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As Part Of Entertainment Push, MSN Will Launch User-Created Fansites

PaidContent  Apr 29 09

Looking to boost user engagement (and fill space cheaply), MSN said Wednesday it would use Wetpaint's wiki-platform to let visitors edit and contribute photos, videos and text to new fansites hosted on its MSN Entertainment portal. MSN will launch more than two dozen such sites on its entertainment portal this year.

For MSN, the arrangement provides a cheap way to bulk up the portal's entertainment offerings. In January, MSN launched its Wonderwall celebrity site, to compete with AOL's TMZ and Yahoo's omg! Last week, the company also said it would give visitors the option of an entertainment-focused home page. Full story...

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Wireless Carriers Bicker Over Size Of Spectrum Holdings

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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) frequently brags about how much spectrum it has at its disposal, and how easy it will be to deliver a ton of video and other high-bandwidth services over mobile networks.

March Madness: CBSSports.com Says It Served 3.4 Million Live Hours On Day One

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Initial stats are in for NCAA March Madness on Demand and it looks like CBSSports.com will be able to declare victory again (unlike fans of Georgetown or Vanderbilt).

FCC May Open Public-Safety Spectrum Block For Commercial Purposes

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Right On Schedule, MediaNews' Parent Exits Chapter 11

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As it promised back in January, Affiliated Media, the holding company for newspaper chain MediaNews Group, has emerged for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Welcome To Microsoft Office. Would You Like A Microblog With Your Order?

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Microsoft’s experimental Office Labs group says it’s testing a new microblogging service called OfficeTalk—which “applies the base capabilities of microblogging to a business environment, enabling employees to post their thoughts, activities, and potentially valuable information to anyone who might be interested.

PaidContent Quick Hits 03.19.2010

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Yahoo's Revolving Door: Chief Technologist Leaves For Benchmark Capital

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Bernstein: Broadcasters Once Again Have a License To Print Money

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GOOG v BIDU: A Tale Of Two Stocks

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FT.com Takes Free Articles Away From Unregistered Users, Except Via Search

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Now the Financial Times is getting really bullish about its web access model. In another tweak, it’s now ensuring that no free articles are on offer to non-registered users.



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