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The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. In modern usage, it is a broader term than art, which usually means the visual arts (comprised of both fine art and crafts).
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Track Hurricanes On Stormpulse
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:54 -0000
Wonder where Hurricane Ike will hit or when Tropical Storm Hanna will pass? Hurricane season has lots of people glued to the Weather Channel to catch the latest updates on developing storms. But why wait for the weatherman to tell you what is going on when you can check for yourself online? One of the best places to do that is Stormpulse. (Google Earth is another one). Stormpulse shows active hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic. And the graphics are better than TV because you can play around with them.
Spectrum Bridge Launches Marketplace For “Fallow” Wireless Spectrum
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:51:07 -0000
You'd think that with the FCC conducting so many wireless spectrum auctions, that all that spectrum sold off for billions of dollars would be all used up. The sad truth is that many companies who win spectrum at auction end up sitting on it. All of this "fallow" spectrum is a big problem. A Florida startup called Spectrum Bridge today launched a marketplace to address this problem. Companies that own spectrum can use Spectrum Bridge to find buyers and sellers for portions of spectrum they own that they don't need. The marketplace has $250 million worth of spectrum listed, which is not that much considering that companies spent $19 billion on the last official FCC auction. But at least it is a start. The secondary market for spectrum is grossly inefficient today, mostly consisting of side deals between telecom companies.
Billing Revolution Unveils ‘Single-Click’ Mobile Billing And Payment Service
Don Reisinger Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:10:51 -0000
Although buying products from your desktop at home has become just as customary as buying products at the store, few have found reason to buy products on their cell phones. In an attempt to buck that trend and make it easier for consumers to buy products from their cell phone, Billing Revolution announced today that it will offer a 'single-click' billing and payment service that will streamline mobile purchases. Once consumers are ready to buy something from the Web from a vendor that employs Billing Revolution's service for payment, they are taken to Billing Revolution's purchase page where they input credit card information from their phone. Once complete, Billing Revolution automatically sends an SMS receipt to their phone, which contains a link. After clicking that link, authentication is complete and with all future purchases, consumers will need only to click 'buy' for a transaction to be completed.
Negative Momentum: Newspaper Ad Revenues Gaining Downhill Speed (Even Online Is Declining)
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:39:55 -0000
Can it get any worse for the newspaper industry? The steep decline in print advertising just keeps getting steeper and, for the first time, even online ad sales have gone down. Total print ads in the U.S. were down 16 percent in the second quarter to $8.8 billion. That makes nine consecutive quarters in which "print revenues have declined at an almost continuously accelerating rate," notes Alan Mutter at Reflections of a Newsosaur. He put together the chart at left, which starkly illustrates the newspaper industry's death dive. The newspaper industry took in $1.7 billion less in print ads during the second quarter than the year before For the first half of the year, the industry is down $3.1 billion. At this rate, there won't be an industry left by the end of next year. Of course, revenues have to stabilize at a lower level before that happens. Don't they? Rght now, we're at 1995 revenue levels.
Microsoft Ads: First Phase To “Engage Consumers, Spark Conversation”
Michael Arrington Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:37 -0000
So the tech and geek crowd is a little underwhelmed by the new $300 million Microsoft advertising campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld that kicked off tonight. It's mostly content free, with just one mention of Microsoft near the end. It's a far cry from the brilliant Microsoft v. mac ads that Apple has run over the years. So what's the deal? In an email we've obtained from Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte to all employees, he talks about the goals of the campaign. The overall goal is to inspire consumers and "tell the story of how Windows enables a billion people around the globe to do more with their lives today." This first phase, he says, "is designed to engage consumers and spark a new conversation about Windows – a conversation that will evolve as the campaign progresses, but will always be marked by humor and humanity." The ads are just an icebreaker, he ads, to reintroduce Microsoft to consumers. Later this month they'll do a deeper dive, which I assume means talking about features. One thing's for sure - the ads have sparked conversation. Full text of email is below:
Secretive Storage Company Dropbox Took Sequoia Funding in 2007
Michael Arrington Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:12 -0000
Dropbox is one of those infuriating startups that just won't show us much of what they're up to beyond the basic user experience (see video). We first saw them at Y Combinator demo day in August 2007, and talked to them again in March when they went into private beta. It looks like Sequoia was on them fast though. Last September, we've learned, the company raised a small $1.2 million round of financing from the fund, making it Sequoia's second known investment in a YCombinator company (the other is Loopt). Expect more news on Dropbox in the next week or two.
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Office Live Workspace Hits Million-User Mark
Yet the free document-sharing service's downloads might be less of a reason to celebrate than it seems.
Gartner Spells Out Changing Tech Scenarios
The next few years will hardly be boring for the tech industry which faces the challenge of consolidation, new competitors and a global economy.
Google Hopes Chrome Will Help, Not Hurt Firefox
The search giant didn't want to use Firefox as its test bed for new browser ideas, so it made its own.
