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The UK vs. Youtube and the New Music Industry

Source: HypeBot
March 18, 2009

COMMENTARY: By suddenly taking down music videos in the UK, Google's YouTube proved that it could walk away from the table. Music videos, particularly those just in the UK, are something that the mighty Google can live without. Anyone who has ever been involved in high stakes negotiations has probably reached a similar moment. To move the ball forward you need to prove - or at least appear to prove - that you can walk away if necessary.

“Who needs ...

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Merlin Completes Indie Deal with Catch Media's Play Anywhere

Source: HypeBot
March 18, 2009

Indie Global rights agency Merlin has completed a deal with Catch Media's Play Anywhere portable music service. Catch also has deals with Universal and WMG and is in talks with the other two majors.

Play Anywhere, which was one of the winners of the 2009 Music Ally/MidemNet New Business Showcase, puts personal music and video collections onto the “cloud" and enables subscribesr access and play across multiple devices including mobile, PC and in-car regardless of DRM and formats. The service ...

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The Personalized Music Experience: The Future

Source: HypeBot
March 18, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor

From what we have already seen over the last two years, the future of The Personalized Music Experienceimmediately extends itself into the possibility of an ongoing transformation. Going from a single purpose medium into a universal access point that facilitates simple access to whatever we want whenever we want. It perfectly integrates all forms of passively consumed media into a single device that in turn empowers participatory culture and lowers its barrier of entry.

This ...

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iMeem's CEO on Monetizing Social Networks

Source: HypeBot
March 18, 2009

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Apple Bestows Cut-and-Paste on New iPhone 3.0

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Apple Bestows Cut-and-Paste, MMS on iPhone Users Apple announced Tuesday a host of new features for the next version of its mobile operating system, iPhone 3.0.

Among the additions are two features that the company has long been criticized for overlooking: The ability to cut, copy and paste text between applications, and support for multimedia messages.

“Right now there's a [smartphone] platform war and Apple just heated it up again," said tech analyst Michael Gartenberg. “At the end ...

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Mistrial by iPhone

Source: Michael Ricci
March 17, 2009

Mistrial by iPhone: Juries Web Research Upends Trials

Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judges instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest of the jury, he got an even bigger shock.

Defense lawyers in the federal corruption trial of Vincent J. Fumo, a former Pennsylvania state senator, demanded that ...

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50 Ways to Improve Your Life: Build Your Brand Online

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Use the Internet to Advance Your Career Building your “brand” online can make you a more valuable employee

Self-branding may seem like a useless buzz-phrase better suited to Donald Trump, particularly given that you're just trying to lay low and hang on to your job until the recession is over.

But personal branding guru Dan Schawbel, author of the upcoming book Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, says it can be even more important ...

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iPhone to Get a Premium App Store

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2009

As Apple gets ready to preview its new software developers' kit and an updated iPhone operating system next week, there could be some changes to the company's App Store too.

We're hearing rumors that Apple could introduce a “premium" section in the store, in order to sell more expensive third-party programs. The premium section would largely be focused on games, giving game makers a channel to offer more in-depth (and pricier) titles without getting lost in the clutter of free ...

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