Monthly Archives: September 2010

Meet Daniel Ek

If you are not familiar with the names Daniel Ek or Spotify, you likely will be soon. Daniel Ek is one of the founders of Spotify, a service that offers free legal file-sharing and music streaming. The service is legal … Continue reading

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Google Is Watching

You know your every move is being watched.  Right?  That’s how Google is able to offer up targeted advertising.  Many people are more than happy to have targeted content offered up to them online, but not everyone feels the same … Continue reading

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The Google/Apple Rivalry Heats Up

Less than one week after Apple announced its plans to update the Apple TV product and lower the price, Google has stepped up with announcement of it’s own. Google Inc plans to launch a service that will allow full internet … Continue reading

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Ping Tops 1 Million Users in 48 hours

Last week Apple announced that in the first 48 hours after it’s launch, over one million consumers signed up for Ping. For those unfamiliar with Ping, it is a music-focused social network that Apple has integrated into iTunes 10. Ping … Continue reading

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Music Industry Spins Again on Court Ruling

In 2009 FBT Productions, Eminem’s former production company, filed a lawsuit against his label Aftermath Records and its parent company Universal Music Group. The suit sought damages for songs and ringtones sold through iTunes and other online music services. The … Continue reading

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This Is What is Wrong With America

What is wrong with America (and the world for that matter)? Craig Smallwood, a man who resides in Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the publisher of the online virtual-world game Lineage II.  His claim?  That he became so addicted … Continue reading

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Statistics, Statistics, Statistics

How fast is technology taking over our lives?  Check these numbers out: Number of apps downloaded from Apple (as of June): 5 billion Number of photos uploaded to facebook each month:  2.5 billion Number of photos uploaded to facebook each … Continue reading

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Pandora Update

We’ve detailed the genius of Pandora before in these blog pages.  Last week, they added a new feature:  Stations based on musical genre. The way Pandora has worked until now, is that you select a band or a song that … Continue reading

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