10 posts and columns on Jay-Z

YouTube and Hollywood Finally Link Up: Here Come the Channels

in Media on October 28, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Google announces deals with “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara and a bunch of other famous people to make stuff for the site. Next up: Signing on advertisers.
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The Beatles Don’t Want You to Steal Music. But They Still Won’t Sell It Anywhere but iTunes. (Video)

in Media on August 17, 2011 at 4:02 pm PT

That Apple exclusive is now 10 months and counting.
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Jon Stewart's Media Critique: The Rally to Restore Sanity Speech

in Media on October 31, 2010 at 7:20 am PT

Jon Stewart’s problem with cable TV, brought to you by cable TV.

Indie Radio God Nic Harcourt Gets a New Gig: Picking Videos for "The Live Buzz"

in Media on September 28, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

For a certain kind of music fan, Nic Harcourt is a rock star. But the former radio DJ hasn’t had a full-time job picking and playing music in two years. So here’s his new gig: Picking and playing music videos for a new site.

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Obama's BlackBerry: Tiny Contact List, Dull Mail, No Fun

in News on July 29, 2010 at 1:42 pm PT

When President Obama first took office, he pressed hard to keep his beloved BlackBerry and ultimately won permission to carry a model with beefed-up security features. Turns out he didn’t really win much. Appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Obama said only 10 people have his number, and their email conversations are really boring. “I’ve got to admit, it’s no fun because they think that it’s probably going to be subject to the Presidential Records Act, so nobody wants to send me the real juicy stuff,” he said. Other tech notes from the interview: Obama said that the contents of the presidential iPod runs from Jay-Z to Maria Callas, and that “I don’t tweet on a regular basis….I think there’s an official president’s tweet, but some 20-year-old is doing a lot of the tweeting.”

Easy Digital Listening: Sonos ZonePlayer S5

in The Digital Solution on December 15, 2009 at 3:15 pm PT

An all-in-one sound system plays digital music off a computer in several rooms, without the need to run wires around the house.

U2′s Live Nation Deal Is Good for Madonna, Bad for Investors

in Media on December 18, 2008 at 7:08 am PT

In addition to myriad rock star perks you’ve already heard about, here’s another one to add to the list: Better stock deals. At least when you’re talking about stock in concert promoter Live Nation. Since Live Nation shares have gotten pummeled, you’d think those music acts would be hurting, too. Nope.