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Why Music Is Broken – The Artist To Consumer Connection

TheNextWeb  Nov 22 09

There is a fascinating story on TorrentFreak regarding the revenues for an artist from a streaming service such as Spotify. Or, more correctly, the lack thereof. The popular Lady Gaga makes quasi-nil from Spotify, despite being a top artist on the service. This is an excellent example of the inherent problem in the musical industry. If [...] Full story...

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HTC Disagrees With Apple Suit, Comes Out Fighting

TheNextWeb  4 hours ago

Handset vendor HTC has today broken it’s silence and issued a response in relation to a recent patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple, promising to issue a formal response in the next few weeks.

Facebook Might Add ‘Panic Button’ To Protect Kids

TheNextWeb  5 hours ago

Pedophiles are using Facebook to lure children, and the authorities are not happy about it. Under governmental pressure, Facebook has stated that it has “no objection in principle” to adding a ‘panic button’ to the website for kids who feel that they may be in danger.

Apple’s Working on a New Social Location App Called iGroups

TheNextWeb  8 hours ago

Location is heating up and Apple wants in on the action. Another gem from the United States Patent and Trademark Office has been uncovered by the team at Patently Apple.

BBC Website To Get Deep Integration with Facebook and Twitter.

TheNextWeb  9 hours ago

Erik Huggers, the BBC’s head of future media and technology, has been speaking to The Telegraph and confirmed Facebook, Twitter and Bebo integration would be making it’s way onto the BBC.

Seesmic + Plugins: The Possibilities Are Endless.

TheNextWeb  17 hours ago

A new Seesmic app is coming and this could potentially distance the company from the likes of Tweetdeck.

Finally. You Can Now Share Music on Facebook.

TheNextWeb  17 hours ago

All Facebook has uncovered a recent update on Facebook that see’s the social networking behemoth allow its users to post MP3 files onto their profile pages, just as you would with a URL.

Kindle Arrives on Mac OS X

TheNextWeb  18 hours ago

Amazon has today slipped out the release of the Kindle for the Mac, a desktop app that lets you download Kindle books you already own, and read them on your Mac.

Twitter is Down. Very Very Down. [Updated]

TheNextWeb  19 hours ago

Sad to see, and in all fairness it doesn’t seem to happen as much as it used to, but Twitter is down and it appears somewhat serious.

WARNING: Do NOT Open Password Reset Email From Facebook Support. Fake and Contains Virus.

TheNextWeb  21 hours ago

There’s an email going round asking Facebook users to reset their password. The email is a fake and contains a virus, do not open or follow any of its instructions.

The Best Street View Image Ever – It Has My Egg Roll!

TheNextWeb  24 hours ago

Via Reddit. Full version on Google.Original title and link for this post: The Best Street View Image Ever – It Has My Egg Roll!



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