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Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

Music-streaming service Last.fm is now paying unsigned artists royalties for every song played on its service. Since the company announced the program last January, 70,000 artists and small music labels have signed up for it and uploaded 450,000 tracks.

Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists

more royalties than you'd get if you signed up with an actual label!Last.FM is a solid service. I've been logging my tracks played with them since 2001 or so. ( 2 , 7 )

Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

Music-streaming service Last.fm is now paying unsigned artists royalties for every song played on its service. Since the company announced the program last January, 70,000 artists and small music labels have signed up for it and uploaded 450,000 tracks. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in music, and last.fm

Workaround to Sudden Loss of Internet Access Problem (download.zonealarm.com)

Date Last Revised : 9 July 2008 — Overview : Microsoft Update KB951748 is known to cause loss of internet access for ZoneAlarm users on Windows XP/2000. Windows Vista users are not affected. Impact : Sudden loss of internet access

Workaround to Sudden Loss of Internet Access Problem (download.zonealarm.com)

Date Last Revised : 9 July 2008 — Overview : Microsoft Update KB951748 is known to cause loss of internet access for ZoneAlarm users on Windows XP/2000. Windows Vista users are not affected. Impact : Sudden loss of internet access )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Apple's Latest Opens a Developers' Playground (New York Times)

PALO ALTO, Calif. — When Apple opens its online App Store for iPhone software on Thursday, Steven P. Jobs will be making an attempt to dominate the next generation of computing as it moves toward Internet-connected mobile devices.

Apple's Latest Opens a Developers' Playground (New York Times)

PALO ALTO, Calif. — When Apple opens its online App Store for iPhone software on Thursday, Steven P. Jobs will be making an attempt to dominate the next generation of computing as it moves toward Internet-connected mobile devices. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

App Store: Apps Available for Download on iTunes (Arn/MacRumors)

Apps have already appeared in the iTunes App Store and can be found and downloaded by searching for their names. AOL's AIM Application (iTunes Link), for example, is available as a free download. — Apple's free Remote Application

App Store: Apps Available for Download on iTunes - Mac Rumors

Apps have already appeared in the iTunes App Store and can be found and downloaded by searching for their names. AOL's AIM Application (iTunes Link), for example, is available as a free download. ( 1 , 4 )

App Store: Apps Available for Download on iTunes (Arn/MacRumors)

Apps have already appeared in the iTunes App Store and can be found and downloaded by searching for their names. AOL's AIM Application (iTunes Link), for example, is available as a free download. — Apple's free Remote Application )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in apps, apple, itunes, and iphone

Yahoo and TBS enter sports-centric alliance (Dawn Kawamoto/CNET News.com)

Yahoo and Turner Broadcasting System announced on Thursday a multi-year content and advertising alliance. — Under the agreement, Yahoo Sports will gain access to content from the league sites of the National Basketball Association

Yahoo and TBS enter sports-centric alliance (Dawn Kawamoto/CNET News.com)

Yahoo and Turner Broadcasting System announced on Thursday a multi-year content and advertising alliance. — Under the agreement, Yahoo Sports will gain access to content from the league sites of the National Basketball Association )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

Searching on an iPhone can be fun (Google Mobile Blog)

You probably agree that nothing can be made too easy. We've been dreaming of ways to make searching on phones easier and more fun. — Today, we're showing off our first native app for the iPhone and iPod touch — Google Mobile App.

Searching on an iPhone can be fun (Google Mobile Blog)

You probably agree that nothing can be made too easy. We've been dreaming of ways to make searching on phones easier and more fun. — Today, we're showing off our first native app for the iPhone and iPod touch — Google Mobile App. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked (YES!) (Jesus Diaz/Gizmodo)

The new iPhone OS 2.0 software has been unlocked and jailbroken. It was released just hours ago and it has already been cracked by the iPhone Dev Team. The first one took a couple of months, but this one was actually unlocked before Apple released it to the public.

IPhone 2.0 Unlock: iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked (YES!)

http://gizmodo.com/5023971/iphone-os-20-unlocked-yes ( 4 , 15 )

Exclusive: iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked (YES!)

iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked (YES!) (Jesus Diaz/Gizmodo)

The new iPhone OS 2.0 software has been unlocked and jailbroken. It was released just hours ago and it has already been cracked by the iPhone Dev Team. The first one took a couple of months, but this one was actually unlocked before Apple released it to the public. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in iphone

Another key early Facebook employee, Jeff Hammerbacher, is leaving the company (Eric Eldon/VentureBeat)

Facebook may now be the largest social network in the world, and it may be continually innovating with nice new products like its Twitter-like iPhone application, but more and more beloved early employees are heading out the door.

Another key early Facebook employee, Jeff Hammerbacher, is leaving the company ยป VentureBeat

Another key early Facebook employee, Jeff Hammerbacher, is leaving the company (Eric Eldon/VentureBeat)

Facebook may now be the largest social network in the world, and it may be continually innovating with nice new products like its Twitter-like iPhone application, but more and more beloved early employees are heading out the door. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in fbook

An Imminent Victory for 'Net Neutrality' Advocates (Vindu Goel/Bits)

When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company was unfairly discriminating against heavy Internet users.

An Imminent Victory for 'Net Neutrality' Advocates (Vindu Goel/Bits)

When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company was unfairly discriminating against heavy Internet users. )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago

ContentNext 2.0: Life With The Guardian Media Group (Rafat Ali/paidContent.org)

We got scooped on the biggest story of our own company's life. Such is our life. Almost six years after our company started with paidContent.org, we have been acquired by Guardian News & Media (GNM), the news media division of UK-headquartered Guardian Media Group (GMG).

ContentNext 2.0: Life With The Guardian Media Group | paidContent.org

Guardian News & Media (my employers) have acquired paidContent as part of its US expansion. ( 2 , 3 )

ContentNext 2.0: Life With The Guardian Media Group (Rafat Ali/paidContent.org)

We got scooped on the biggest story of our own company's life. Such is our life. Almost six years after our company started with paidContent.org, we have been acquired by Guardian News & Media (GNM), the news media division of UK-headquartered Guardian Media Group (GMG). )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in business, publishing, guardian, acquisition, and paidcontent

iTunes activation servers go down, iPhone 3G customers being sent ... (Nilay Patel/Engadget)

In a repeat of last year's problems, it looks like the insane demand for the iPhone 3G has taken its toll on Apple's iTunes activation servers

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/itunes-activation-servers-go-down-iphone-3g-customers-being-sen/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/itunes-activation-servers-go-down-iphone-3g-customers-being-sen/ ( 1 , 2 )

iTunes activation servers go down, iPhone 3G customers being sent ... (Nilay Patel/Engadget)

In a repeat of last year's problems, it looks like the insane demand for the iPhone 3G has taken its toll on Apple's iTunes activation servers )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago in nixon, wirelessirc, boletus, and #geocaching.fi

Epic Fail: Six Million iBricks... and Growing (John Biggs/TechCrunch)

Well this is a fine kettle of fish. iPhone activations have essentially gone down and everyone - from folks updating their old phones to new 3G activators - are stuck with bricks until traffic dies off. Reader Brent reports:

Epic Fail: Six Million iBricks... and Growing (John Biggs/TechCrunch)

Well this is a fine kettle of fish. iPhone activations have essentially gone down and everyone - from folks updating their old phones to new 3G activators - are stuck with bricks until traffic dies off. Reader Brent reports: )

Metagg - 7 weeks ago