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FCC Survey: Americans Need Broadband Basics

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2010

The government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users. The Federal Communications Commission's first- ever survey on Internet usage and attitudes concludes that those who aren't connected today need to be taught how to navigate the Web, find online information that is valuable to them and avoid hazards such as Internet scams. The study, being released Tuesday, ...

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Googles Music Strategy: Past, Present and Future

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2010

Google may have lost to Apple in its bid to acquire Lala, a music service that grabs users digital music collections and hosts them in the cloud, allowing them to add to those collections for a mere 10 cents per song.

But it would be nuts to count out Google in the race to replace iTunes pay-per-download model with a cloud-based music service that is easy and attractive enough to convince non-music-buyers to open their wallets. The tech behemoth has ...

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Google Buzz Poses a Major Privacy Risk for Kids

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2010

Should parents worry about Google Buzz? Technology analyst Charlene Li thinks so.

She says she has counseled her children on how to stay safe online, including not sharing personal information. But the other day she logged into her Google Buzz account only to discover that her 9-year-old daughter had posted a conversation with friends to Buzz without understanding the post was public. “I saw it because Buzz conveniently made me a follower of hers. I pride myself on staying ahead ...

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Aspiro Launches WiMP in Nowary with All 4 Majors

Source: HypeBot
February 23, 2010

Streaming Music Service Adds Local Focus

Aspiro and Platekompaniet in cooperation with Norwegian telecom Telenor have launched its music streaming service WiMP with 6.5 million tracks from all four major record companies and indies including IODA, The Orchard, Beggars, and Naxos. The streaming music service has all of the usual features, but an editorial staff adds a decidedly local twist. “WiMP in Norway will be a service for Norwegian users", said Rolf Kristian Presthus in Platekompaniet. “Small and large events ...

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The Internet in 2020 What the Experts Predict

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2010

Most experts agree that Google won't make us stupid. Indeed, 76% of technology stakeholders and critics interviewed by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University believe that the Internet and search engines will enhance human intelligence by 2020. For this new report, the Pew Research Center conducted in-depth interviews with over 800 experts about what they think the Internet will look like in 2020. Here are some of the ...

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Why No Love for the Universal Inbox?

Source: Michael Ricci
February 21, 2010

A couple of years ago, the new launch from Webwalks, a universal inbox, news aggregator, password manager and kitchen sink-type application would have caught my eye. I'd rush out to try it, merging my multiple accounts under its one roof then wait to see how well my life improved, how much time I saved.

But today, I'm more ambivalent about these sorts of applications. The concept of a universal inbox for tracking everything under the sun now leaves me cold. ...

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Fast Company Names 10 Most Innovative Music Companies of 2010

Source: HypeBot
February 21, 2010

Fast Company business magazine has named its Most Innovative Companies Of 2010 including 10 in music.

Spotify - North America is still waiting. Apple Corps - The Beatles, not Steve Jobs. Man Made Music - Joel Beckerman connecting sounds with brands. Vevo - Fast Company says, “Vevo is on its way to becoming the Hulu of music videos." Antares Audio Technologies - The Auto-Tune folks. Third Man Records - The Jack White empire. Beats by Dr. Dre - The partnership ...

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Video: Mastering the Art of Social Networking

Source: HypeBot
February 21, 2010

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