Archives for September 2009

Today’s links of interest:

• DEAL: Warner Music Artists to Return to YouTube
  Is this a real big deal or just a shrug? Going with shrug (or, of course Warners wants to be where people are).
• Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Chrome And Safari Are Rounding Errors
  The fact that Ballmer is less dismissive of Firefox demonstrates that he is not completely insane.
• Leaked Courier Video Shows How We’ll Actually Use It – Microsoft courier tablet
  This ain’t no Zune tablet. Microsoft is actually on to something here. Now lets see if they can turn it into a real product.
• Los Angeles City Hall becomes tech giants’ battlefield
  Microsoft and Google battle it out to control Los Angeles City email.

Today’s links of interest:

• Drunk: the Definitive Drinker’s Dictionary
  Now looking for entries!

Today’s links of interest:

• Cronkite records destroyed by FBI
  In which the FBI destroys documents of potential historical value.
• Eric Dane Rebecca Gayheart Sue Over Nude Tape
  Of course.

Today’s links of interest:

• Apple, Eminem may face trial over music downloads
  It’s nice to see a career transform from music to litigation.
• The Last Has Fallen. The Embargo Is Dead.
  At least in the tech world, according to Tech Crunch.
• Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet – Microsoft courier tablet
  Wow, if this comes to fruition before the (long-rumored) Apple tablet, it might make Microsoft cool again.

Today’s links of interest:

• Elton John comes out against music pirates
  Elton John joins Lily Allen in denouncing piracy.
• MySpace, Hulu working on new video service
  Feels like we’ve heard this before, no?
• NYT Explores New Twitter Search Products
  Or, how to use zeitgeist effectively.

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Today’s links of interest:

• Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share
  So much to parse in this article: first, music people want to be paid by Apple for songs in downloaded media (which, you know, is part of the license agreement they’ve negotiated with the producer of movie or television show, so it’s like they’re making up a new revenue stream). Then they want to be paid when people sample a song. Oh, and it’s going to require an act of Congress instead of old fashioned negotiation to reach a deal.
• FCC ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Expected to Advance on Vote
  If this comes to pass, it will be government done right. We approve.

Today’s links of interest:

• From Blockbuster to blockbusted
  Basically, Blockbuster killed itself.
• Lily Allen blasts ‘rich artists’ and pirates
  With an argument that seems misguided.
• FCC Wants New Look at Janet Jackson’s ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’
  Your tax dollars at work. Amazing how much time and effort has gone into something that most people only saw if they looked really hard. And the fact that so actively sought a glimpse of someone’s breast says more about our society than it should.

Today’s links of interest:

• Zune HD to get Twitter, Facebook as Microsoft abandons ‘squirting’
  Microsoft pulls the plug on the fad that never was. Squirting is dead.
• Michael Moore: Newspapers ‘Slit Their Own Throats’
  Well, it’s not like he doesn’t have a point.

Today’s links of interest:

• Out of ©ontrol?
  William Patry talks common sense about copyright law in the U.S.
• Yeah Ok, So Facebook Punk’d Us
  Facebook pulls a fast one on TechCrunch. The best part of this whole story? The gag Fax This Photo feature actually worked.
• iPod nano 5th Generation Teardown
  Those fancy new iPod Nanos aren’t quite so shiny…WHEN YOU RIP THEIR SKIN OFF! Take a look inside of Apple’s latest iPod.

Today’s links of interest:

• Record companies sue ‘Ellen’ show over copyrights
  Darn that Ellen DeGeneres for playing music on her show and giving songs free publicity. She should have to pay for the privilege!