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Great Wall of Facebook: Keep Google Out

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2009

Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network's Plan to Dominate the Internet and Keep Google Out

Today, the Google-Facebook rivalry isn't just going strong, it has evolved into a full-blown battle over the future of the Internetits structure, design, and utility. For the last decade or so, the Web has been defined by Google's algorithmsrigorous and efficient equations that parse practically every byte of online activity to build a dispassionate atlas of the online world.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions ...

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After Jackson Fame May Never Be the Same

Source: Michael Ricci
June 29, 2009

When will another pop culture figure mean so much to so many that people are moved to assemble, hug and dance?

This is a tribute, of course, to Mr. Jacksons singular gifts his voice, songwriting talent, physical grace, and the list goes on and on. But there is the related matter of historical timing. Fame on the level that Mr. Jackson achieved is all but impossible for pop culture heroes today, and quite likely it will never be possible again. ...

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Enter the Eagle Rock Entertainment "B.B. King - Live at Montreux 1993" DVD Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Eagle Rock Entertainment “B.B. King - Live at Montreux 1993“ DVD giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 25th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following B.B. King at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Eagle Rock Entertainment

About Live at Montreux 1993 B.B. King has, since 1949, recorded some of the ...

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Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Expert on the Music of India Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
June 28, 2009

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 81, the founding chairman and professor emeritus of UCLA's department of ethnomusicology, died June 20 of lung cancer at his home in Van Nuys, according to the university.

With his comprehensive knowledge of India's folk, classical and popular music, Jairazbhoy had an international reputation as a researcher, teacher and administrator. He joined the UCLA department of music as a full professor in 1975 and became the founding chairman of the new department of ethnomusicology and systematic musicology ...

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Duke Ellington's Family Teams up with Grenada to Honor Bobby Short in Central Park Extravaganza

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2009

The series of events marking the 110th Anniversary of Duke Ellington continues: On Wednesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m., The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will host a spectacular and unprecedented event in Central Park featuring their Duke Ellington Big Band and 14 grand pianos on the Great Mall. Mercedes Ellington, granddaughter of the Duke and the shows producer, will pay personal tribute to Bobby Short, the famous pianistwho, 14 years ago on the same date, unveiled the Duke ...

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Marlon Jordan: Cooking-N-Jazz at Old Point Bar

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
June 28, 2009

New Orleans - Old Point Bar is very excited to have Marlon Jordan entertain our patrons on Saturday, July 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join Marlon as he serves Hot Jazz as well as a sizzling dish of Shrimp Creole made in the tradition of his family through several generations. Between sets, Marlon spends time on the grill preparing barbecued oysters and grilled fish. On the West bank of the River at 545 Patterson, Old Point Bar is ...

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Sten Hostfalt/Blaise Siwula at Goodye Blue Monday NYC June 30

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2009

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Pirate Bay Retrial Denied; Judge Declared "Unbiased"

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2009

After The Pirate Bay defendants lost a high-profile copyright infringement trial in Sweden, they charged that the judge belonged to pro-copyright groups and was therefore biased against them. A Court of Appeals ruling today disagrees; there will be no retrial.

A Swedish court ruled that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for ...

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