In a landmark decision, Geremi Adam will also be forced to perform 100 hours of community service, and has … Continue reading
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Digital Distribution Boosts PC Gaming Revenue
from GameSpy According to a new report by the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), worldwide PC gaming software revenue rose 3% in 2009 to $13.1 billion, fueled by growth in the Asia Pacific region and the growing popularity of digital distribution … Continue reading
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