Liz Gannes in News on January 18 at 12:03 pm PT
Competition in the technoblogoverse just got a little fiercer! The New York Times Bits technology blog now has its very own billboard on Highway 101.
Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on November 7, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Heavyweights from radio, Hollywood, and Web video join a star-studded roster for
All Things Digital‘s first-ever media conference: Bob Pittman, Thomas Tull and Rio Caraeff come aboard.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2011 at 3:53 pm PT
Don’t need Sherlock for this one. Follow the money, straight to iTunes.
Peter Kafka in Media on August 17, 2011 at 10:33 am PT
For an extra $10 a month, you can add the subscription music service to your wireless account. Or you could sign up on your own, and pay … $10 a month.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 11, 2011 at 11:09 am PT
Music Beta isn’t the service Google has been trying to build, and it’s not the one it thinks it will have. But if it’s going to improve, best to do it before Apple launches its own cloud service.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 12, 2011 at 4:05 am PT
It’s been two weeks since Amazon launched its cloud-based music service. And Amazon says it’s been a big success–for the music labels.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 14, 2011 at 4:20 pm PT
Polyvore, the site for aspiring fashionistas to mix and match products from various brands to create their favorite outfits, is making its debut on the Times Square catwalk.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 29, 2010 at 6:37 am PT
Last year Jackson’s death spurred a boost in Sony’s sales. But that’s over, and the trend line is pointing down yet again.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 15, 2010 at 10:13 am PT
A download store, a music locker and the ability to share some of your music with your friends, for $25 a year. That’s what Google would like its music service to look like, according to a new report. There aren’t any deals in place yet, so the reality may look entirely different. But it sounds good on paper….
News Byte
Voices in News on August 20, 2010 at 10:30 am PT
Sign o’ the times. Making
its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 hit list at
No. 89–just below Justin Bieber and Young Jeezy, and a spot above Brad Paisley–is an Internet interloper: The
“Bed Intruder Song,” the latest in the
Auto-Tune the News series from the Gregory Brothers. It is undoubtedly the catchiest song ever adapted from a TV interview of a man who thwarted an attempted rape. The video became an immediate YouTube hit when it was posted a few weeks ago, and hot sales of an expanded version in the iTunes music store propelled the song onto the mainstream charts.