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Track Hurricanes On Stormpulse
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:54 -0000
Wonder where Hurricane Ike will hit or when Tropical Storm Hanna will pass? Hurricane season has lots of people glued to the Weather Channel to catch the latest updates on developing storms. But why wait for the weatherman to tell you what is going on when you can check for yourself online? One of the best places to do that is Stormpulse. (Google Earth is another one). Stormpulse shows active hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic. And the graphics are better than TV because you can play around with them.
Spectrum Bridge Launches Marketplace For “Fallow” Wireless Spectrum
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:51:07 -0000
You'd think that with the FCC conducting so many wireless spectrum auctions, that all that spectrum sold off for billions of dollars would be all used up. The sad truth is that many companies who win spectrum at auction end up sitting on it. All of this "fallow" spectrum is a big problem. A Florida startup called Spectrum Bridge today launched a marketplace to address this problem. Companies that own spectrum can use Spectrum Bridge to find buyers and sellers for portions of spectrum they own that they don't need. The marketplace has $250 million worth of spectrum listed, which is not that much considering that companies spent $19 billion on the last official FCC auction. But at least it is a start. The secondary market for spectrum is grossly inefficient today, mostly consisting of side deals between telecom companies.
Billing Revolution Unveils ‘Single-Click’ Mobile Billing And Payment Service
Don Reisinger Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:10:51 -0000
Although buying products from your desktop at home has become just as customary as buying products at the store, few have found reason to buy products on their cell phones. In an attempt to buck that trend and make it easier for consumers to buy products from their cell phone, Billing Revolution announced today that it will offer a 'single-click' billing and payment service that will streamline mobile purchases. Once consumers are ready to buy something from the Web from a vendor that employs Billing Revolution's service for payment, they are taken to Billing Revolution's purchase page where they input credit card information from their phone. Once complete, Billing Revolution automatically sends an SMS receipt to their phone, which contains a link. After clicking that link, authentication is complete and with all future purchases, consumers will need only to click 'buy' for a transaction to be completed.
Negative Momentum: Newspaper Ad Revenues Gaining Downhill Speed (Even Online Is Declining)
Erick Schonfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:39:55 -0000
Can it get any worse for the newspaper industry? The steep decline in print advertising just keeps getting steeper and, for the first time, even online ad sales have gone down. Total print ads in the U.S. were down 16 percent in the second quarter to $8.8 billion. That makes nine consecutive quarters in which "print revenues have declined at an almost continuously accelerating rate," notes Alan Mutter at Reflections of a Newsosaur. He put together the chart at left, which starkly illustrates the newspaper industry's death dive. The newspaper industry took in $1.7 billion less in print ads during the second quarter than the year before For the first half of the year, the industry is down $3.1 billion. At this rate, there won't be an industry left by the end of next year. Of course, revenues have to stabilize at a lower level before that happens. Don't they? Rght now, we're at 1995 revenue levels.
Microsoft Ads: First Phase To “Engage Consumers, Spark Conversation”
Michael Arrington Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:37 -0000
So the tech and geek crowd is a little underwhelmed by the new $300 million Microsoft advertising campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld that kicked off tonight. It's mostly content free, with just one mention of Microsoft near the end. It's a far cry from the brilliant Microsoft v. mac ads that Apple has run over the years. So what's the deal? In an email we've obtained from Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte to all employees, he talks about the goals of the campaign. The overall goal is to inspire consumers and "tell the story of how Windows enables a billion people around the globe to do more with their lives today." This first phase, he says, "is designed to engage consumers and spark a new conversation about Windows – a conversation that will evolve as the campaign progresses, but will always be marked by humor and humanity." The ads are just an icebreaker, he ads, to reintroduce Microsoft to consumers. Later this month they'll do a deeper dive, which I assume means talking about features. One thing's for sure - the ads have sparked conversation. Full text of email is below:
Secretive Storage Company Dropbox Took Sequoia Funding in 2007
Michael Arrington Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:12 -0000
Dropbox is one of those infuriating startups that just won't show us much of what they're up to beyond the basic user experience (see video). We first saw them at Y Combinator demo day in August 2007, and talked to them again in March when they went into private beta. It looks like Sequoia was on them fast though. Last September, we've learned, the company raised a small $1.2 million round of financing from the fund, making it Sequoia's second known investment in a YCombinator company (the other is Loopt). Expect more news on Dropbox in the next week or two.
InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers
Office Live Workspace Hits Million-User Mark
Yet the free document-sharing service's downloads might be less of a reason to celebrate than it seems.
Gartner Spells Out Changing Tech Scenarios
The next few years will hardly be boring for the tech industry which faces the challenge of consolidation, new competitors and a global economy.
Google Hopes Chrome Will Help, Not Hurt Firefox
The search giant didn't want to use Firefox as its test bed for new browser ideas, so it made its own.
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