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Facebook Woos Businesses; Ups Battle with Google+

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Excerpt from an article by Sharon Gaudin for Computer World While Google asks businesses to hold off using its new Google+ social network, rival Facebook is helping companies get onboard its site. On Tuesday night, the world’s largest social networking site launched a new page called Facebook for Business. The how-to page guides businesses on [...]

Indie Musicians Sound Cautionary Notes on Digital Media

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

By Bryant Fraser for studiodaily.com  There has been a lot of hubbub in the news lately about the business of digital media distribution, and what it means for the future of film. As platforms like Netflix streaming, Hulu, iTunes, Wal-mart’s new VUDU, Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and more offer consumers more choices of where and [...]

Connecting with Fans

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Excerpt from an article by Mark Manick for TechDirt.com. Click here for the full article. Carl J points us to a story from a couple months back, of how singer Paul Simon found a neat way to connect with fans (well, one fan in particular). As you can see in the YouTube video, Simon invited one [...]

Being Busy’s No Curse for Jason Priestley

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Jason Priestley has found Haven in Nova Scotia, which seems fitting since he once unknowingly provided haven for the series’ producer. The Vancouver native has been based for years in places like New York and Los Angeles (he’s now a naturalized American citizen), but for the past two years he’s been working a lot on Canada’s [...]

Is Apple Losing the Battle Over Rights to Use “App Store”?

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

The latest wrinkle in the ongoing battle over who can claim rights to “App Store” comes from independent mobile application download service GetJar, which says it will continue using the term. Apple has been trying to gain exclusive rights to “App Store” for some time, with little success so far. After GetJar received a cease-and-desist [...]