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Adele is iTunes top-seller of 2011 (Reuters)

creative — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:54:52 +0000

Reuters – British singer Adele has became the first artist to secure three milestones on the iTunes music chart, scoring 2011′s top-selling single, top-selling album and being named the iTunes Artist of the Year, the music company said on Thursday.

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Adele is iTunes top-seller of 2011
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Black group targets corporations over voting laws (AP)

publisher — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:03:00 +0000

AP – An online advocacy group is urging corporations that market to African-Americans to stop giving money to a conservative organization working for stricter voting laws.

iTunes great for Apple, but was it for music biz? (AP)

creative — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:11:22 +0000

AP – When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition — and chaos.

Obama calls for passage of jobs bill (AP)

admin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:31:23 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama is pushing in his weekly radio and Internet address for Senate passage of his nearly $450 billion jobs bill as senators prepare to vote Tuesday on moving to debate on the measure.

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Obama calls for passage of jobs bill
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HOW TO: Promote Your Band With Turntable.fm (Mashable)

creative — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:08:27 +0000

Mashable – Marketing your music can be a royal pain when it entails answering misspelled emails from your one true fan and tweeting about your upcoming tour. Well, imagine if you could raise awareness about your band just by playing music. Musicians of the world, allow me to introduce you to Turntable.fm

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U.S. Internet providers to act against online pirates (Reuters)

creative — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:22:27 +0000

Reuters – Consumers who illegally download copyrighted films, music or television shows might see their Internet speed slowed or access restricted under an industry anti-piracy effort announced on Thursday.

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U.S. Internet providers to act against online pirates
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Google’s +1 Button Already More Widespread Than Twitter’s Tweet Button [STATS] (Mashable)

creative — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:56:27 +0000

Mashable – Google’s +1 buttons have only been out for about a month, but they’re already more common than the tweet button on major web destinations. BrightEdge, an enterprise SEO platform provider, analyzed the 10,000 largest sites on the web and found a 33% surge in placement for Google’s +1 button during the past few weeks. The company found that +1 buttons are now on 4.4% of those sites, up from 3.6% in June

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Google’s +1 Button Already More Widespread Than Twitter’s Tweet Button [STATS]
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Website to pay $950,000 for posting Beatles hits (AP)

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:53:04 +0000

AP – A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents apiece before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit.

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Website to pay $950,000 for posting Beatles hits
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