Rhapsody Arrives in U.K. and Germany Via Napster Deal
Streaming music service Rhapsody, which has only been available in the U.S. for the last 11 years, has finally made it to Europe. The service has finished a deal to buy one-time competitor Napster's operations in the U.K. and Germany; last fall, Rhapsody bought Napster's U.S. assets. Rhapsody competitor Spotify isn't in Germany yet, but...
It’s Back! Scripps’ Shopzilla, Nearly Left for Dead, Growing Again.
The comparison shopping site that Scripps Network Interactive was reportedly desperate to get rid of not long ago has rebounded.
Spotify Clears Its Throat for a U.S. Launch in "Coming Months"
The music service still doesn't have a U.S. launch date, but it's telling the American digerati that their free lunch is just about over.
Warner Music Still Pining for Google. But What About Spotify?
That Google Music launch doesn't look like it's on the table for this year. Meanwhile Spotify is getting very close to a yea-or-nay decision on a 2010 U.S. debut....
Spotify’s Real News: No News! But Big Bags of Cash Might Help
Spotify still doesn't have a single deal with a U.S. music label, which makes it impossible to launch the service here. But a combination of compromise and cash could still get things done. And a pact with Sony is now "essentially signable."
Sports Illustrated’s iPad App: Think Print, Not Web
How do you update a weekly sports magazine for the iPad? Time Inc.'s answer is to leave it as a weekly sports magazine, more or less.
Newsflash! Big World Cup Game = Lots of Web Traffic, Twitter Fail Whales.
Of course, Twitter failed during the U.S.-Algeria game. Twitter has been failing throughout the World Cup and does particularly badly when the U.S. plays. Not news. But! For the record! There was a lot of traffic on the Web yesterday.
Google Wins YouTube Copyright Suit; Viacom Promises Appeal
Google has won its long-running case against Viacom, which accused the search giant's YouTube of massive copyright infringement. Viacom promises to appeal the federal court ruling, which says that the video site is indeed protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It's a really big deal.
Mexican President: U.S. To Blame For Mexican Drug Violence
Drug cartels don’t cause drug-related violence in Mexico. Drug-addicted neighboring countries with lots of guns cause drug-related violence in Mexico. At least, that's according to Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s Monday editorial that appeared in Mexican newspapers nationwide.
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