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US Government Orders TorrentSpy To Spy On Torrent Users

Jun 9th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Strange

TorrentSpy, one of the most popular sites for .torrent sharing, has been ordered by US federal judge Jacqueline Chooljian in the Central District of California that, despite the site‚Äôs privacy policy, which states they will never monitor their visitors without consent, they must start creating logs detailing their user‚Äôs activities. This information could then be […]



Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Adds 3D Graphics, Snapshots, and Improved Integration between Windows & Mac OS X

Jun 8th, 2007 | By | Category: General

Parallels today released Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, a new version of its software that enables Mac users run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems at the same time as OS X on a single Mac desktop, without rebooting. For people that need access to both Mac and PC software, Parallels can eliminate the need […]



Vator.tv Launches; Like YouTube For Business Startups

Jun 7th, 2007 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Corporate Podcasts, General, Internet TV, Podcasting Networks

Vator.tv has launched (or relaunched) as a sort of YouTube for entrepreneurs. The name Vator comes the idea of an “elevator” pitch. Users can upload business pitches, where they can be rated & discussed. The company hopes to become a platform for making starting a business more efficient. The startup was launched on a limited […]



Akamai Intros Internet Weather Map

Jun 7th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, General, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Services

Content delivery network Akamai Technologies unveiled today a new service that lets you interactively view real-time statistics on Internet traffic. In addition to letting you view Latency, Traffic and Attacks for the Internet, the service provides net usage indexes for Music, News and Retail. The information is captured by Akamai’s content delivery network. Akamai has […]



Nielsen Introduces Mobilecasting Tracking Service

Jun 6th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Internet TV, Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Services, Podcasting Statistics, Streaming Video, Video

The Nielsen Company today announced that it will begin tracking mobile phone owners’ media activity with a new service called Nielsen Wireless. The service will track how many people use content services such as mobile Internet and mobile video and what impact this has on established media behavior. The service is designed specifically for the […]



Bridge Ratings Intros Internet Radio Products

Jun 6th, 2007 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Services

Media analysis company Bridge Ratings and radio service provider Ando Media announced today that Bridge will now offer Ando’s suite of services designed to help Internet radio stations measure and monetize their audiences. The arrangement lets Bridge offer Ando’s three Internet Radio products through its new division called Net Radio Data: Ad Injector, an ad […]



FeedBurner Launches Blog and Podcast Headline Animator App For Facebook

Jun 4th, 2007 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Services

FeedBurner has introduced Headline Animator, an application that displays the latest headlines from Feedburner users’ blogs, podcasts and RSS feeds for Facebook users worldwide. Facebook is a social utility that offers a way for people to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked website in the United […]



Jobs: iTunes On Windows Is Like Giving Someone A Glass Of Ice Water In Hell

May 31st, 2007 | By | Category: General

Steve Jobs made some interesting comments in his discussion with Walter Mossberg at the Wall Street Journal’s D conference. He saves the best comment for last:



2nd Generation iPhones Due In September

May 29th, 2007 | By | Category: General

While Apple’s 1st generation iPhones won’t ship until next month, the company appears to be making plans for a 2nd generation of iPhones that will ship sometime in September. Quanta, which already builds iPods and MacBooks for Apple, commented today on reports that it will be building the updated iPhones: Quanta and Apple are building […]



Google Intros New Video Ad Formats

May 26th, 2007 | By | Category: General, Video

Google has introduced a variety of new formats for video ads. The three new formats include: 728×90 Leaderboard 120×600 Skyscraper 160×600 Wide Skyscraper. Previously, video ads were only enabled for the 300×250 Medium Rectangle, the 336×280 Large Rectangle, the 200×200 Small Square, and the 250×250 Square. Advertisers can chose a cost-per-thousand model for displaying ads, […]