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Compensation Not Control: Gerd Leonhard @ Midemnet

Source: HypeBot
February 16, 2009

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Building Your Team Part 2: Help from Your Fans

Source: HypeBot
February 15, 2009

FOR THE INDIE IN ALL OF US - Yesterday's column covered the importance of an artist or small label building their team even before they are able attract a manager or agent. Dividing tasks among band members and taking inventory of the resources available from friends and family is the place to start, but the next source of help often comes directly from fans.

Organizing fans into street teams to help promote the band both offline (posters, flyers) and online ...

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Debt Finally Topples a Las Vegas High Roller

Source: Michael Ricci
February 15, 2009

Omar Siddiqui, a top executive at Fry's Electronics, was coveted and coddled by Las Vegas casinos. Now he faces fraud charges.

Casinos vied with one another to lure the high-stakes Bay Area gambler to their tables. They flew him to Las Vegas on private jets. They put him up free in opulent suites. And they extended him millions of dollars in credit on his signature alone. He was good for business.

Fry's fires executive is accused in kickback scheme, Siddiqui, ...

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Twitter: Why Its so Great and How to Effectively Use It

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2009

Apparently micro-blogging is getting more and more popular by the day and consequently its biggest platform on the web, Twitter, is rapidly growing as well.

This means theres a whole new emerging market of tech savvy, blogging experienced users thats just waiting to be grasped. A great opportunity indeed!

But first, for those a bit unfamiliar with micro blogging and more importantly twitter, let me explain a bit how it works. Twitter is basically a service that allows you to ...

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Twitter Could 'Go for Years' Without Earning a Dime

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2009

Apparently, Twitter doesn't need a business plan. At least not for years to come.

“We've got a ton of cash. We have far more cash then we need, so I'm not in any hurry," said Todd Chaffee, General Partner at Institutional Venture Partners, or IVP.

Chaffee, in an interview with Wired.com, says the microblogging service that is the darling of the social media set and the object of a persistent drumbeat of questions about how and when it will actually ...

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Landmark Pirate Bay Trial Begins Monday

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2009

The much-anticipated criminal trial of The Pirate Bay's operators begins in a Stockholm criminal court on Monday.

The men behind of the notorious BitTorrent tracking service known for pointing the way to pirated software, games, music and movies are accused of contributory copyright infringement and face up to two years in prison each, in addition to fines as high as $180,000.

The defendants are Hans Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstrm. Prosecutor Hakan Roswall has summarized ...

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Stimulus Sets Aside Billions for Broadband, Batteries

Source: PC Magazine
February 14, 2009

Congress released details of a compromise stimulus package Thursday night, a bill that includes $7.2 billion for broadband programs, $2 billion for health information technology, and $650 million for the digital TV transition. The House passed its version of the stimulus bill in late January, and the Senate followed suit earlier this week. Given the discrepancies in the two bills, both chambers appointed representatives to hammer out a compromise bill known as a conference report. It covers funding for a ...

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How to Protect Your iTunes Library

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 14, 2009

Like you, I have a large collection of LPs and CDs. And like you, an ever-growing percentage of my music is finding its way into my iTunes library. Every week there are downloads and burns from a whole range of sources. I don't feel guilty about this: iTunes is a lot more convenient. A few clicks sure beats leaning over to eject and replace CDs. But in this age of digital everything, your iTunes library can wind up strangling your ...

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