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Spotify’s U.S. Launch Date Remains Uncertain

Many were hopeful that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek might reveal details about the U.S. launch of the popular European music-streaming service at today’s SXSW Interactive keynote. However, those of us in the States eager for a crack at the on-demand competitor to Rhapsody, Napster and MOG will just have to keep waiting.
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Shazam and Last.fm Team Up for More Music Magic on iPhone

One of the first big “wow” apps for the iPhone was Shazam — hold up your phone to the radio or TV and BAM, find out what song is playing. Likewise, the Last.fm iPhone app was one of the first apps in the App Store for music fans. Today Shazam and Last.fm are partnering to bring features from both services together. When Shazam launched its premium versions, Shazam Encore and (SHAZAM)RED , last fall, it was unclear if the new features would be worth the $4.99 price tag
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5 Fantastic Free Tools to Showcase Your Portfolio

This series is supported by Webdesigner Depot, a popular web design blog covering tutorials, design trends, blogging and inspirational posts. You can visit WDD at webdesignerdepot.com and follow WDD on Twitter @designerdepot . Whether you’re an artist, designer, or photographer, your web portfolio is your calling card and your showroom. While the work should speak for itself, presentation is important. Modern style and clean functionality can be a great selling point.
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From “Eraserhead” to MMS: David Lynch Goes Mobile

Award-winning director (and three-time Oscar nominee) David Lynch (of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks fame) and the David Lynch Foundation Television have teamed up with mobile video marketer Mogreet to bring video MMS messages to Lynch fans. We spoke with Mogreet and the David Lynch Foundation about the technology, the purpose of the campaign and how the DLF is using social media and technology to further its message. Spreading a Message With Mobile Video The ever-increasing pace of smartphone adoption only underscores the growing importance of mobility. As we’ve seen with everything from mobile app stores to the Red Cross’s text message for Haiti campaign, mobile is an extremely valuable platform for brands and nonprofits to get their messages across
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Hulu Begins Flirting with Music Videos

As a joint venture between Disney, Fox and NBC Universal, Hulu is best known for its free and extensive library of TV shows and movies. According the the New York Times , the streaming site is about to enter a new area: music videos. The company has announced a limited deal with EMI to provide users with a Hulu channel specifically for EMI artist Norah Jones . Al of Jones’ videos will be on the site, as well as footage from four concerts and several interviews. Jones’ fourth album “The Fall” hit stores earlier this week.
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Zune HD Update 4.3: Speedier Browser, Predictive Text and More [Zune Hd]

Zune HD users should be able to download the latest firmware update now, and it's substantial enough to warrant grabbing ASAP. There's a speedier browser, predictive text entry (a la iPhone), and that's just the beginning. Updated: Update: The firmware upgrade went through just fine on my 32GB Zune HD, and I'm definitely seeing an improvement in the browser's speed. Before, it was mysteriously slow, especially compared to the iPod Touch's browser—there's no reason for that, especially given the Zune HD's speedy Tegra processor
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P2P users may be music industry’s best friend after all

I haven't been a P2P user for nearly a decade now, but there was a shining moment back in graduate school when Napster's bounty of music looked shiny and irresistible. Though discovery tools were primitive, Napster made it simple enough to find bands that one liked, then to browse the music collection of those who also liked said band. In this way I discovered The Jayhawks and dove deeper into Radiohead—which at the time I knew only as the band who had done "Creep" some years before. Those downloads made no money for the artists, but that exposure turned me into a huge fan of both groups and it wasn't long before I spent my afternoons scavenging the used CD shops of Chapel Hill to find more of the incredible music I was discovering.
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15 Twitter Users Shaping the Future of Publishing

Maria Schneider covers writing, publishing and social media at Editor Unleashed . Follow her on Twitter . A lively ongoing conversation is taking place on Twitter about where the publishing industry is headed. With digital media overshadowing its legacy media counterpart, publishers are struggling to figure out pricing, digital rights issues and how to market digital content. These are similar to the struggles the music industry has faced over the past few years.
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Activision pulls Kurt Cobain Guitar Hero 5 footage off YouTube

It looks like attorney power has prevailed after it’s been discovered that Activision has participated in the pulling of Guitar Hero 5 Kurt Cobain videos from YouTube. Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow wasn’t too chuffed to discover that the Nirvana star was being used to sing songs from other artists. She eventually called on her attorney in an attempt to put a stop to it before launching a foul-mouthed Twitter tirade in the direction of Activision. And it looks as if Activision has l
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Jamie Tworkowski Of To Write Love On Her Arms Nominated For MTVU Woodie Award

To Write Love on Her Arms  is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery and was founded by Jamie Tworkowski in 2006.    Jamie Tworkowski of TWLOHA has been nominated for a  2009 mtvU Woodie Award . He is nominated for the  “Good Woodie,”  an award for the artists whose commitment to a social caus
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