Lesenswerte Artikel 26. Mai 2010

Lesenswerte Artikel vom 26. Mai 2010:

• AudioDraft gives musicians new tools for online, worldwide collaboration
  „AudioDraft is a browser-based application. People who need music—movie producers, ad agencies, businesses looking for a jingle, or other artists—can use AudioDraft to commission a piece from the community using the “Sourcing” interface. The idea is to set up a contest, offer a sum of money the company can decide on, and pick a winner from the suggestions.“
• Lost Series Finale a Twitter Earthquake
  „Lost fans sent out a total of 437,613 tweets during the series finale, according to new data from Trendrr.“
• Samsung Launches Bada OS Phone – But Why?
  “ Samsung has previously stated that over 50 percent of its new smartphones would run on Google’s Android platform, so not only is Bada competing with one of the fastest-growing operating systems in the world, but it means Samsung is now competing against itself as both its consumers and developers will be forced to choose between the two OSes. Maybe Samsung should look closer at the Bada name because the first three letters indicate what kind of idea this is: B-A-D.“
• TC Disrupt: ChompOn hilft bei Gruppenaktionen für Stammkunden
  White-Label-Lösung für Groupon-ähnliche Lösungen.
• Publish2 wants to take content distribution away from the AP
  „Publish2, a content distribution service for print and web publishing, announced today the launch of the Publish2 News Exchange, a proposed replacement for mega content distributor the Associated Press.“
• 46% of Web Users are Ready for HTML5
  „HTML5 is quickly becoming an important part of the Web surfing experience and according to online ad network Chitika, almost half of all Internet users are already using HTML5-compatible browsers.“
• Über eBooks, DRM und Urheberrecht: Interview bei e-book-news.de
• iPhone app lets users earn cash for small tasks
  „iPhone users begin by downloading the Field Agent application from the iTunes App Store. They can then search for jobs in their geographical area, complete them and get paid. Most listed jobs are in everyday locations where agents live; examples include collecting retail pricing and display information, event images, photos of items for sale and consumer surveys that can be completed anywhere an iPhone can be used.“
• Appbistro Wants to Help Page Owners Find Useful Facebook Apps
  „Appbistro launched at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference Monday with the goal of providing brands a one-stop destination for the applications for Page administrators to enhance their Facebook Pages. Some of the apps are free and others cost money; Appbistro can either suggest apps for Page admins or you can search Appbistro’s marketplace, of apps.“
• Chrome Brings Stability, Syncing and HTML5 Across All Platforms
• Amanda Palmer And OK Go Get Together To Celebrate Being Dropped From Their Record Labels
  „Historically, the only way to be successful in the music business was to get a major label deal. They were the gatekeepers, and without a deal, you were out of luck. Being dropped from a major was effectively the end of your career as a performer with a very small number of exceptions. But, these days, artists are realizing that there’s so much more that can be done without major label help, and that actually being on a major can hinder or block those opportunities, that it’s become a cause for celebration when you get „dropped“ — or, perhaps, more accurately, freed!“
• Lady Gaga: Illegale Musikdownloads sind kein Problem
• The Li(k)e Economy
• Online Video To Surpass US Broadcast TV By End Of Decade
  „In the next ten years, TDG expects online video consumption to rise from 22 minutes a week to over two hours a day, for the average viewer, leaving television broadcast in the dust.“
• One-Step Bitly URL Shortening from the Address Bar
  „You can actually shorten a link in just one step right from the address bar in any browser, even a mobile one. All you need to do is either enter „<a href=“http://j.mp/“>j.mp/</a>“ or „<a href=“http://bit.ly/“>bit.ly/</a>“ before the address of the page you’re on and Bitly will then automatically shorten it for you.“
• BitTorrent Download Record Shattered By Lost Series Finale

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