Todays links of interest:
- MTV2 embraces YouTube.com
Has YouTube begun the inevitable journey to the dark side or is MTV trying to recapture its youth? - Settlement Reached in BlackBerry Dispute
It is not, after all the fuss, the end of the world as we know it. Carry on. - Settlement Reached in BlackBerry Dispute
Text your friends! - Free Sci Fi Galactica in TV Guide
The March 6 issue of TV Guide — which has reincarnated into a spoiler-heavy glorified gossip rag — offers a free "Battlestar Galactica" download from iTunes. Amazing episode, but still not worth buying the mag. - Six versions of Windows Vista
Quoth a hardcore Windows user: "I hate when they do this …" - Channels bloom, and viewers pick
People watch "channels"? Doesn’t TiVo take care of all that for us? Turns out the rest of the world only views a limited number of channels. And a surprising number of them are HGTV addicts. - Putting The Fans To Work
Finally, an above-ground venue devoted entirely to fan fiction. We eagerly await the first lawsuit — it’s de rigeur for putting sites on the map. - Elle Catching Up To Vogue Online
Magazine sites have been notably lame in the past, but finally the powers-that-be are seeing value in creating real destinations. - Shows on Web Have Been More Miss Than Hit
First step to creating a hit on the web: define what a hit on the web is. Also look to the models that work for ideas. - Google upbeat, talks of 0 billion company
Rule the world, no. Become extremely rich, yes. - Feds to Query Labels About Online Prices
Price fixing? We’re shocked! Shocked! Though anyone who’s been paying attention shouldn’t be. - Proposed IPTV service under fire
So it’s OK for cable companies to offer the Internet, but not OK for phone companies to offer TV? - Actress Alba demands Playboy pull issue over cover
She believes that the mag is misleading those who might have hoped that her picture on the cover meant pix that would lead to another type of pulling. - Barry Bonds Reality Show to Air on ESPN2
Rumor has it that he is going spend the entire season in Paula Abdul drag.