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Mobile Web Surge Continues in October
HELSINKI - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday. Data traffic through Opera's mobile browserwhich packages up to 90 percent of the data to save network bandwidthrose 16 percent in October from September, the company said. Tech-savvy consumers ...
Last.FM Adds 1m Listeners in a Week Via Xbox Live
Just a week ago the Xbox Live announced they were integrating Zune, Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm into its gaming platform. One million fans responded by creating custom radio stations on Last.fm. That's a million new users for Last.fm, and as Mashable points out it's almost 300 new users a minute during last week; which is according ...
Live Nation and iTunes to Offer Concert Downloads
In a smart piece of brand extension, concert promoters Live Nation has joined forces with iTunes for live music and video offering debuting today. A new section of iTunes dedicated to live recordings will offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts from Live Nation's network of wired concert venues. Exclusive live recordings from OK Go, Jesse McCartney, ...
MOG $5 Music Subscriptions to Launch Dec 2
MOG's premium music service, MOG All Access, will go live at 7 AM PST December 2nd. MOG promises a deep on-demand library for $5 a month with free trials offered at launch. Having grown skeptical that real revenue can be generated by free ad supported music services like Spotify, all four major label groups have signed ...
Linkedin Launches Platform; Tweetdeck Joins
LinkedIn formally launched its developer network Monday, and TweetDeck will be among the first to integrate the social networking site into its results. With the launch of the LinkedIn Platform, developers can now access the site's API and incorporate LinkedIn into their business apps and Web sites. “At LinkedIn, we have always believed that business applications ...
Video Viewing on Social Networks Doubles
Is Facebook The Next You Tube? Facebook was the dominate force once again, as the time spent viewing video on social networking sites increased 98% over the last year from 503.8M minutes to 999.4M minutes. According to Nielsen, the number of online video streams viewed on social networks and blogs jumped 45% during the same period. ...
Interchangeable Identities: The Collision of Culture, Technology, and Self
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor For those who came of age just before the rise and fall of Napster, what music they listened to depended greatly on where they were from, who their friends were, what their parents listened to, and, above all, it was primarily determined by the “tyranny of geography."1 Such tyranny, Chris Anderson ...
Is Twitter Use in Decline?
Traffic to Twitter was down a dramatic 27.8% between September and October, according Nielson and eMarketer. ComScore showed Twitter's unique visitors were down 8.1% in October and Compete reported a 2.1% decline. But wide swings in Twitter use are common and any trend downward could also be attributed to increased use of third party apps and ...
MTV and RealNetworks in Talks to Give Rhapsody More Autonomy ...Or is This a Cut and Run?
According to SEC filings by RealNetworks, they are in negotiations with MTV to change their partnership in the Rhapsody Music service and perhaps give it more operating autonomy. Two years after founding the joint company, the partners may reduce Real's 51% share in Rhapsody so that both parties own 50% or less of the digital music ...
Sony Wants to Take On iTunes
Sony is taking a page from the Apple playbook and will open an online store for music, film, books and other digital content next year. Years after iTunes launched and went on to dominate more than 70% of the global digital music market, the electronics and entertainment conglomerate has decided to enter the game. Dubbed temporarily ...
