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Farewell to MusicNow & A Look Ahead

On January 26th of 2004, I wrote a blog entry about Microsoft entering, or not entering the online music business, entitled Microsofts Attention Deficit Disorder & The Music Industry. Those being the "golden days" of the online music business, it was a naive, more gentle time. Wide-eyed enthusiasts from television...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital music, Digital media, online music, MusicNow, Napster Inc., America Online Inc., Windows Media

Blog posts 2007-01-15

XM, Napster in joint online music venture

XM, Napster in joint online music ventureUmmmm .....Well, besides the DRM issues, if you listen to a channel like The System, probably 90% of their song library won't be available on Napster.

Tags: Napster Inc., online music venture, XM Satellite Radio Inc., online music

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

Online music market shares: iTunes - 70%, Napster - 11%, Real, MusicMatch, WalMart - 6%

NPD said the number of consumers paying for downloads fell to nearly 1 mln users per month in May, June and July from a peak of 1.3 mln in April 2004. From December 2003 to July 2004, iTunes remained the dominant destination, commanding nearly 70% of music files downloaded legally,...

Tags: NPD

Blog posts 2004-10-12

Additional Resources

Microsoft confirms IE 8 will ship this year

Microsoft Senior Vice President of Online Services and Windows, Bill Veghte, just told attendees that Microsoft will release the final version of Internet Explorer IE 8 to the Web "later this year." by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Sony Reader PRS-505 gets a major firmware upgrade

My Sony Reader is an excellent piece of hardware that I thoroughly enjoy using during my daily commute. I skipped the Amazon Kindle and bought the Sony Reader and have not been one bit sorry about this purchase I made last fall. I just saw on my favorite eBook site,...

Tags: Sony Corp., Firmware, Sony Reader, Firmware Upgrade, Sony Reader PRS-505, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Speculation over possible Skype backdoor

There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played online-services pitch man duirng his opening keynote at Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeting FAM, explaining why Micorsoft believes it must continue to invest heavily in search and advertising to remain competitive in the coming years. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Advertisement, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Kevin Johnson, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia

Google has unveiled its own "unit of knowledge" with a competitor to Wikipedia called Knol. Google's online encyclopedia promises to lend some credence by identifying the authors. by Andy Smith

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Online Communications, Andy Smith, Google, Knol, wiki, encyclopedia

Image galleries 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper

Update: Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

HR World SMB Payroll Solutions Comparison Guide

Why spend hours calculating deductions, writing checks and filing tax forms when you can afford a hosted solution to take care of the hassle for you? Small businesses can now take advantage of technology to take the headaches out of payroll processing thanks to reasonable, easy-to-use solutions. ...

Tags: Human Resources, Solution, Tippit Inc., Payroll, Small And Medium Business, HR World, Taxes, Free Trade, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Smb/Sme, Financial Planning, Finance

White papers 2008-07-24

What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?

During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Product Transition, iTablet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-23

COPA suffers another blow

InformationWeek is reporting on the latest blow to the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. COPA imposes heavy fines on libraries and schools among other institutions that fail to prevent children from "content harmful to minors." If you're asking just what constitutes "harmful to minors", so...

Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Minor, Regulations, Government, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft splits its Platforms

Microsoft splits its Platformsjohnson leavingFirst of all, this is good news. It's not like he as done a good job running this companies marketing and online business. This is good news. Microsoft is making changes and its for the better. For all your naysayers who like to...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., Johnson, rep, Juniper Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Enterprise communities: build or join?

Enterprise communities: build or join?Online communities that connect clients?Jennifer:Have you ever heard of an online community that connects clients for their mutual benefit? I realize their may be concerns about sharing information with competitors, but I also find that there are opportunities to connect several of my clients for mutual...

Tags: Benefits, Jennifer

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...

Tags: Games, gaming industry, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Enterprise communities: build or join?

Determining how a company should engage with or create an online community is a critical process. Aaron Strout, VP of social media for Mzinga authored this primer on what steps enterprises must take while evaluating their community engagement strategies. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Facebook, Community, Network, Social Media, Customer, Site, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-23

COPA is unconstitutional

The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...

Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Parental Control, Third Circuit, Regulations, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games

Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox

News items 2008-07-23

75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws

75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsJust 75%?I would think it is much more likely to be 100% is vulnerable to SOME issue, 90% is vulnerable to a High-risk issue.-NateRE: 75�0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsThey fail to say which banks are at...

Tags: Banking, E-business/E-commerce, online banking site, online banking, security, flaw, bank

Discussion threads 2008-07-23