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Social Music Service Rdio Officially Launches
San Francisco - Social music service Rdio on Tuesday
announced its official launch, offering unlimited streaming of a library of
seven million songs to the desktop...
5 Questions With: Mikko Setälä of Rovio
Mikko Joined the Rovio Entertainment team in 2006 as chairman of the board and bounced around as CFO and EVP of corporate development before settling into his current role. Mikko’s background is in the software industry where he has served as a leader, founder and investor at multiple companies throughout his career.
Digital Media Wire had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Mikko. We talked about his leadership philosophy, the start of his career, what Rovio brings to the entertainment table, and, of course, Angry Birds.
Nook Tablet Comes with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Pandora
Netflix Inc. will be pre-installed on the new Nook Tablet announced Monday by Barnes & Noble Inc., making it simple for Netflix subscribers to watch movies and TV shows on their device. As part of the deal, Barnes & Noble will promote the Netflix application in its stores and through various other marketing activities.
5 Questions With: Benji Rogers of PledgeMusic
PledgeMusic is a direct-to-fan music platform that enhances the fan-artist dynamic from the creation of music to its experience in digital and live formats. The platform...
Bitly morphs from link shortener to social sharing network
Bitly users were confronted today with a bookmarking and social sharing service almost unrecognizable from the link shortener that made its name.
Guest Column: It's Make or Break Time for Apple
In this article titled "It's Make or Break Time for Apple," Guest Columnist Robert Tercek addresses the recent hysteria over the drop in Apple's share price and tackles the timely question: What will Apple accomplish in 2013?
Virgin Mobile and Whooznxt Book Show Using SocMed
Whooznxt has expanded the opportunities it offers member bands, thanks to a partnership with Virgin Mobile USA. Big Bang Presented by Whooznxt is an original weekly series hosted on Virgin Mobile's Facebook lifestyle portal, Virgin Mobile Live, that showcases a chosen band with exclusive content. The bands will also be featured on Virgin Mobile Live 2.0, Virgin Mobile's streaming music station available on all Android devices.
'Inventing Our Way Toward a Safer Society' with Mobile Apps
Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the two mobile phone applications that won the Apps Against Abuse Technology Challenge, sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the DHHS.
ChaCha Lands $7 Million for Mobile Answers Service
Indianapolis,
Ind. - ChaCha, a text
message-based search engine service, announced on Monday that it has raised $7
million in its fifth round of venture capital financing.
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PepsiCo Picks Ten Startups to Mentor
PepsiCo has named the ten European startups that will make up the PepsiCo10, the company’s program for discovering and supporting emerging technology companies. These startups will work on pilot marketing initiatives with some of PepsiCo's leading brands.
