October 2008
Smaller, Less Powerful Netbooks Likely to Become... →
While smaller and less powerful than laptops today, netbooks are the future because of their low prices and ultraportability.
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Google stock falls $200 as market closes — oops,... →
Hey, did you hear that? That was the sound of Google stockholders bursting into tears of relief. Google stocks appeared to fall off a cliff during the final few minutes of trading today…
How to Use OpenID →
Wanna help solve the web denizen’s identity crisis? Sites like MySpace, Google and Yahoo are all joining forces to make sure you only have one login on the web. It’s a concept so simple, it’s…
September 2008
Could a digital music royalty price hike force... →
There’s some talk today that if the National Music Publishers’ Association manages to increase the royalty rates for music bought from online music stores, Apple iTunes could shut its…
Buy A Dell, Get A Copy Of 'Iron Man'—For $20 More →
Or you could just keep your existing PC/Mac and shell out $15 for the iTunes download… In its first step towards setting up a digital content storefront to rival that of iTunes, Dell has signed on…
Guitar Hero Adds In-Game Ads →
The Guitar Hero franchise will start featuring in-game advertising thanks to a deal between advertising network IGA Worldwide and Activision Blizzard.
Music-Based Games: iPhone Gets NIN, Rock Band... →
Artists are growing increasingly interested in creating customized versions of various music-based videogames to feature not only their music, but also their likeness and other imagery.
YouTube Now Offering Second-by-Second Analytics →
YouTube announced today an interesting addition to its Insights analytics dashboard. Called “Hot Spots,” the feature displays the “bounce rate” of viewers in any publisher’s video on a…
Apple's digital music showdown (Devin... →
Devin Leonard / Fortune: Apple’s digital music showdown — A ruling this week could force online music sellers to pay publishers more money - as an Apple threat to close…
Flash Seems To Be Coming To The iPhone. But Is... →
When the iPhone was first released, there was an abundance of speculation over whether the phone’s lack of Flash support would cripple its browser and give us something less than “the real web”…
My Thoughts On "Startup Depression" →
I received a bunch of requests yesterday to address Jason Calacanis’ “startup depression” email that was sent out over the weekend. Alley Insider had the full text of it online but they took it…
The 23 Toughest Math Questions →
coondoggie sends in a Network World post that begins “It sounds like a math phobic’s worst nightmare or perhaps Good Will Hunting for the ages. Those wacky folks at the Defense Advanced Research…
Startonomics →
Dave McClure runs a very cool conference called Startonomics. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen done in the conference business. Startonomics is all about instrumenting your startup…
Free Music: Good or Bad and/or Inevitable? →
While reading the comments to Michael Arrington’s positive review of MySpace Music at TechCrunch (seen via Idolator), I came across two comments that perfectly sum up the worries about free…
New Facebook Home Page, New Facebook Tagline Means... →
Facebook launched more than a new iPhone app this evening - they also have a new home page (the page you see when you aren’t logged in) and a new tagline. Gone is all the descriptive…
Nine Inch Nails Version of Tap Tap Revenge Coming... →
Tapulous—the creators of that Perfect Drug of an appl, Tap Tap Revenge—is partnering up with Nine Inch Nails to put over a dozen of the band’s songs in the game. The alliance will be one of…
Silicon Valley prepares for financial storm of... →
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Microsoft, Washington state sue over 'scareware'... →
Microsoft and the Attorney General’s office in Washington state said on Monday they have filed seven lawsuits over pop-up ads that scare consumers into paying for software that supposedly fixes…
VCs (And Startups) Won't Be Immune To The Credit... →
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: VCs (And Startups) Won’t Be Immune To The Credit Crunch — So far the downward spiral of credit and financial markets seems to have left…
Terminal Tips: 5 ways to navigate with ease →
Filed under: Terminal Tips
How many times have you been in Terminal and wished you could navigate around with a little more ease? In this Terminal tip, we will show you 5 must-know…
YouTube Bumps Video Clip Upload Size to 1GB... →
YouTube is testing a new video upload tool that lets you edit your clip’s metadata while the upload happens, and they’re bumping the upload size limit from 100MB to 1GB. (Nice!) Here’s the…
Why The Flow Of Innovation Has Reversed (Brad... →
Brad Burnham / Union Square Ventures: Why The Flow Of Innovation Has Reversed — I had a beer recently with Dave McClure of 500 Hats. As is always the case when I get together with…
Facebook hires D.C. insider to be its new general... →
Facebook has hired Washington, D.C. lawyer Ted Ullyot to be its new general counsel. Ullyot previously held senior legal positions at AOL, and was the chief of staff for departed U.S….
