Ads In Your Head
New billboards featuring “audio spotlight” technology can project audio inside your brain.
http://adage.com/article?article_id=122491
The TiVo Phoenix
TiVo has the upper hand in a lawsuit regarding it’s time-warp technology. Plans to make their TiVo software readily available puts TiVo smack in the middle of the on-demand dog pile.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/technology/10tivo.html?th&emc=th
MSN Mobile Ads
MSN has named Paramount Pictures and Jaguar as the charter advertisers on their MSN Mobile portal.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=72369&Nid=37190&p=910435
Zoops!
Social network Capazoo offering to share revenue with members via a micro-currency called Zoops. Except, well… you have to pay for it. Um…
http://www.capazoo.com
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=72367&Nid=37190&p=910435
White Open Spaces
Google has become the latest company to submit experimental technology that takes advantage of “white spaces” between the channels that TV broadcasters are currently using.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a1Ys1hvN_D88&refer=technology
Drop Your P2P Client & Put Your Hands In The Air!
A new bill looks to increase fines for piracy, because 15 year-old kids illegally downloading music can easily pay the $30,000 per album penalty, but $30 grand per song? Dude, I’m going to iTunes!
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=72376&Nid=37190&p=910435
UMG & Imeem
Universal Music Group has agreed to let members of social network Imeem upload and stream music from their catalogue. UMG would get a fraction of a cent per listen.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=72421
Rip. Mix. Burn (down the RIAA).
A new subscription-based website called CASH music to give users access to a band’s Pro Tools files, encourage them to remix music, and not involve one stinkin’ copyright lawyer. Huzzah!
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN0933738520071209?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0