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Two Signs RIM is Revving Up Blackberry's Style

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 5:49 AM

Blackberry, for all its success, suffers from one core problem: It's the boring corporate suit at the funky smartphone office party. Now two bits of news have popped up to suggest that RIM is trying to inject a bit of hipster design ...READ»

DIGITAL MUSIC | 1 comment

U2 and John Mayer Inject Their Music With Some Augmented Web 2.0

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 7:52 AM

Augmented reality is reaching the public consciousness--proof, in case you need it, is that John Mayer is promoting his new song with an AR app. And while we're talking web tech, U2's going to stream a concert live on YouTube this weekend.READ»

WORK/LIFE | Comment

The Self-Prescribing Media Doctor #5

BY Emeri Gent
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 8:34 AM

I can see why world leaders would meet with a person like Bono while there would be others who would be on the other side of the love-hate relationship and utterly oppose a guy like him. As for me, all I can see (without ...READ»

SALES + MARKETING | 4 comments

Horse, Then Cart

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Feb 1, 2005 at 10:56 AM

There have been a couple of examples recently of people and companies launching marketing initiatives with the best of intentions -- only to have their efforts stumble and struggle because of an unconsidered extra element. Case in ...READ»

U2 | 10 comments

More Images of U2's Insane 360 World Tour Stage

BY Cliff Kuang
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Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 4:55 PM

U2 opens its 360 world tour, on a huge stage designed by Hoberman Partners. Here's the first pictures and video.READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | 4 comments

First Look: U2's "360º" Concert Stage

BY Michael Cannell
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Mon Jun 22, 2009 at 3:51 PM

The band's 360º tour takes its name from its circular stage, designed by architect Mark Fisher, which sits smack in the middle of the audience.READ»

ARTWORKS | 13 comments

Why You'll Buy-Not Download-U2's "No Line On The Horizon"

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 89
Mon Mar 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Plenty of people have already written eulogies for the compact disc now that iTunes is the number one U.S. music retailer, and CD sales are in a death spiral. But U2 is making an excellent case for old-fashioned physical, ...READ»

CAREER FAIR | 3 comments

The Longest Line in NYC: Women for Hire Job Fair

BY Lynette Chiang
Relevancy Score: 67
Wed Feb 25, 2009 at 10:57 PM

We interrupt this program for a report from the cold, hard pavement outside your window. WATCH MOVIE if you can bear to ... A jobseeking friend invited me to join her at a Women for Hire Career Fair at the Sheraton New ...READ»

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Brand Voice

BY Karen Post
Relevancy Score: 62
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:45 PM

"Can't get that brand out of my head..." Have you heard that song? We all have. Well, maybe not that exact melody, but some memorable sound effect, cool tune, or catchy jingle. And I'll bet there was a direct connection to some brand ...READ»

DIGITAL MUSIC | 2 comments

Coldplay Sells a Million Digital Albums, Confirms Downloads Are King

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 51
Fri Jul 17, 2009 at 6:11 AM

Coldplay is the king of downloads. According to Neilsen, the band has become the first to sell over one million digital albums in the U.S., and over two million worldwide. It may be surprising that this hasn't happened before, but it ...READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT | 12 comments

Bono Calling

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 51
Wed Jun 1, 2005 at 5:12 PM

A while back, my intrepid colleague Keith Hammonds described his attempts to get U2's globe-trotting front man and philanthropic crusader to talk about Third World poverty in our annual social capitalist issue. Bono didn't return the ...READ»

LEISURE | Comment

Leisure on Your Laptop

BY Brian T. Horowitz
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

From entertainment center to central processing unit.READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT | 6 comments

Bono: No, No

Relevancy Score: 45
Wed Dec 1, 2004 at 11:44 AM

Well, good for Bono. His band, U2, has a new album out--and even though it got ripped off and distributed illegally on the Web two weeks before release, it looks like it will do just fine. As will the hot new, $349 U2 Apple iPod ...READ»

VIRGIN MEDIA | 7 comments

Fixing the Music Model: Virgin Media, Universal to Launch Subscription Service in U.K.

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 38
Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 9:41 AM

In another ambitious scheme to repair the music industry and discourage illegal downloading, Virgin Media inked a deal with Universal Music to offer an unlimited-download subscription service to customers in the U.K. by year's end. ...READ»

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AIRE NEW ZEALAND | Comment

When Companies Rev Up Their Corporate Routines

BY Dan Macsai
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When companies rev up their corporate routinesREAD»

3-D FILMS | Comment

Peter Jackson's 'Dambusters' to March Onscreen in 3-D?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 31
Mon Aug 3, 2009 at 8:47 AM

Peter Jackson's currently trialing some hot-topic tech that may bring a whole new dimension to his remake of the historic Dambusters movie: 3-D filming. He's shooting test footage in New Zealand to see how feasible it is right now. ...READ»

DIGITAL ALBUMS | 3 comments

Is the Album Dead? Radiohead Abandons It for Single-Track MP3s

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 29
Thu Aug 13, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Radiohead's an interesting band--musically the guys seem to follow their own path to innovative sounds. And now they're also following their own path to publishing music, and ditching the album format in favor of single-track ...READ»

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A Little Help From My Friends

BY Mike Bruno
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:28 AM

Sex, drugs, rock roll ... and charity fundraisers. In today's socially conscious society, the Spinal Tap method of rock roll ignorance is no longer accepted. Now, artists are using their clout and talent to change the world -- one song at a time.READ»

MARIAH CAREY | 2 comments

Mariah Carey's Imperfect Angel: The CD That Thinks It's a Magazine

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 25
Mon Aug 3, 2009 at 7:18 PM

As it moves further away from anything that even remotely resembles the music business, it's beginning to look like the music industry is in deeper doo doo than we ever thought.READ»

TWITTER | Comment

Celebrity Tools: Micro Video Captures the Tweets and Tribulations of B- and C-Listers

BY Zachary Wilson
Relevancy Score: 23
Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Micro-video site Vidly (formerly TwitVid.io) has launched its new video commenting feature Vidly Express with the help of a rapper Chamillionaire. As you can see on his Web site, the feature allows users to record a video reply ...READ»

INNOVATION | 1 comment

The Urge To Unbundle

BY George Mannes
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

From music to PR, consumers are increasingly demanding products and services a la carte.READ»

GLOBALIZATION | 1 comment

Global Fast Cities

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 20
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:59 AM

They speak English, and they have the right mix of technology and tolerance to attract talent. They're the international cities competing with the United States for the global talent pool.READ»

AFRICA | 2 comments

Starbucks and (RED) Team Up to Combat AIDS in Africa

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 19
Thu Oct 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM

Last year, Starbucks went red for the holidays, unveiling an attractive red cup, dotted with white snowflakes and sporting the company's logo in green. This year, as the season of good cheer approaches, the chain is taking ...READ»

MOVIE DOWNLOADS | Comment

Best Buy Planning for DVD-Death With Movie Download Service From Sonic

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 19
Tue Nov 3, 2009 at 7:42 AM

Best Buy and Roxio CinemaNow announced a partnership today that will result in a whole new movie downloading service. It'll apparently be integrated into pretty much every Web-enabled device Best Buy sells too, which is a good way of ...READ»

ADVERTISING | 1 comment

The Power of the Brand Story.

BY eustacia k.
Relevancy Score: 18
Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Those of us in the daily grind of advertising work in brands all day; brand personality, brand voice, brand building, brand positioning, brand equity, yadi yadi yah. But in all the day-to-day monotony, how often do we remember the ...READ»

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