NEWS BRIEF: Secret Google Music Device, Piracy Un-Slowed By Mega Takedown, Sirius, Slacker & More
Google will begin manufacturing its own home music system, according to the New York Times. It's part of a broader move to create move beyond the desktop and create a closed eco-system much like Apple (iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac) and Amazon (Kindle).
- MegaUpload takedown didn't slow pirateD downloads, IT just moved them offshore. (IT World) Downloads to U.S. users coming across longer distances, more expensive link.
- Slacker has added Steve Wadsworth, a former senior executive at Walt Disney, to it's Board of Directors.
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- SiriusXM Crosses $3 Billion In 2011 Revenue (FMQB) And I wanted to write them off as dead…
- If The RIAA Wants To Talk About Misinformation Campaigns, Let's Start With The RIAA's Misinformation Campaign (techdirt)
- Digital distributor INgrooves has integrated SoundCloud directly into their ONE Digital platform. The move enables INgrooves clients to post tracks to SoundCloud and manage them directly from their Client Console.
- Mophonics Turns Jingles Into Singles With Mark Foster’s Grammy Nominations. (Bloomberg)
- Do you Bing? It's now the #2 search engine. Do you even know what search results for your band or project look like on Bing?
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The release of the Nike Air Yeezy 2 is being largely dictated by rules and raffles however with something this highly anticipated retailers are making doubly sure to be fair with their practices. Foot Locker’s House of Hoops will have a few pair at four of their locations and have cooked up an online entry form for customers in hopes of getting a pair to fill out. The list of locations carrying them are listed below and if you see your city and want more information regarding copping feel free to give it a shot.
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