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New Podcast Network Focuses On Middle-Aged Sex

Mar 20th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Podcasting Networks, Strange

Here’s one we didn’t see coming…. Self-described Internet biz woman, marketing and sales pro from way back, start-up advisor and self-described “fun, fun gal” Suz Bratton, along with serial entrepreneur, pilot, kite boarder, and surfer Tim Bratton, have announced a new podcast/blog network, Personal Life Media. The network publishes podcasts and blogs targeting 35-65 year […]



Mainstream Media Goes Crazy For Anti-Hillary 1984 Ad Remix

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Strange, Streaming Video, Video

A remix of Apple’s famous 1984 ad that places Senator Hillary Clinton in the “big brother” role is causing a stir in mainstream media. The video, below, is being called “groundbreaking”, and “a watershed moment in 21st century media and political advertising”. The video represents “a new era, a new wave of politics … because […]



iTunes Wants You To Listen To Lionel Richie All Night Long

Mar 11th, 2007 | By | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

Ever wonder why your iPod seems to play certain songs over and over? According to recent research, Apple wants you to listen to Lionel Richie, but not Led Zeppelin or John Mayer, on your iPod. Researchers set up Apple’s iTunes to create multiple random playlists of songs that were purchased from iTunes or ripped from […]



Jobcasting Site Podcasts Job Searches

Mar 6th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts, Strange

JobsinPods.com is a new service that advertises jobs through audio podcast interviews & via the site’s blog. Podcasts start at $300 per podcast, with discounts for multiple podcasts. “Recruiting is marketing,” says C.M. Russell, the founder of Jobs in Pods. “We allow employers to bring their jobs to life and connect with job seekers in […]



T-Shirt Commemorates The Zunetanic

Feb 23rd, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

In case you were wondering why Bryan Lee, the executive responsible for the launch of the Zune media player, left the company, this t-shirt may provide a clue. We’re not sure if it was analysts calling the Zune a dismal failure or the reviews that said that the Zune zucks, but somehow Microsoft turned one […]



iTunes Uncovers Musical Fraud

Feb 21st, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

The recordings of a British concert pianist who found fame in the last years of her life have been exposed as hoaxes – by Apple’s iTunes music player. Joyce Hatto, who died in June 2006, has become a cause c√©l√®bre with fans of classical piano. A series of recordings appeared to show her masterful command […]



MusicStation Site and Apple.com – Separated At Birth?

Feb 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Strange

The website for MusicStation, a new ‘all-you-can-eat‚Äô mobile music service that some are calling a mobile iTunes-killer, has a strangely familiar look and feel. Is MusicStation imitating Apple’s style in an effort to imitate Apple’s success in thew world of digital music? Check out these similarities, and judge for yourself…..



Apple Leaking Like A Faucet?

Feb 16th, 2007 | By | Category: Strange

Gizmodo has some exclusive images (above) based on leaked information about a rumored product, the iPhone dock. According to their report, this is “what it looks like with the iPhone docked.” “It’s direct from Apple, and as such, we can’t actually show the picture or else our tipster will be in deep doo-doo,” notes Gizmodo. […]



YouTube Kicks Gawker Media Off The Island

Feb 13th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Strange, Streaming Video

CNET News reports that YouTube has removed videos posted to the site by blogging firm Gawker Media, many of which featured clips from top TV shows that appeared between advertisements for Gawker’s blogs. More than 50 clips were removed, and the YouTube user account “belowtheradar,” employed by Gawker to post the videos was deactivated sometime […]



Apple Lawyers Shutting Down Iowa Bar’s iPod Mondays

Feb 9th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

It looks like iPod Monday at Des Moines, Iowa’s The Lift bar may be coming to an end. Apple wants The Lift to stop using the name “iPod Monday” to describe the bar’s weekly event in which patrons get together and share their musical tastes via their iPods. “Please choose a name for your product […]