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Sirius to Raise Prices, Charge for Web Streams
Sirius XM plans to raise rates for users who want multiple accounts on the satellite radio service, a company spokesman said. Beginning March 11, the company will also charge for its online streaming feature, which had been previously been free. The reason? To raise cash. Sirius XM Radio Inc plans to increase prices for subscribers with ...
Pandora Adds Audio Ads to Stream
It was probably inevitable that Pandora would begin rolling out interstitial audio advertisements for its free customized Internet radio streams. And it was equally inevitable that the service would receive a bit of blogospheric backlash when it finally pulled the trigger. The ads have actually been in play for a while now, but over the past ...
Network Neutrality Fans Hold Their Breath
A last-minute bid by the outgoing chief federal communications regulator to deepen a probe of Comcast Corp is fueling the hopes of those pushing for unfettered access to the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission said this week that Comcast's attempt to revise the practices it uses to manage Internet traffic unfairly favors its own voice Internet ...
change.gov Takes Office as White House Site
It's fitting--Change.gov has made a major metamorphosis. At 12:01 PM EST, as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, the site became Whitehouse.gov. Like Change.gov before it, the newly revved White House site is expected to maintain many of the Web 2.0 user-generated elements that Obama used in his online ...
Facebook, CNN, Twitter See Inauguration Surges
The inauguration has prompted more than one million status updates on Facebook, the social networking site revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, other social-networking sites and tools also reported surges. Facebook averaged over 4,000 status updates per hour Tuesday morning--a number that peaked at 8,500 updates every minute while President Barack Obama was giving his inaugural speech. “We've never ...
Google Closes Book on Print Ads
Days after shutting down Google Video uploads, Catalog Search, Notebook, and Jaiku, Google on Tuesday announced that it will also close its Print Ads program. “While we hoped that Print Ads would create a new revenue stream for newspapers and produce more relevant advertising for consumers, the product has not created the impact that we -- ...
Yahoo Gets More Social with Twitter, Youtube
As part of the Yahoo Open Strategy, the company today announced update connections to its Yahoo Updates feature, offering activity updates with Twitter, YouTube, and more. While the debate over the social graph and how to monetize it continues among Facebook and Google watchers, Yahoo has made a more conscious effort at being more social. The ...
Global Digital Music Sales up 25 Percent
Legitimate digital music sales grew strongly in 2008 but were still dwarfed by the scale of illegal downloads, despite industry efforts to adapt to the Internet and offer more choice to customers. A report by the trade body IFPI showed legal digital global sales grew by an estimated 25 percent to $3.7 billion in trade value, ...
Will Ferrell's 'Funny or Die' Site Branches Out
Politics might make for strange bedfellows, but the digital entertainment business is capable of pairing some unusual bunkmates in its own right. Just look at the newest tenant at budding Internet empire Or Die Networks, home to Funny Or Die, Will Ferrell's comedy dot-com. The company is branching out into new fields, each with celebrity poster ...
MySpace Music Adds New Labels
MySpace Music has added several record labels to its roster, including Nettwerk Music Group, INgrooves, IRIS Distribution, and RoyaltyShare. MySpace will also have access to the Wind-up Records music catalog through its existing deal with Sony Music Entertainment. Sony has a deal to delivers digital content from Wind-up across multiple platforms. The deal will add several ...
