by Zach Shaw | Nov 4, 2010 | Digital Media
Tired of downloading or sharing files and music inside your dark and cramped room? Well thanks to Aram Bartholl, now you can do it outside. Bartholl has developed “Dead Drops,” an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network that can be accessed in public...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 4, 2010 | Digital Media
Did you ever think that the 30 second preview for songs on iTunes was too short to decide whether you want to buy music? Apparently, so does Apple. Starting soon, the iTunes Store will expand their previews to 90 seconds. CNET uncovered a note that Apple sent to...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 20, 2010 | Digital Media, Money Talks
It’s no secret that the music industry has been struggling in many fronts (but mainly in album sales). Hell, you’ve probably been sick of reading our own reports on how Summer ticket sales were at a low this past year. But in case you need more proof, and a fancy...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 11, 2010 | Digital Media
LifeHacker.com recently posted an insightful review of music streaming sites. Streamers such as Grooveshark, Last.FM, RDIO, MOG, Spotify, Rhapsody, Pandora, Slacker, and Napster (in case you couldn’t read the image) were put through the test to see how they compare to...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 26, 2010 | Digital Media
The information superhighway is riddled with the corpses of devices that have tried – and failed – to take on Apple (Zune, we hardly knew ye!). But if there’s anyone that might have a shot at competing with Apple, it could be Google. Their Android...
by Zach Shaw | May 11, 2010 | Digital Media
Music subscription sites have never really taken the industry by storm. Though it seems like a cool idea to have access to an endless amount of music for a fee, iTunes and illegal downloading simply make sites like Rhapsody useless. So it’s no surprise that...