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New Website Aims To Be An iTunes For Poetry

John Lundberg | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Literature, Emily Dickinson, poetryspeaks.com, Itunes, John Lundberg, Lifestyle, Hobbies, Edgar-Allen-Poe, Reading, Poetry, Poetryspeaks, Living News
John Lundberg

The new website PoetrySpeaks is aiming to serve as a social networking hub and online marketplace for poets.

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iTunes Confuses 'Doo Wop' For Racial Slur, Censors Songs

guardian.co.uk | Camilla Chafer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Technology

Read More: iTunes Doo Wop, Doo Wop Censor, iTunes Censorship, Doo Wop Censorship, iTunes Doo Wop Censorship, Doo Wop, Itunes, iTunes Censor, Technology News

Apple's automated censoring service confuses the 1950s genre for a racial slur, marking song titles with an asterisk...

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Brave New Chapter: The Simon & Schuster eBook Announcement

Adam Hanft | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Ellie Hirschhorn, Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, Itunes, Ebooks, Books News
Adam Hanft

In the same way that iTunes liberated songs from the album format, books will no longer be solely linear.

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iTunes TV Service: Apple Pitches $30 Per Month TV Subscription, Rumors Report

AllThingsD | Peter Kafka | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: iTunes Television, iTunes TV Subscription, Apple, Apple TV Subscription, Itunes TV, $30 Month iTunes TV, iTunes TV $30, Apple TV, Television on iTunes, Itunes, Apple TV Service, Itunes TV Service, Technology News

Would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes? That's the pitch Apple has been making to TV networks in recent weeks. The company is trying to r...

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UK Study: Illegal Music Downloaders Also Spend The Most On Music

The Independent | Rachel Shields | Posted 10.31.2009 | Technology

Read More: Music Piracy, Internet, Itunes, Piracy, Riaa, Illegal Downloads, Online Music Piracy, Digital Economy Bill, Music, British Phonographic Industry, Bpi, Technology News

People who illegally download music from the internet also spend more money on music than anyone else, according to a new study....

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"Identity Crisis"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Plastic Surgery, Sammy Davis Jr., Gas, Car, Ipod, Humor, Identity Theft, Bank, Atm, Debit Card, Newspaper, Itunes, Journalism, Popeye, Jerry Zezima, Lol, Living News
Jerry Zezima

At the risk of being sued by Popeye, I am what I am. Unfortunately, what I am can't be printed in a family newspaper. I don't even know who I am anymore. That's because my identity was recently stolen.

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Apple Wins: No iTunes For Palm

nytimes.com | Jenna Wortham | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Palm, Itunes, Apple, Technology News

The skirmish between Apple and Palm over whether owners of Palm devices can sync them up with their iTunes libraries has come to something of a resolu...

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Inside the App -- GPush

Ben Jabbawy | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: MG Siegler, Push Email, Tetris, Twitter, iTunes Store, Tiverias Apps, Gmail, Apple, Techcrunch, Mobileme, GreatPoint Ventures, Blackberry, I Am T-Pain, Itunes, Google, Push GMail, Gpush, Tahoo, Technology News
Ben Jabbawy

GPush, the app my team and I built this summer, was the first to offer push Gmail notifications to the iPhone. At its peak, GPush ranked 17th on Apple's most-downloaded list.

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At TechCrunch50, Patching Up the Old Is the New "New"

Maya Baratz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Toybots, match.com, Clicker, Google Video, Facebook, Xbox, Playstation, techcrunch50, Udorse, Hulu, Citysourced, Spawn Labs, Disney, Itunes, 5:1, Sony, Fluidhtml, Business News
Maya Baratz

If the first half of the conference is any indication, what's "new" in the tech industry these days is a renown effort to bridge gaps between industry archetypes that aren't.

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Apple CEO Jobs on stage, discusses transplant

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Itunes, Apple, Steve Jobs Liver Transplant, Ipod Price Cut, Apple CEO, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs returned Wednesday to the showman role that has helped define his company leadership, taking the stage...

