19 Canned At Gawker–Is New Media Really Just Old Media Without A Press?
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It’s not often Matt Drudge posts a headline about a company laying off fewer than 20 workers–especially nowadays. announcement 19 employees would be released while the company would ditch its traffic based writer bonus payments and readjust its priorities. Gawker’s announcement is more important than just the 19 jobs lost because of [...]
Report: Internet Loves Obama Six Times More Than McCain
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Before you get ready to fire off yet more angry email, bear in mind that I am merely your friendly tech messenger here to relay the findings of an online market intelligence provider .
In its latest study titled “Searching for the Next President: the Internet’s impact on McCain vs. Obama”, the company reports that [...]
YouTube Revamps Uploader Site, Allows 1GB Files
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YouTube has made public a revamped version of its video uploader.
Most notably, the upgrade increases the video site’s file-size limit from 100MB to 1GB. It will also allow users to upload multiple files at once without downloading a plug-in. Instead, YouTube will display separate progress bars for each file.
The changes will also allow users [...]
House OKs Web Radio Royalty Rate Compromise
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Amid the bailout frenzy on Capitol Hill this weekend, the House on Saturday passed a bill that would give its blessing to any compromise reached between Internet radio stations and copyright holders over royalty fees.
“There may now be a light at the end of the tunnel in the fight over Internet radio royalties,” bill [...]
MySpace Music Launches Thursday, MP3 Downloads Via Amazon
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MySpace will launch its long-awaited MySpace Music Thursday, an offering that will combine audio streaming with download functionality powered by Amazon.
MySpace Music will feature songs from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and indie rock aggregator The Orchard.
“Music’s been a pretty important part of MySpace since the beginning; it’s a big [...]
SmartyPig: For Online Saving and Mooching
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It’s belt-tightening time in America, and that means budgeting and saving for the things we want/need/iPhone. is here to help: a Web site that lets you set specific financial goals and save money to reach those goals. It’s even optimized for mooching off of loved ones—very important in these tough times.
The site acts [...]
Become a Screen @ctor
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The dream of many a small town boy and girl was to head to New York City or Hollywood to break into acting. Sadly, for most would be stars and starlets, the dreams probably didn’t come true. But if you still long to be famous, but lack things like ambition or talent, there’s still [...]
RateBeer: Pick, Drink, and Rate the Best Brews
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If you’re the type of person who corrects your friends at dinner when they order Budweiser and call it ale, or who believes that friends don’t let friends drink Bud in the first place, might already be one of your favorite sites. If not, the service is a beer rating community where the members [...]
Netflix Deal Makes Hannah Montana, CSI Available for Streaming
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Netflix today increased content to its streaming Watch Now feature, thanks to deals with CBS and Disney. will make some 500 episodes from the Disney Channel and 350 from CBS available to Netflix subscribers, including popular shows such as CSI, Hannah Montana, Numb3rs, NCIS, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Wizards of [...]
Google’s Android App Market: 23 Apps, 8 Games
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along with Google’s counterpart to Apple’s App Store: the App Market. The App Market looks and works a lot like the App Store; you can preview apps and read user ratings and reviews before buying. It’s a lot less populated than Apple’s store, of course. Apps in the App Market fall into two categories, [...]
