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NYTimes Reader Shows Graceful Future of Online News

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2009

I read the news today in a whole new way. And Im betting you will too, soon.

Journalisms grey lady, the New York Times just threw down her cane and sprinted to the forefront of online newspapers with the release of version two of the Times Reader a downloadable application built on Adobes AIR framework.

The new version is a lightweight application takes advantage of Adobes expertise in print layout to dynamically re-size images and flow text depending on the ...

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Cell-Phone-Only Homes Top Those with Landlines

Source: PC Magazine
May 9, 2009

For quite some time now, the number of people in the U.S. that have dropped landlines in favor of cell phones has gradually increased. However, it seems we've reached a milestone. According to the Associated Press, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Wednesday said that fully 20 percent of U.S. households only had cell phones ...

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'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' on Tap

Source: PC Magazine
May 9, 2009

Activision Blizzard is releasing three new music-based video games this year—"DJ Hero," “Guitar Hero 5" and “Band Hero"—and has confirmed that “Guitar Hero: Van Halen" is on tap. The company provided few details on any of the games. “DJ Hero," which previously was confirmed, still doesn't have a full set list in place, but the company has released new details about the controller. It will be a single turntable device with three colored buttons similar to the five fret buttons ...

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Imeem Lives on Thanks to Last Minute Funding

Source: HypeBot
May 8, 2009

Several sources have confirmed that imeem recently received additional funding that will allow ti to stay online for at least a few more months. The company has not released an official statement, but it is clear that additional funding will be needed. Ad supported music sites like imeem have been hit particularly hard in the economic downturn. But imeem has moved aggressively to cut costs by renegotiating some of its streaming fees and seeking new revenue ...

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Last.FM Adds Visuals, More Personalization

Source: HypeBot
May 8, 2009

Last.fm has introduced a new visual music player that combines its personalized online radio stations with a continuous stream of artist images, music videos and other media of the artist being played. Users can now also create multi-genre stations by mixing music tags - “80s" and “Soundtrack," or “French," “60s" and “Female" for example - to fine-tune their channel. Multi-artist radio enables users to launch stations based on combinations of their favorite bands.

And perhaps just as importantly for ad-supported ...

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Jazz Great Benny Powell is Now on Twitter!

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2009

For all fans, friends and professionals who have an interest in Benny Powell's music: Yes, the noted jazz luminary has joined the Twitter nation to keep the jazz community-at large both far and wide-abreast of his next step in jazz. Want to know whether he's gigging around town in NY, touring with Randy Weston, teaching his performance ensemble class at the New School, promoting his current CD Nextep or just practicing on his trombone? To follow what he's doing, check ...

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Can Digital Music Marketing "Best Practices" Actually Increase Revenue?

Source: HypeBot
May 6, 2009

Is it all a crap shoot or are there definable music 2.0 “best practices" that net results? Topspin Media says there are and that their mission is not only to build the tools that power the band to fan relationship, but also to share what they are learning with the rest of us. Thus far, Topspin has been vague about exactly ...

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What Happens to One Click Wonders?

Source: HypeBot
May 5, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Yesterday, browsing through the popular feed on Digg, I came across the headline “Amazing Student Music Video Shot in One Take“ and it piqued my interest. After having viewed the video, I was blown away. Everyone involved in the production had done a phenomenal job, the footage shot on the RED camera looked amazing, and the performance was great. Moments later, I noticed that Andrew Goodrich of Artist House ...

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