The Daily Loper – June 14, 2006

Today’s links of interest:

• Weird Al Yankovic Says Digital Is a Raw Deal For Some Artists
  Deconstructing music download royalties. It’s not pretty. Labels pay their artists as much as 85% less for a download than they do for a CD sale.
• Today’s kids can catch their favorite shows any time, any place
  So can today’s adults. It just seems weird to us, that’s all.
• You and Your LiveJournal and You
  Uh oh, someone has a very small LiveJournal friends list.
• How-To: Add USB power to your alarm clock
  Talk about convergence! Lopy loves this sort of stuff.
• Why NYT’s Thomas Friedman Hates TimesSelect
  A short video presentation for your post-arrival-at-the-office viewing.
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: It’s ‘Putdown With Keith Olbermann’
  Since Keith’s on vacation, we must get our fix in subtle, sneaky ways.
• Networks Go Online in Emmy Award Campaign
  This is either a sneaky way to introduce entertainment executives to the wonderful world of digital downloads or it’s the latest attempt to stem the aftermarket for screening copies of DVDs.
• Fox Leads in a Tepid ‘Upfront’ Push
  Has anyone written an article considering the notion of the upfronts as archaic? How do you commit to advertising on a show that is more glimmer in a net exec’s eye than finished product?
• The 10 Most Tech-Savvy Rock Stars
  Business week doesn’t seem to realize that Bono is actually in U2.
• MySpace offers search business to web giants
  Prediction: MSN will undercut the competition (or overcut — what is the correct term?) and MySpace will be proof-of-concept for MSN’s new improved search functionality. The world will be watching.
• Students find ring tone adults can’t hear
  Do not make dog comparison. Do not make dog comparison. Do not…Okay, urge suppressed.
• Thieves swipe ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ DVDs
  What were they thinking? No, really, what where they thinking??
• Russia’s Brand of iTunes
  You know that the RIAA would prefer that Russia still be Commies who want to nuke us as opposed to Capitalists who crank out sites like allofmp3.com
• eMusic CEO Speaks Out On DRM And Consumer Dissatisfaction
  eMusic doubled its market share in the first quarter. Who was it that said you need DRM to sell music online?