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ArchivesBuzz Watch: Jonas Luster Talks About How To Make Better MMORPGsAuthored by Jay Baage on March 31, 2009 - 8:22pm.
Irina Slutsky of GETV (one of the best interviewers/hosts online, someone sign her already!) recently did a piece with game designer Jonas Luster about his experiences with massively multiplayer online games (MMORPGs) and his predictions for the future of the genre. Well worth watching to get the overview from someone very passionate about gaming and the gaming community. Disney Licenses TV Clips to YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:06pm.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Confirming recent
reports, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has signed a deal licensing clips of its ESPN and Disney/ABC
television programming to Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube. Disney will sell ads against the
sub-five-minute videos and split revenue with YouTube. The ads will for now
consist of displays and video overlays, though Variety notes that Disney is
expected to eventually add pre-roll ads.
NBA Fines Mark Cuban $25,000 Over Twitter CommentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:02pm.
Dallas
- Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban was fined $25,000 by the
NBA over comments he made about basketball officials on Twitter, PEHub.com
reported. The outspoken Cuban has racked up nearly $2 million in NBA fines to
date for his antics. "how do they not call a tech on JR Smith for coming
off the bench to taunt our player on the ground ?," reads one of the
offending Cuban tweets. "can't say no one makes money from twitter now.
the nba does )," Cuban wrote later.
Google to Shutter AdSense Video Units FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:01pm.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has decided to
shutter its AdSense video units feature, which allowed users to show YouTube
content and ads on their websites. "We've found that it hasn't had the
impact we had hoped for. As a result, we've decided to retire this feature at
the end of April so we can focus our resources on other opportunities to help publishers
earn from their sites," the company wrote in a blog post. Publishers will
still be able to add YouTube videos, but will have to embed them directly from
YouTube.com. Google also recently shuttered its Radio Ads and Print Ads
programs.
eHarmony Launches Gay-Friendly CompatiblePartners.netAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Los Angeles
- Matchmaking website eHarmony on Tuesday launched CompatiblePartners.net, a
separate gay matchmaking site the company was ordered to create as part of the
settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Attorney
General, the Los Angeles Times reported. The company's flagship eHarmony site
had a policy of rejecting submissions from gay singles. As part of the
settlement, the company must make a "good-faith commitment" to
promoting Compatible Partners.
Ticketmaster President & CEO Moriarty Steps DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 11:58am.
West Hollywood,
Calif. - Ticketmaster
Entertainment (NASD: TKTM), whose proposed $2.5 billion merger with Live Nation is currently
under antitrust review, said on Tuesday that Ticketmaster president and CEO
Sean Moriarty has resigned. "While we will miss Sean's leadership and
vision, we are confident that the management team in place, led by Irving
Azoff, will help Ticketmaster continue to grow and prosper," said
Ticketmaster chairman Barry Diller.
BMI: U.S. Ringback Tone Sales to Rise 15% This YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 11:57am.
New York
- U.S. Ringback tone sales are projected to climb 15% this year, to $235
million, according to a projection from performing rights organization BMI,
which represents songwriters and music publishers. BMI estimated that more than
10 million Americans currently subscribe to ringback tone services, which have
an industry-wide average penetration rate of around 4%.
Time Warner, Getty Images Launch New Life.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 11:56am.
New York
- Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and partner Getty Images on Tuesday launched the new Life.com, an
online incarnation of the now-defunct LIFE photo magazine. Life.com will allow
users to view 7 million images and share them on Facebook, Flickr and other
sites, print copies, and license usage rights from Getty Images. Users can also
create custom print magazines and books featuring the images, ranging in cost
from $6 to $89.
President and Publisher of USA Today to Step DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 11:54am.
McLean, Va. - Gannett's USA Today, said on Tuesday
that Craig Moon will retire as its president and publisher of the newspaper in
mid-April. Moon, who has been with Gannett for more than 23 years, has spent
the past six years in charge of USA Today, which is the top-selling newspaper
in the U.S.
He also supervises USA Weekend, the Detroit Media Partnership, Gannett Offset
and the Military Times operation. Gannett has not yet named a replacement.
Facebook Says CFO to Depart; Fuels IPO SpeculationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 10:46am.
 Palo Alto,
Calif. - Fueling speculation that
it is gearing up to go public, Palo Alto-based Facebook said on Tuesday that
CFO Gideon Yu is departing the social networking company. A person familiar
with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that Facebook is looking for a CFO
with "public company experience" for his replacement.
Survey: Teens Buying Fewer CDs, Downloads; P2P Also DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 10:33am.
 Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. teens (ages 13-17) acquired 19%
less music in 2008 than they did a year ago, with CD purchasing down 26%,
download sales down 13%, and, surprisingly, tracks downloaded from file-sharing
networks down 6%, according to a survey conducted by market research firm NPD
Group. "While we expected to see the continued decline in CD purchasing
among teens in NPD's music tracking surveys, it was surprising to see that
fewer teens downloaded music from P2P sites or borrowed them from
friends," said NPD analyst Russ Crupnick.
Report: U.S. Web Ad Revenues Up 11% to Record $23.4B in '08Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 10:08am.
 New York
- U.S. Internet ad revenues grew 11% to reach a record high of $23.4 billion in
2008, even growing 2.6% to $6.1 billion in the fourth quarter, according to a
report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and
PricewaterhouseCoopers. The revenue figure marks the fifth consecutive year of
record results.
Featured Artists Coalition Weighs in on Copyright Term LengthsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 10:06am.
London - The Featured Artists
Coalition (FAC), a lobbying group of U.K.
musicians that includes Billy Bragg and members of Radiohead and Blur, has
backed the U.K.
government's official opposition to an EU-wide extension to copyright term
lengths, Billboard reported.
Are You Interested In Getting Skype for Your iPhone, BlackBerry?Authored by Jay Baage on March 31, 2009 - 9:43am.
Wikia Search Project to Shut DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 8:38am.
Los Angeles
- Wikia Search, an open-source search engine project launched by Wikia and
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has shut down.
Chicago Sun-Times Publisher Files for BankruptcyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 8:15am.
Chicago - Sun-Times Media
Group, the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and 58 other newspapers and
websites serving the Chicago
area, announced on Tuesday that it has filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protections.
MP3 Search Engine SeeqPod Files for BankruptcyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 7:53am.
Emeryville, Calif.
- SeeqPod, a service that lets users search for songs and stream them from
sites across the Internet, as well as create custom playlists, has filed for
Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection in California,
TechCrunch reported.
Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation 2 to $99Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 7:29am.
Foster City,
Calif. - Amid speculation that
the company plans to soon cut the price of its current-generation PlayStation 3
game console, Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday announced a price
cut for its older PlayStation 2, which will sell for $99, down from $129.
Google Launches $100 Million Venture Capital FundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 7:10am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Confirming rumors, Google (NASD: GOOG) on Tuesday announced the launch of Google Ventures, a new $100
million venture capital fund that it will be used to invest in early-stage
companies. "Economically, times are tough, but great ideas come when they
will. If anything, we think the current downturn is an ideal time to invest in
nascent companies that have the chance to be the "next big thing,"
and we'll be working hard to find them," the company wrote in a blog post.
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