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Beatles For Sale, John Leckie Interview on The Stone Roses, This Week's New Albums, plus Scott Weiland, Jason Mraz, and Glee

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Robin Trower, Kanye West, Comic-Con, Janis Ian, Lea Michele, Salt-N-Pepa, Kevin McHale, The Posies, Phish, Xtc, Circulatory System, Matthew Morrison, My Morning Jacket, Journey, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, Bethany Dylan, Rick Danko, Neil Diamond, Spencer Day, The Gears, Sweetwater, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gary Mounfield, Vivian Girls, John Squire, Mark Sailing, Prefab Sprout, The Police, Sondre Lerche, Public Image Ltd., USA Today, They Might Be Giants, Julian Lennon, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jenna Ushkowitz, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, The Beatles Rock Band, Diana Agron, Entertainment News, Os Mutantes, Cinema Bizarre, Danko Jones, Andrew Dugan, Chic, Jay-Z, Scott Weiland, N.E.D., Be Bop Deluxe, Jason Mraz, Myspace, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howie Day, Queen, Gaither Vocal Band, A Fine Frenzy, Jayma Mays, John Leckie, Mayer Hawthorne, The Fall, The Beatles, Cory Monteith, Gene Loves Jezebel, Wild Beasts, The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, Jack Bruce, The Cribs, Mia Farrow, Eric Carmen, Simple Minds, Jimmy Clanton, Dalai Lama, Buckcherry, Brooks & Dunn, Robert Fripp, Magazine, Jane Lynch, Amber Riley, The Stone Roses, Chris Colfer, Ian Brown, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayall, Mike & the Ravens, Jessalyn Gilsig, Rihanna, Alan Wren, Frank Turner, Boys Like Girls, The Verve, True Blood, Thousand Foot Krutch, Itunes, Robyn Hitchcock, Peter White, Geffen, Silvertone, Saosin, Raekwon, Candiria, Cruxshadows, Slipknot, Barlowgirl, Commodores, Erasure, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the release of stereo and mono box sets, individual album reissues, and their own edition of Rock Band, The Beatles finally have stepped into the 21st century in a major way.

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Why Red Bull Might Save Music

Tamara Conniff | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Green Day's New Album, Amazon.com, Coca-Cola, Red Bull Recording Label, Itunes, Green Day, Starbucks Music, 21st Century Breakdown, Ipods, Cds, Red Bull, Music Industry, Best Buy, Entertainment News
Tamara Conniff

Music sales are plummeting -- both digital and physical. In part, this is due to the economy -- if a consumer has to choose between dinner and a CD, most will choose dinner.

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Hollywood Wins Lawsuit, Losing the War

Nate Wilcox | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Itunes, Realdvd, Media Companies, Universal Studios, Illegal Downloading, Technology, Hollywood, Sony, Media News
Nate Wilcox

In the end, technology is changing with or without the permission of the Hollywood studios.

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iTunes Dominates Music Sales; Apple Sells One Out Of Every Four Songs Sold In U.S.

MacWorld | Peter Cohen | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Ndp, Pop Music, Apple, Music Sales, Music, NDP MusicWatch, Itunes, Ndp Group, Rap Music, Musicwatch, Business News

The iTunes Store can claim 25 percent of all music sold in the U.S., according to the NPD Group, up from 21 percent in 2008 and 14 percent in 2007. Wa...

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An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chaka Khan, Columbia Records, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Scorr Underwood, The Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Seals & Crofts, Air America, Vanguard Records, Commander John Herrington, The Charlatans, Cash for Clunkers, Sesame Street, Woodstock, Vietnam War, The Cradleboard Teaching Project, Chumbawamba, Van Morrison, Phil Ochs, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Stafford, Georgia Satellites, Eric Anderson, Rhino Entertainment, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Digital 45, Donovan, Marc Cohn, Judy Collins, Folk, First Nations, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Train, Neil Diamond, Martin Terefe, Kellogg Foundation, Elvis Presley, Npr, Itunes, Rhino Records, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Pat Monahan, Nasa, Alannah Myles, Anita Baker, The Marcels, President Obama, The Highwaymen, Grateful Dead, Native Americans, Genesis, Keith Olbermann, Fred Neil, Glen Campbell, Harry Chapin, Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Joe Cocker, Foghat, Ford Foundation, Pacifica, Gordon Lightfoot, Entertainment News, Jennifer Warnes, Morrissey, Bobby Bare, Tommy James and the Shondells, Randy Travis, Jon Stewart, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.

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Video: Viral Wedding on YouTube Drives Buyers to Chris Brown Music

Daisy Whitney | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Youtube, Itunes, Amazon, Media News
Daisy Whitney

R&B artist Chris Brown is making money from a YouTube viral video featuring one of his songs that's generated 12 million views so far.

