Most Web Music Indie, But Stations Still Pay
Talk about getting it from both ends. If you haven’t been following the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) downright persecution of the webcasting industry, you might be surprised to know that not even stations that play independent music can get beyond the RIAA’s reach.
Online Advertisers And New Car Buyers
Online advertisers focusing on new car buyers can tailor how quickly their advertising reaches their intended audience by understanding the difference between daily and monthly Web site traffic patterns, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Online Media Study.
Google Gets In Touch With Berkeley County
The last time we heard about Google’s data center in South Carolina, there was a concern that the company hadn’t (yet) hired many locals. Google’s now gone out of its way to make friends; on one website, Mountain View has even written, “Hello, Berkeley County!”
Will Google Bid On The Wireless Spectrum?
Tomorrow, the FCC will vote on rules, proposed by Chairman Kevin Martin, governing the auction of the 700 MHz band of wireless spectrum. Trying its best to persuade the commission to endorse neutrality in the airwaves, similar to what many want to happen with the Internet, Google succeeded in getting at least two of its four wishes granted.
Alibaba May IPO
The Alibaba Group, which took over Yahoo China in 2005, is now preparing to hold an IPO on the Hong Kong stock market. Other details, such as “when” and “how much,” remain largely unknown.
KDDI To Rebrand Gmail In Japan
Google’s getting cozy with KDDI – the company, which is Japan’s second-largest mobile operator, will soon offer a unique version of Gmail to its customers.
NowPublic’s News Network Secures $10.6 Million
Backfence.com folded about a month ago, and many onlookers interpreted that as a death knell for hyperlocal news sites. The “participatory news network” of NowPublic is doing just fine, however – the company has received $10.6 million in funding.
Google: All The Other Companies Are Doing It
A pretty large commotion was made over Google buying DoubleClick a few months back, especially from Microsoft, who filed against Google with the feds, flinging antitrust concerns. On Friday, Google responded with: Everybody else is doing it!
Amazon Partners With National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration has entered into an agreement with Amazon.com’s CustomFlix Labs to make historic films from the National Archives available for purchase on Amazon.
The Ban on Employees Accessing Facebook
Earlier this month, in FIR #254, Shel and I discussed quite an interesting story of what one company did regarding employee access to and use of Facebook.