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Modern Warfare 2 and Digital Distribution

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Modern Warfare 2, Entertainment, Videogames, Digital Downloads, Call of Duty, Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2, Modern-Warefare-2-Sales, Technology, Entertainment News
Theodore Bergquist

The online retail marketplace for video games was recently shaken by the fact that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 comes included with third-party technology that includes a virtual storefront.

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In a Social Networking World, What's the Future of TV?

Henry Jenkins | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Glee, Television, Transmedia, Joss Whedon, Digital Downloads, Download Movie, Youtube, Online Tv, Download Tv, Online Television, Technology News
Henry Jenkins

Television may be in the hands of a different kind of network -- Facebook or Twitter rather than ABC or Fox. In a world shaped by social networks, if it doesn't spread, it's dead.

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DLC: The New Black! The Second Coming of Expansion Packs

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Apple, Beatles Rock Band, Videogames, Rock Band, Digital Downloads, Music Business, Entertainment Industry, Gamersgate, Business, Video Games, Downloading, DLC Video Games, Dlc, Media News
Theodore Bergquist

There's been a lot of talk about downloadable content for video games recently. There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a significant, fast growing trend here.

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It's Been Too Long...

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Drm, Interactive, Entertainment, Copyright, Videogames, Digital Downloads, Video Games, E-Commerce, Business News
Theodore Bergquist

It's been awhile since my initial post on here, but that wasn't the original plan. In the coming weeks and months, I'll start contributing regularly ...

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Ten Ways to Nourish Your Inner Zen

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Zen, Digital Downloads, Simplify, Carolyn Rubenstein, Leo Babauta, Aby Garvey, The Inner Life, Living, Jennifer Lee, Relaxation, Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

Simplifying your life is much more than assembling a collection of color-coded file folders and calendars; rather, it takes reflection and consistent dedication.

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The Changing Shape of Entertainment Commerce

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Game Developers Conference, Gamers, Onlive, Gamestop, Video Games, Entertainment, Digital Downloads, Green, Business News
Theodore Bergquist

The faster these various game industry players can reconcile, the faster we'll all be able to meet consumer demand, and from there we'll be on our way to building a new economy of electronic commerce.

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Indie Music Memo To FCC: We Need A Level Playing Field Too

Rich Bengloff | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Independent Label, Digital Music, Thomas Friedman, Fcc, A2IM, Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman, Digital Downloads, Music Industry, Digital, American Association of Independent Music, Independent Music Stores, Independent Music, Indie Music, Technology, Entertainment News
Rich Bengloff

Just like the free exchange of ideas, freedom in the arts requires equal access for players of all sizes. When it's up to fans, demand for independent music increases dramatically.

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RIAA Throws In The Towel

Mark Joseph | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nettwerk, Peer to Peer Downloading, Terry McBride, Digital Downloads, Music Downloading, Napster, Downloading, Entertainment News
Mark Joseph

So, the RIAA has finally given up on its insane policy of suing music-lovers. It's about time.

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What Publishing Can Learn From Music

Hugh McGuire | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Meet the Press, Publishing, The Economics of Book Publishing, Kindle, iPhone Applications, Digital Downloads, Books, E-Books, Media, Digital Devices, Sony, Ipod Stanza, Media News
Hugh McGuire

Book publishing is late to the digital party so it can look to all the many mistakes the music business made in the past decade, and decide how to move into the uncertain future.

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Clouds and Pirates: Darknets Rising

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Peer to Peer Downloading, Digital Downloads, Music Downloads, Movie Downloads, Illegal Downloading, Free Downloads, Music Industry, Business News
Shelly Palmer

Soon, "darknet" technology is going to become so easy commonplace that the law of unintended consequences may innocently take the movie business to the place where the music business has gone to die.

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Who's Afraid Of Direct-To-Consumer, Digital Downloads?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Entertainment News, Business, Digital Downloads, Direct-to-Consumer, Itunes, Music Downloads, Itunes Competitors, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Despite the major labels having convinced themselves that there is now no way to capture the kind of traffic iTunes generates, there was an opportunity they missed that proved just the opposite.

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Cassian Elwes: Future of Independent Film "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

Paige Donner | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sony Pictures Classics, The Wackness, Independent Film Distribution, Mark Gill, Cassian Elwes, Julia Roberts, IFC Films, Movies, Juno, Los Angeles Film Festival, Sundance '08, William Morris Agency, Apple iTunes, Digital Downloads, American Girl, Abigail Breslin, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Mark Gill, former head of Warner Independent, one of the recent casualties of independent film's radically changing landscape, explained: "The world is falling apart in independent cinema."

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Half Of All Teens Refuse To Buy CDs

Los Angeles Times | Michelle Quinn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Compact Discs, Wal-Mart, Apple, CD Sales, iTunes Music, Cds, Music Industry, Music Seller, Itunes, Digital Downloads, Best Buy, Business News

Nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs in 2007, accelerating the music industry's painful transition from CDs to digital downloads, acco...

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