The Daily Loper – July 17, 2006
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Jul 17, 2006
Today’s links of interest:
- Online age verification may prove complex
Uh. Yeah. - Movielink licenses DVD-burning tools
We have the technology…we just don’t have the permission. - Australians upset over loud Manilow music
Noted without comment. - Reuters Switches to Ad-Supported Mobile News
Knock one of the nickle-and-dime mobile services off the list. We approve. - Cable’s Double-Digit Days Seem to Be Over
Advertisers continue to take a wait-and-see attitude. - Curse of the Devil Wears Prada
For those who have been eyeing product placement as the cure to all ills, this one’s for you. - MySpace HACKED!
In other news, the world is now spinning in the other direction. - News Online Seems to Have Long Shelf Life
Which is great for news, but it turns out comic strips spoil if left on the Internet too long. - Hurley Burly
Old media moguls (at, naturally, mogulfest) slip their phone numbers to YouTube’s Chad Hurley. He, in turn, will turn their private digits into a really cool viral video. - Done In The Sun
Apparently this year’s mogulfest (yes, mogulfest) was all about courting web companies. If it sounds familiar, well, it means you *have* been paying attention. - Director of Lost signs mega-deals
Uh-oh. We all know what happens when creators of shows like "Lost" get spread too thin: dropped continuity; inconsistent characters; dead-end plotlines; fan backlash. Hopefully, Lindelof will keep the craphole island fires burning. - For the iPod, wires are here to stay
At least until they can figure out how to wirelessly recharge one. Or — heh — develop a solar-powered iPod. - Shooting for a Bigger Audience on the Smaller Screen
Discovery — among the first to do a full-time HD channel — is now aiming at the mobile video market. - Borders Remodels Its Stores Amid Sluggish Book Sales
Just as Universal seeks to find a bigger audience via new CD packaging, Borders figures a good remodel will cure its ails. Seriously, what are they thinking in the corner offices? - 33,300 songs and still writing
See what happens when you listen to the (apparently dead) voices in your head?
