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Pandora Survives | Adds Monthly Usage Limit

8. July 2009

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It looks like Pandora is going to survive after all, albeit with some concessions due to royalty issues for online radio. From the Pandora blog: The revised royalties are quite high - higher in fact than any other form of radio. As a consequence, we will have to make an adjustment that will affect [...]

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‘Jackass’ Movie to Test Internet Video Distribution

14. December 2007

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Jackass 2.5, starring Johnny Knoxville and his band of merry men, will be launched on the Internet on December 19 and will be subsequently released on DVD. Instead of being a straight to DVD release, it is a straight to Internet release. According to the Associated Press: Blockbuster Inc. will present “Jackass 2.5″ free of [...]

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Blockbuster to Offer Downloads Via Kiosks

13. November 2007

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Blockbuster has been hemorrhaging lately, trying to keep up with Netflix. It looks like the large rental movie chain is going to jump into the video download service via kiosks, among oter things. Kiosks seem a little strange for a retail chain. I think Blockbuster is just trying to see what sticks in the [...]

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NBC Bringing Tonight Show and Jay Leno to Web

16. October 2007

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Starting October 16, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno is making its way online. This is becoming a recurring trend of networks offering shows online. I like it. From MediaWeek: The Tonight Show will become the second late night talker that NBC offers online on a regular basis. Back in August, the network began [...]

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Belkin Ships Network USB Hub

26. September 2007

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Belkin has begun shipping a networked USB hub ($130), that lets you connect any USB peripheral to your network like a USB hard drive or printer. From Belkin’s website: Share up to 5 devices: multi-function printers, media readers, digital cameras and [...]

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ABC, FOX, and NBC Increase Web Presence | More Primetime Shows Online

22. September 2007

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The television networks are finally beginning to harvest the power of the Internet. Networks are realizing that the Internet can provide free advertising and word of mouth for shows. Here are some examples. ABC has reached an agreement with AOL to deliver full-length, ad supported episodes of a slew of its prime-time shows starting on [...]

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Spiralfrog Launches | Download Music for Free

18. September 2007

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Spiralfrog, the ad-based music download service, has finally opened its doors for business. The music industry has been trying different ways to increase revenues, especially online. Spiralfrog boasts over 800,000 tracks and 3,500 music videos available at launch. Although 800,000 sounds impressive, it has a long way to go to catch up to [...]

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Roxio Launches Popcorn 3 | Transfer Video to Your iPod

30. August 2007

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For all you Mac fans out there, Roxio just launched Popcorn 3, which allows you to transfer your favorite personal video entertainment to DVDs and popular portable devices. Moving digital content around from device to device is always a good thing.  I got Roxio’s press release by e-mail today and here is a [...]

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2 Tips on How to Share Family Pictures and Videos

22. August 2007

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Over the past year, my wife and I have taken tons of photos and video of our baby. We are constantly getting asked by friends to share pictures and videos of little floppyhead (hence the name of this site, though his head is no longer as floppy). Here are two suggestions for [...]

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Elgato Eye TV 250 | Turn Your Mac into a DVR

21. August 2007

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I have the occasional Mac envy. Recently I have been eyeing the new Mac Mini, thinking it would make a cool HTPC. The problem with it is that there is no tuner built into it. Of course, you can always get an external tuner. Elgato’s Eye TV 250 is the big [...]

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