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It’s that special time again that comes along every four years, the largest sporting event in the world is upon as. As we come to the close of the group stage of the tournament, there’s no better time to track your team’s progress. Here are some great resources that will help you stay on top of what’s happening in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
There aren’t many big organisations out there that can release one failing product after another and not only survive, but continue to grow. I speak of the almighty Google. Continue Reading →
…charge customers for the 30 second clips they listen to on iTunes!
The music industry seems to have found another way to screw online retailers as well as anger pretty much anyone who listens to music, by wanting to charge royalty fees every time a user listens to a 30 second music clip. They worked out that scraping every last penny they can from online retailers like iTunes will benefit them in the longrun. This is obviously out of jealousy, as iTunes found a way to make money out of selling music online and all the music industry can do is complain about all the money they’re apparently losing!
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25th June 2009 (26th in Australia), a day that won’t soon be forgotten. The death of Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, sent hundreds of thousands of people around the world to the internet to try and find out the truth… was the superstar really dead.
I was on my way to work when I read the news on my iPhone that he had been rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest. As usual my first move was to post the news on Twitter and see what others were saying. People were claiming Michael Jackson had died, but I tried not to believe it until I had seen it confirmed on one of the major news outlets. It wasn’t long before confirmation was made and I had friends and family calling to share the news and their empathy. I had purchased tickets to see Michael Jackson’s concert in London.
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You by now have all come across Hulu, the joint venture between NBC Universal, News Corp and now Disney. What a beautiful thing. The ability to stream TV shows and movies on demand, straight from the web…as long as you’re in the USA. It may be quite some time before Hulu comes to other countries around the world *sigh*. The UK have a variety of channels allowing users to stream popular shows online such as BBC iPlayer and Channel 4. But what about Australia I hear you say? Yes, we do have some options…
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Quite a lot has happened in the music industry since The Pirate Bay verdict was announced last week. (No, this blog won’t just be about The Pirate Bay!)
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The music industry fell victim to verdict fallout with the IFPI site (the source of a lot of the stats I discussed in my previous post) falling victim to a DDoS attack, making the site slow and inaccessible at times.
As most of you may have already heard, the verdict for The Pirate Bay trial was announced yesterday. GUILTY. The 4 men involved were sentenced to 1 year in prison each and have to split a total fine of just under $5 million AUD. Of course The Pirate Bay legal team will appeal the decision with more questions being answered in a press conference on their website.
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