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Netflix Results: Are U.S. Consumers Cocooning?

Source: PC Magazine
January 28, 2009

Netflix reported unexpected growth that surprised analysts and company executives alike. The company reported that 2 million subscribers joined the service, and that many subscribers participated in the video streaming service. Are U.S. consumers cocooning? Netflix Inc's share price jumped about 8 percent on Monday after the top U.S. online DVD rental company posted unexpectedly rosy quarterly results propelled by growth in its Internet video streaming service. The company also forecast a revenue range for full-year 2009 above the average ...

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Broadband, Wireless Firms Could Be up for Bailouts

Source: PC Magazine
January 28, 2009

While the U.S. House and Senate aren't propping up the industry, both bodies are talking about providing billions of dollars in grant money to ensure that rural areas are served, both in wireless and in broadband Internet. U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will consider a plan to give tax credits for Internet and wireless companies, such as AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp, as part of a broad stimulus package to boost the ailing economy. The proposal would provide a 10 ...

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Google Announces Offline Version of Gmail

Source: PC Magazine
January 28, 2009

Google on Tuesday announced the release of offline Gmail. The early version of the app is available now to users with the U.S./U.K. English version of Google Labs. Pegged as an “experimental" feature, the app is aimed at maintaining Gmail's functionality even when you're not online. Built on Google's Gear's platform, once enabled the feature downloads a cache of your mail to your PC. When you're logged on the Web, it syncs the cache with the Gmail servers. While you're ...

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House Republicans Slam Efforts to Delay DTV Switch

Source: PC Magazine
January 28, 2009

A final vote on legislation to delay the digital television transition has been postponed until Wednesday morning, but House members braved a Washington, D.C. ice storm Tuesday night for a partisan battle over the impending switch. Pushing the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 is “a highly regrettable but necessary step," said Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce technology subcommittee. Boucher was the only Democrat to appear at the floor debate, facing ...

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Gathering and Analyzing Artist and Fan Data

Source: HypeBot
January 28, 2009

In an increasingly fractured media landscape who is saying what about an artist across the global internet and how fans are reacting has become increasingly important. But how do you track this vast amount of data and then make actionable sense of it all?

SVP of Digital for EMI Cory Ondrejka, the founder of analytics firm Band Metrics Duncan Freedman, Neil Carwright, the head of online marketer Million and I explored these importance questions during a Midemnet panel last week. ...

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Audiolife: Sell Music and Merch with No Upfront Costs

Source: HypeBot
January 28, 2009

Audiolife has launched a platform which uses on demand technologies to enable artists to design, promote and sell music and merchandise online with no up-front costs or physical inventory.

The online service allows artists to:

Create a store with unlimited downloads, ringtones, CDs and merchandise items. Sell directly to fans on any website, blog or social network Have one central place to design custom products and manage all e-commerce. Buy CDs and merch with no minimums for sale at ...

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Meet Me in the Upper Right Hand Corner

Source: HypeBot
January 28, 2009

Seth Godin posted this chart on his blog and it struck me as wonderfully true and universal. Think about where the music industry sits on this chart. Ask yourself where you fit on it right now and where you'd like to be in 3-6 months - both professionally and personally..

I hope (and believe) that, despite the doom and gloom all around us, 2009 is the year that more of us can meet in the upper right corner. Hope to ...

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LA's Econmusic Conference Set for Feb. 5th

Source: HypeBot
January 27, 2009

ContentNext Media, the parent company of tech journal paidContent.org is organizing the EconMusic Conference, a half-day event that will examine the state of the digital music industry.

Taking place in Los Angeles from 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. PT on Thursday, February 5 at the Harry Chandler Auditorium inside the Los Angeles Times Building, EconMusic promises to be an interactive event with moderated discussions between ContentNext Media editors, digital music industry experts, business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs.

Scheduled speakers include: ...

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