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Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


Giles Slade

The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.

Wilco (The Album)

Chris Campbell | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Campbell

Wilco have now released seven studio records and every single one has been met with critical adoration.

The King of Pop (and Heartbreak)

Giles Slade | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment


Giles Slade

I played along too when she listened to Michael Jackson even though my tastes tended towards Keith Jarrett's lonely intensity. She gave me a mix-tape of Jacko. I was transformed.

The Life And Awesomeness Of Steve Jobs

Dan Frommer | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business


Dan Frommer

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back in Cupertino -- for good, we hope -- after a six-month medical leave.

Woodstock Nation: Where Were You (Or Your Parents) During the Summer of "69?

Val Brown | Posted 07.25.2009 | Entertainment


Val Brown

All the older Reynolds kids, including Randy -- the coolest girl I knew -- went to Woodstock. I felt left out even though I wasn't quite sure what Woodstock was. I knew I was missing something monumental.

Can Jon Miller and Owen Van Natta Save MySpace or Is It Toast?

Charles Warner | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

What can MySpace do to grow? It has to start a new business, not merely tweak its tired old business. It can buy a disruptive technology, like Apple did when it launched the iPod and iPhone.

The Hostile Takeover of Childhood

John W. Whitehead | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living


John W. Whitehead

The media onslaught begins early, often abetted by well-meaning parents who have bought into the trendy but unfounded "smart baby" pitches from media conglomerates

Crap's Last Tape: Review of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

An informative state-of-play piece on contemporary music, Ripped suggests that technology is making it possible for a new generation of artists and fans to mess with the record business.

YouTube and MySpace Leaves "No Space" for a Generation

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living


Francesca Biller-Safran

A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.

Octomom Twitters While Giving Birth to Global Pandemic

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


B. Jeffrey Madoff

It's important to create a viable financial model for online news delivery so journalists who research and report the real stories, stories that impact our lives, can continue their work and be compensated for it.

Microsoft Preparing For All-Out War On The iPod

Yahoo Tech | Brennon Slattery | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business


Microsoft appears to be setting the stage for an all-out war on Apple's iPod with two sly moves. Its tactics thus far are a new ad campaign targeting ...

Why the Peapod Will Change America and Save Chrysler in the Process

Joshua Schoen | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


Joshua Schoen

With the Chrysler group in dire straits, the Peapod might be the magic elixir that will save the company by becoming the most relevant form of transportation for the new generation.

New iTunes Prices Take Effect

New York Times | Brad Stone | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Change is hard. So today might be a difficult day for some music lovers. The country's largest music retailer, Apple, is finally flipping the switch o...

To Big Brother or Not to Big Brother: the Internet Safety v. Parental Control Debate

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Suren Ramasubbu

A self-organizing Internet safety social network would have seemed impossible a decade ago, but in the age of social media, this type of collaboration seems the natural way to go about the task.

Use the Recession to Build Your Child's Strengths

Jenifer Fox | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living


Jenifer Fox

You can help your child put their strengths to financial use. Read here for some places you can help advertise your child's goods and services.

Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

Distracted? Meet Maggie Jackson

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Despite our scientific and technical achievements, we are squandering our chances to create a high-tech, yet reflective and caring society.

Yo-Yo From The Future And 6 Other Alternative iPod Chargers (VIDEO)

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 04.12.2009 | Green


iPods and iPhones are not just another gadget. They're so universal that even calling them a 'phenomenon' is inadequate. At least for now, iPods are a...

New iPod Shuffle Unveiled: Smaller, Speech Function

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 04.11.2009 | Business


SEATTLE — Apple Inc. unveiled a minuscule new iPod Shuffle on Wednesday that takes its "smaller is better" mantra to a whole new level. The thi...

Benefits of Unemployment

Chris Campbell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living


Chris Campbell

I didn't greet this free time with a desire to sit around lazily and waste away the days, but rather to explore the things that I've always wanted to go after, namely writing and photography.

Impulse Buying for Books, Baby

Giles Slade | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media


Giles Slade

Bezos yearned to adapt such Jobsian techniques to the sale of books and to recast those sales in the same way iThings had changed MP3 downloads and then put Internet access in your pocket.

"Mac Is Back?" Hey, It Never Left. Macintosh Turns 25

William Bradley | Posted 02.24.2009 | Business


William Bradley

What will the Mac be in another 25 years? Undoubtedly part of my flying car.

James Taylor Comes To The iPod Rescue

AP | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — She's got a friend. James Taylor said he will give a California woman a brand new music player loaded with his songs to replace the ...

Apple Sees Record Profits As iPod Sales Grow

Financial Times | Chris Nuttal | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business


A consumer love affair with Apple products appears to be surviving the recession, with the Silicon Valley company reporting record sales and profits i...

How To: Green Your iPod

Planet Green | Cara Smusiak | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


iPod Nano's and iPod Classic's eco-friendly characteristics--they're arsenic-free glass, brominated flame retardant-free, mercury-free, PVC-free--go a...