Archive for July, 2009

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Make The Leap into the Future of Organizing, Collaborating and Communicating

Friday, July 17th, 2009

The Evolution of the Internet - Coming Soon with Vreebit.com

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Palin promises to be ‘less politically correct’

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to stay in touch using Twitter even after leaving office on July 26.

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China’s Internet Users Outnumber U.S. Population

Friday, July 17th, 2009

China’s Internet users have surpassed the U.S. population in number, and more Chinese than ever are using e-commerce and accessing the Web through mobile phones, according to official statistics.

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Bollywood tweets, blogs

Friday, July 17th, 2009

TAKING a lead from their Hollywood counterparts, India’s Hindi-language film stars are getting online, using the Internet to get closer to their fans.

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the Influence Game: Grass-roots health care fight

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Published: Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 3:23 a.m. The conservative message on health care is simple: President Barack Obama’s revamping of the nation’s medical system will produce a costly government-run program that limits patients’ choices.

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Crew Includes Twittering Skipper, Singer, ER Doc

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

The astronauts headed to the international space station include a Twittering skipper, a classically trained musician who named her son after one of Columbia’s fallen astronauts, and a former Navy SEAL who went into Afghanistan two weeks after the Sept.

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Facebook gets fresh $6.5 billion valuation

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Facebook has got a new valuation this week that, although not as high as previous valuations, still puts the social networking giant at a high rank among tech and media companies.

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Xobni releases premium version of Outlook add-on

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

July 14, 2009, 11:08 PM - - Startup Xobni on Wednesday announced Xobni Plus, the first in a series of premium versions of its Microsoft Outlook plug-in. Xobni’s software is aimed at making Outlook easier to use and navigate.

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TwitVid Releases IPhone Application

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

TwitVid.com has announced the release of its eponymous application for the iPhone 3GS, now available for free download from the App Store.

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MySpace, Fox International Channels ink ad pact

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Social-networking company MySpace and Fox International Channels say they’ve forged a marketing deal to help MySpace advertise in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain and Turkey.

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Body identified as missing man

Monday, July 13th, 2009

A body pulled from the Hoosic River last Wednesday near Brayton Elementary School has been identified as that of a Connecticut man who went missing on June 29.

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Facebook sued by social networking aggregator

Monday, July 13th, 2009

In a counterpunch to the world’s biggest online hangout, a small web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn’t follow its own policy of giving users control over their content.

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Online Music Collaboration: Best Tools And Services To Collaborate On Music Projects

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Online music collaboration services allow you to play, rehearse and record music with remotely connected like-minded people from around the world. You connect with other musicians, vocalists, songwriters and even to your own music fans to create the music you like either in real-time or asynchronously. You can also exchange ideas, discover new music from other independent artists and experiment freely without the pressure coming from knowing that you are renting an expensive recording studio.

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Unless you have decided to do a real-time jam with your remotely connected musicians, online music collaboration services work all pretty much in the same way: You record a music track with your own instrument connected to a computer and then you upload the track for others to work and build upon.

If you and your music partners already have a speedy broadband Internet connection, you can also use online music collaboration services to play in real-time without worrying about the typical delays that are characteristic of transmitting audio on the Internet. You just plug your instrument to your PC / Mac, find your musical buddies and you are set to play.

Collaborative music projects can be both public or private, depending on your production needs, and some of the music collaboration services I am showcasing here in this guide, also provide a direct marketplace for you to distribute and sell your songs.

Interestingly, DJs and creative people who are not musicians can use some of these music collaboration services to remix and mash-up old and new stuff.

In this MasterNewMedia guide you can find a comprehensive map of the online music collaboration services available out there, including some of their key characteristics and a comparative table that puts them through their paces. When reviewing each one of the services, these were the key items I checked:

  • Supported file format: File types accepted to upload your music tracks.
  • Public / Private sessions: Free or restricted access for musical projects.
  • Distribution / Sales: Music tracks distribution on third-party websites or social networks.
  • Rating: Mutual evaluation of musicians.
  • Pricing: Basic starting cost and feature.

Here all the details:

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Grand Jury Slams Oakland For Travel Expenses

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

The Alameda County Grand Jury recommended in its annual report Friday that the city of Oakland adopt more stringent accounting requirements for travel expenses.

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Workplace Internet filters sometimes backfire

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Ryan Tracy thought he’d entered the Dark Ages when he graduated from college and arrived in the working world.