Peter Kafka in Media on December 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
No more silly plastic guitars with buttons. Ubisoft has rigged a way for people to learn to play a real electric guitar using videogames.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 4, 2011 at 10:33 am PT
Roger Waters and crew said they didn’t want their record label selling singles in Apple’s music store. But those concerns seem to have been resolved.
Kara Swisher in News on July 19, 2010 at 2:55 am PT
It was inevitable, I suppose, that the highly stylized trailers for the upcoming movie, “The Social Network,” would be ripe for mocking.
The full trailer from Sony unit Columbia Pictures uses a creepy Vega Choir version of the Radiohead song, “Creep,” and has all kinds of dramatic flourishes–making it perfect for spoofs.
Here are three.
Kara Swisher in News on July 15, 2010 at 11:01 am PT
Dear Mark Zuckerberg:
Uh-oh, from the looks of this full-length trailer for the upcoming movie, “The Social Network,” about founding of Facebook, it’s not going to be a positive portrayal of you.
One bright spot: The hoodie is just right.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 11, 2010 at 8:30 am PT
Breathing room for Guy Hands and company. Bigger question: Does it matter whether a private equity group or a bank owns one of the big music labels?
Peter Kafka in Media on March 11, 2010 at 7:03 am PT
Want to buy Pink Floyd’s “Time” on iTunes but don’t want to pay for all of “Dark Side of the Moon”? You’ll want to make that purchase soon.
Drake Martinet, Intern, All Things Digital in News on January 25, 2010 at 1:48 am PT
In this installment of “Almost Famous” that we call “Need to Know,” focusing on less prominent but very important tech execs you need to know better, we friended Ethan Beard, director of the Facebook Developer Network. He’s a mover inside the Web’s biggest social networking shaker. We talked Facebook platform, music, 1200-baud modems and his addiction to social gaming.
Also: Don’t miss the picture of Ethan dressed as a banana.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 14, 2009 at 5:09 am PT
After Michael Jackson died, fans flooded iTunes to snap up his music. And contrary to an earlier report, “This Is It,” the singer’s final work, will also be sold by Apple this month.
