Apple wasn’t the only company chasing Web-based music startup Lala, it seems; Google was also in hot pursuit, with aspirations to delve deeper into the online music business. Google lost that battle, with Apple acquiring the company for around $85 million, according the
Google Tried to Buy Lala: Lost to Apple
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How Programmer/Journalists Are Changing the News
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Today’s demand for programmer/journalists is one sign of how the Internet has changed the newsroom. While the role has become crucial to many forward-thinking news organizations, traditional newsrooms are often still struggling to integrate programmer/journalists into their everyday workflow.I spoke to some programmer/journalists about their hybrid roles in news coverage. They had much to offer about the new frontiers of journalism, and how programmer/journalists are bringing unprecedented value to both major and startup news organizations.The Hybrid Role“Some stories are just better told as databases and interactive web apps,” said Adrian Holovaty, founder of the neighborhood news site EveryBlock, which was funded by a Knight News Challenge grant and acquired by MSNBC.com in Augu
Netbook Operating System Jolicloud Set to Take on Google Chrome OS
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When it comes to lightweight operating systems for a netbook or smartbook (which is basically a netbook that runs an ARM processor — expect to see them early next year), much of the recent buzz has centered around Google’s Chrome OS. However, if you have a netbook and you want to try something that has a lot of the Web-integration features that Chrome OS promises ASAP, check out Jolicloud. Jolicloud is a Linux-based OS designed specifically for netbooks. The pre-beta is now available and it looks pretty great.If you watched our Chrome OS hands-on video, you saw that while the components for a lightweight Web-focused OS are there, the developer builds need a lot of work. It isn’t fair to compare something that isn’t scheduled to hit the market for a year against som
The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, November 2009
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It’s the beginning of December, which means it’s time to take stock of the web series that captured your attention in November.In case you’re not familiar with our round up of the most popular web shows, each month we look to our partner, Visible Measures, to help us compile a top 10 list that highlights the made-for-web shows with the highest grossing view count across the entire series.We’ve seen the high-pitched YouTube sensation Fred dominate and falter, CollegeHumor invade the chart, and adult animation rise to the top. This time around, a former leader reclaims the throne, a new entrant takes over the number four spot, and a fan favorite clings to the very last spot.The Chart: November 2009 RankLast Month’s RankTitleStudioGenreTrue Reach View Count% C
“30 Rock” Takes a Crack at Facebook [VIDEO]
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NBC’s hit show, 30 Rock, typically takes a social norm and parodies it to no end by dedicating an entire episode to it. Last night’s installment, “Secret Santa,” was no exception. This time around the subject of the show’s comedic jabbing was Facebook.On the show, parent company GE acquires YouFace, “an up-and-coming social network.” Because Jack is an executive, he immediately sets up a profile with his “Phollo,” a cross between the words “photo” and “hello.” Immediately after Jack joins the network, an old high school crush finds him, which leads to “fingertagging” and much parsing of status changes — with Suri acting as a guide.There are several hilarious moments in the episode that comes at
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Keep Tabs on Your Data Consumption with Consume for iPhone
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It’s no secret that iPhone users are data whores. Whether it’s the access they have to data-connect applications, the ability they possess to stream video and audio, or how they utilize the Web browsing experience in general, iPhone owners as a group use more data than the average smartphone user.Just the other day, AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega put some of the blame for the network’s notoriously unreliably coverage on users themselves, going so far as to say that the company is considering a usage-based pricing scheme in the future. De la Vega does bring up an interesting point, however: Most users don’t know how much bandwidth they are consuming. Fortunately, there’s an app for that. In fact, the next version of Bjango’s Consume for the iPhone wi
Apple Countersues Nokia for Patent Violations
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As you may recall, Nokia filed suit against Apple in October, claiming the iPhone maker was infringing on Nokia’s patents. Analysts even estimated that if found guilty, Apple could owe up to $1 billion in penalties. Not one to to turn down a fight, Apple noted in its 10-K SEC filing that it would defend the lawsuit “vigorously.”Today, Apple has officially responded to the suit, countersuing Nokia and claiming that the Finnish mobile device maker is infringing on 13 of Apple’s patents. Engadget has uploaded the 79-page PDF document, which you can read at your leisure.I haven’t had a chance to read over the entire document, but this excerpt from the second page pretty much sets the tone for the response:“In dealing with Apple, Nokia has sought to gain an
When Videos Buffer, Viewers Leave … in Droves [STATS]
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A new study shows online video viewers to be extremely fickle, with four out of five clicking away from a streaming clip if it pauses to buffer (even once), instead of waiting for the video to reload. The study, from Emeryville video analytics startup Tubemogul, crunched the numbers for 192 million online streams over the course of two weeks to identify how much rebuffering impacts the viewing experience.The answer appears to be: A lot. The study also found that about 7 percent of all streams rebuffer at least once during playback, and 2.5 percent rebuffer twice. The sample size included both short and long streams from 2- to 10-minute online clips to full TV shows. Beyond sending a message to content sites and their content delivery networks (CDNs) that eliminating buffer times might be
Google Adds New Features to Help You Search Faster
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Google is officially obsessed with speed. If real-time search didn’t convince you of that fact, then take note of two new features with speed also at their core: universal search features in Google Suggest and Quick Scroll for Chrome. Now as you type in Google’s search box, instead of just getting suggestions for your queries from Google Auto-Suggest, you’ll also get the answers. You’ll see the information either above or below the suggested search terms, including any one these 10 universation features: weather, flight status, local time, area codes, package tracking, answers, definitions, calculator, currency and unit conversions.Google writes, “let’s say you want to visit the capital of Belgium, but you can’t remember what it is. Type ‘c
Man Loses Facebook Bet, Friends Shoot Up His Big Screen TV [VIDEO]
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As the owner of more than 100 inches worth of television, this video makes me cringe. But it’s also quickly becoming a hit on YouTube. The backstory is quite simply that a Redskins fan told his Facebook friends that they could shoot his TV if the Saints beat his team last Sunday. When the Saints prevailed in overtime, his friends quickly arrived, guns (and beer) in hand. The resulting five minutes of YouTube footage have already been viewed more than 350,000 times this week.We can only hope this doesn’t result in copycats:Reviews: Facebook, YouTubeTags: facebook, sports, video, viral video, youtube
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