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Video: Lionsgate Realizing 95% Margins on Digital Business

Daisy Whitney | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Lionsgate, Break.com, Web Video, Cinemanow, Weeds, Hulu.com, Mad Men, Amazon.com, Itunes, Saw Movies, Youtube, Lionsgate Digital Media, Natpe, Hulu, Media News
Daisy Whitney

Lionsgate's digital business is realizing 95% profit margins across new media venues like iTunes, Amazon, CinemaNow, Hulu, and YouTube.

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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Apple Joins Forces With Record Labels

Financial Times | Matthew Garrahan | Posted 08.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Music, Digital Music Sales, Itunes, Apple Music, Record Labels, Apple, Apple iTunes, Media News

Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and othe...

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Alt Twitter: What's Next?

Holly Cara Price | Posted 08.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Benedict Arnold, Ipod, Twitter, Iphone, Igoogle, Alt Platforms, Facebook, Itunes, Dogster, Ichat, Catster, Imovie, Comedy News
Holly Cara Price

I'd like to propose a number of Twitter spin-offs that I think could possibly have legs.

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Palm Pre Once Again Works With iTunes

AP | Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Itunes, Apple, Smart Phones, Palm, Palm Pre, Smart Phone, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Palm's Pre smart phone just can't stay away from Apple's iTunes software. Palm Inc. says the Pre can again connect to iTunes --...

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HuffPost Premiere: Zero 7's "Medicine Man"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Hardaker, Joker & Ginz, Madonna, Henry Binns, Gold Panda, Martha Tilston, Eska Mtungwazi, Mock & Took, The Buchanan Brothers, Itunes, Amazon, Rowdy Superstar, Eric Clapton, Phillip Glass, Frank Loesser, The Maxes, Trevor Gureckis, Buddy Holly, A&M Records, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Heavy Circles, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Harper Simon, Atlantic Records, Abby Payne, Willie Nelson, The Fireman, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Nancy Jeffries, Harold Arlen, Ruth Brown, Jerry Herman, Mark Knopfler, Dan Sokol, Virgin Records, Rock Band, Meredith Wilson, Entertainment News, Pokey La Farge, Robert De Niro, Mpl, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Huffington Post is premiering an audio clip of Zero 7's new single, "Medicine Man." Tell a friend.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Oklahoma's College of Rock with Scott Booker, Raphael Saadiq's New Video, Rhino's Digital 45s, More Woodstock, The Bee Gees, and Kimya Dawson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Cocker, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Winter, Country Joe McDonald, Third Eye Blind, Melanie, Martin Scorsese, John Sebastian, Mountain, Paul Kingsbury, Ravi Shankar, Chip Monck, Joan Baez, The Butterfield Blues Band, Bee Gees, Rober Altman, Sha Na Na, Pete Townshend, The Flaming Lips, Andy Zax, The Who, Abbie Hopffman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & the Family Stone, Oklahoma, Woodstock, Kimya Dawson, Michael Lang, Incredible String Band, Bruce Pollock, Oklahoma Central University, John Morris, Jerry Garcia, Max Yasgur, Crosby Stills & Nash, Scott Booker, Andy Gibb, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Canned Heat, Michael Wadleigh, Jeffrey Shurtleff, Yasgur's Farm, Tim Hardin, Country Joe & the Fish, Grace Slick, Holly George-Warren, Education, The Grateful Dead, Mike Evans, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Blood Sweat & Tears, Itunes, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Academy of Contemporary Music, Quill, Sweetwater, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Built on the whole School of Rock phenomenon, the University of Central Oklahoma has a new music division that teaches all aspects of popular music such as performance, production and business affairs.

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Why Won't Apple or MS Give Us What Google Might?

Scott Foval | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Goog, Outlook, Microsoft, Apple, Ubuntu, Operating System, Cloud, Itunes, Software as a Service, Google, Chrome, Googlenomics, Saas, Os, Business News
Scott Foval

With the announcement late tonight that Google is set to release an operating system, the time has come to ask "Why can't we have it all?"

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Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Steve Jobs, Swiss Army Knife, Whiskey, Stanza, Kindle, Jeff Bezos, Ipod, Digital-Ecosystem, Aap, Wall Street Journal, Sony, Apple, Google Books, Chocolate, Rupert Murdoch, Iphone, Ebooks, Technology, Lingerie, Itunes, Amazon, Google, Ereaders, Epublishing, Amazon Kindle, mp3, Media News
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.

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