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Apple Opens iTunes LP and Extras to Developers

Source: HypeBot
November 28, 2009

iTunes has opened its iTunes LP and Extras platforms to indie artists, labels and developers with a new set of instructions posted on their web site.

Automated electronic submission to iTunes LP and Extra will be added in the first quarter of 2010. Until then, the process is manual and limited. An existing iTunes contract is required, and all iTunes LP and Extras will be reviewed by the iTunes team “for appropriateness of content and for technical quality". Apple is ...

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Mobile Web Surge Continues in October

Source: PC Magazine
November 26, 2009

HELSINKI - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday. Data traffic through Opera's mobile browserwhich packages up to 90 percent of the data to save network bandwidthrose 16 percent in October from September, the company said. Tech-savvy consumers have used cellphones to access Internet on the go for long, but the mobile Internet market has really boomed since 2007 introduction of Apple's ...

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Last.FM Adds 1m Listeners in a Week Via Xbox Live

Source: HypeBot
November 26, 2009

Just a week ago the Xbox Live announced they were integrating Zune, Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm into its gaming platform. One million fans responded by creating custom radio stations on Last.fm. That's a million new users for Last.fm, and as Mashable points out it's almost 300 new users a minute during last week; which is according to Last.fm, is the biggest growth spurt they've had since launching 2002.

This success certainly offers a boost to Last.fm, as well as, to ...

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Live Nation and iTunes to Offer Concert Downloads

Source: HypeBot
November 25, 2009

In a smart piece of brand extension, concert promoters Live Nation has joined forces with iTunes for live music and video offering debuting today. A new section of iTunes dedicated to live recordings will offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts from Live Nation's network of wired concert venues.

Exclusive live recordings from OK Go, Jesse McCartney, Saving Abel, A Fine Frenzy, Duffy, Plain White T's and Ziggy Marley and others have been released this week, with more to follow.

MOG $5 Music Subscriptions to Launch Dec 2

Source: HypeBot
November 25, 2009

MOG's premium music service, MOG All Access, will go live at 7 AM PST December 2nd. MOG promises a deep on-demand library for $5 a month with free trials offered at launch. Having grown skeptical that real revenue can be generated by free ad supported music services like Spotify, all four major label groups have signed on.

All Access builds on the Mog.com network of music blogs and its 10 million monthly visitors. CEO David Hyman has worked ...

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Linkedin Launches Platform; Tweetdeck Joins

Source: PC Magazine
November 25, 2009

LinkedIn formally launched its developer network Monday, and TweetDeck will be among the first to integrate the social networking site into its results. With the launch of the LinkedIn Platform, developers can now access the site's API and incorporate LinkedIn into their business apps and Web sites. “At LinkedIn, we have always believed that business applications are better when they are built over a platform of professional reputation and relationships. In real life, our most valuable professional assets are the ...

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Video Viewing on Social Networks Doubles

Source: HypeBot
November 24, 2009

Is Facebook The Next You Tube?

Facebook was the dominate force once again, as the time spent viewing video on social networking sites increased 98% over the last year from 503.8M minutes to 999.4M minutes. According to Nielsen, the number of online video streams viewed on social networks and blogs jumped 45% during the same period.

During the last year, Facebook's online video audience has experienced tremendous growth with total time spent viewing videos increasing 1,840% from 34.9M minutes in ...

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Interchangeable Identities: The Collision of Culture, Technology, and Self

Source: HypeBot
November 24, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor

For those who came of age just before the rise and fall of Napster, what music they listened to depended greatly on where they were from, who their friends were, what their parents listened to, and, above all, it was primarily determined by the “tyranny of geography."1 Such tyranny, Chris Anderson suggests in The Long Tail, made it so fans only had access the music that existed on the limited shelf space in stores that ...

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