Analyst: Google Maps Reigns Supreme →
Cowen & Co., an industry analyst firm that specializes in covering Web services, released a statement today discussing its findings on the success of online mapping solutions.
To no one’s…
Industry Moves: eMusic CEO Pakman Departs; Joins... →
The search for MySpace Music CEO just got a bit more competitive: The longtime CEO of online music service eMusic David Pakman is leaving, and joining an as-yet-un-named venture capital firm as a…
VCs (And Startups) Won’t Be Immune To The Credit... →
So far the downward spiral of credit and financial markets seems to have left venture capital firms and startups relatively unharmed. Even though the IPO market closed completely in the second…
Will Habari Be The Next WordPress? →
WordPress may be one of the best blogging platforms around today, but that hasn’t stopped a worldwide community of developers from thinking they can do better. Desiring a more open environment…
Facebook hires general counsel as it continues to... →
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog: Facebook hires general counsel as it continues to grow — Young upstart Facebook is growing up at Internet speed. — The latest sign:…
Homebrew amps and guitars built by kids →
This “Flying Saucer Amplifier” was built by kids in a class called “Building Music” where the objective was to build instruments and amplfiers from recycled materials. Check out all of the…
Citigroup Buys Banking Operations of Wachovia →
The sale to Citigroup further concentrates Americans’ bank deposits in the hands of just three banks.
High Drama Over Digital Royalties →
There was a high level of drama this weekend as supporters of Internet radio, spurred by a plea from Pandora, voiced their support for the law passed by the House on Saturday. The Webcaster…
How To: Guitar/Mic Port on a PC →
This is a very simple hack that allows you to plug a guitar or microphone into you computer. It can’t possibly cost more than a couple of dollars, and it shouldn’t take more than an hour to…
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FS: Sinn U1 →
I know i’m gonna regret this if this gets sold, anyways, for sale is my Sinn U1 on rubber. Strap cut to fit 6.5 inch wrist. Desk diving marks on clasp, otherwise everything is tip top (case, bezel,…
Elgg: The Open Source Social Network Creator! →
Elgg is an open source application for rolling out a social network. It installs like any Web-based software, but instead of a blog or a wiki, it gives you all the components of a social networking…
U.S. House Throws Net Radio A Lifeline →
The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved by voice vote legislation that would benefit all webcasters. The Digital Media Association (DiMA), SoundExchange, NPR and the RIAA…
Motorola Building Up 350-Person Android Team. ... →
The iPhone may be the only game in town for serious mobile Web developers right now, but that won’t last ling. Next year, the iPhione will see some serious competition from Google’s Android…
Last.FM Releases Highly Anticipated iPhone App... →
Last.FM has finally released the highly anticipated update to their iPhone application. Initial App Store reviews for the debut of the Last.FM app weren’t very high. The app is currently rated…
Pocketpedia takes your media collections onto your... →
Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touch
While there are plenty of media collection/organizer applications for the Mac — some well-known and glamorous, others quietly…
The State of Location-Based Social Networking On... →
We’ve been bullish about location-based social networks for quite awhile now, especially since Apple announced that it would open up the iPhone to developers. And with two significant…
Walmart Shutting Down Music Store DRM Servers,... →
Like Yahoo and MSN before them, Walmart is turning off its DRM servers on Oct. 9, effectively putting any DRM’d songs you bought from them into a cold stasis they’ll never wake up…
Really Feeling the Music →
Now that Apple has sold 160 million iPods, reshaped the music business and inspired dozens of competitors, maybe it’s time to admit it: this music player thing might be more than a fad. Yet in all…
Pandora Issues a "Call to Arms" to its Listeners →
Call to Arms: “Please call your Congressperson right now and ask them to support H.R. 7084, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - and to not capitulate to pressure from the NAB. Congress is…
CEOs Who Lose Millions In Minutes →
There are 30 chief executives of public companies on the latest Forbes 400 list, and most of them are losing hundreds—even thousands—of dollars a second.
20 Most Influential things to happen to the Game... →
There are a lot of things within the Video Game Industry that we take for granted. Whether you like to sit on your couch with a controller playing your Xbox 360, or sitting in a leather computer…
Xbox and Zune to Undergo Painful Service Outage on... →
Microsoft has scheduled simultaneous service outages for its Xbox Live and Zune platforms this Monday, September 29th, starting at 12:01 PST. These “regularly scheduled maintenance” outages…
Paul Newman Dies at 83 →
Paul Newman, one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars, acted in more than 65 movies over more than 50 years, drawing on a physical grace, unassuming intelligence and good humor.