Today’s links of interest:
- All hail the analogue revolution
As CD’s near extinction, vinyl makes an unlikely comeback. - H.P. Said to Have Studied Infiltrating Newsrooms
This sort of makes me wonder if anyone in the Medialoper newsroom might actually be a spy. - Napster on the hunt for buyers
Yeah, anyone not see this one coming? - A Web of Exhibitionists
Hmm, maybe we’re discovering a truth about our species: we crave attention. Probably there’s a specific gene in the pool that makes us beg to be noticed by the world. - News Corp. may not use Internet portals
Rupert Murdoch dismisses portals. The major websites that draw so much traffic (ie, the portals?)? They have plenty of other deals to make. - A sneak peek at Season 3 of ‘Veronica Mars’
Interview w/ Rob Thomas, who really doesn’t give anything away about what’s coming up on Season Three of "Veronica Mars." Which you should watch, ‘k? - NBC TV undecided about Madonna mock crucifixion
Let’s just make this easy (since, apparently, the network is incapable of taking a position on the issue). Madonna has a lot of people who are still interested in her work. A lot of people will watch the broadcast. A few people, likely lead by a single gr - Sirius denies reports Stern returning to mainstream
The problem with issuing denials is that it always sounds like someone’s trying to corral a news cycle run amok. - Yahoo to Launch A Video Network With Gore Venture
Al Gore doesn’t need to be President of the United States — it would cut into his plan of world domination, the fun way. - News Corp plans MySpace in China
Ah, yet another way to get the Chinese government involved in the lives of its citizens. MySpace will keep party leaders busy for months. - Davis and Love stage intervention to help Houston
Courtney Love *and* Whitney Houston? Just wait until they show up on Kirk’s doorstep! - NBC starts season strong, but ‘Studio 60’ beaten
Two things: how is "Deal or No Deal" a good lead-in for "Studio 60?" Also, what percentage of their target audience tivoed it? - Disney: 125K iTunes Movies Sold in a Week
I wonder how many movies Unbox sold in the same week? - Air America vs. The Truthseeker
It appears that Mike Malloy is the only person who knows how to update the Air America website. Too bad they fired him. - Elton John calls iPods "silly"
You don’t want to know what we call Elton John. - Jack Bauer wants you!
The CIA is running snazzy "24"-inspired ads in movie theatres aimed at recruiting Americans of Arab & Asian descent. Of course, Jack Bauer works for CTU, not the CIA. And *all* commercials prior to movies suck. - ‘Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season’ – The intrepid teen sleuth tackles an even bigger mystery
In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we want to remind you that you should be watching this show when Season 3 debuts on Oct 3. It’s arrrrrrr-guably the best show on network TV. - Companies wake up to blogs’ barking
See, the blogs have been paying attention to companies for a long time, so it’s time to give a little love back. - YouTube Model Is Compromise Over Copyrights
This almost slipped under the radar with yesterday’s WB announcement, but apparently YouTube will be able to parse out copyrighted material and share revenues with the owners. - Microsoft enters YouTube waters
Okay, *now* it’s official. Everyone has a video-sharing site. All the interfaces remain hard-to-use. - Senator Says Media Study Suppressed
So the FCC has now apparently suppressed two reports. Sigh, they wonder why people are losing faith in the government’s ability to be honest. - Voters Keelhaul Pirate Party
If only Kirk had known this was an option…