Sir Groovy, a just-launched iTunes-like music store, lets TV and movie producers browse a library of pre-approved songs they can license and use in their media. Instead of first choosing a song and then securing a license to use it, ...READ»
When Apple announced its multimedia album packages, dubbed iTunes LPs, some hailed it as the return of the album-as-object. But some indie labels who've tried to create their own LPs on iTunes are dismayed over the $10,000 production ...READ»
Those working in the media, particularly old media, are constantly cognizant that current revenue models for media companies are not working. Those who aren’t were reminded just how fragile things are this week as magazine house ...READ»
As the Supreme Court goes back to work this week it once again will determine just how far the First Amendment stretches. But rather than the usual "prayer in school" or "mandatory pledge of allegiance" cases that generally clog the ...READ»
“The General Motors Corporation today displayed the prototype of a small car intended to someday match similar Japanese cars in cost and match or exceed them in quality.”So wrote The New York Times on November 4th, 1983. And ...READ»
Frog Design is releasing an iPod app that allows you to talk to your friends about shows as you watch them. Called TVChatter, the app allows you to follow a Twitter stream about your favorite show and respond to other viewers with ...READ»
Design/Art
Last week, in a conversation with a colleague, I felt a little disappointed about a negative comment he made about the “Tuyomyo” bench designed by Frank Gehry for Emeco. He said it was “impracticable ...READ»
