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Pandora Audio Ads Unwelcome
10 Jan 2007 at 12:22am
Pandora, the music recommendation site that rivals Last.fm, has started testing audio ads – they’re not going down too well. Pandora has been running on-screen ads for a while, and users seemed to accept them as a necessary part of the service. But over the last few days, some listeners have started to [...]
MySpace France Launches This Week
9 Jan 2007 at 8:00pm
We reviewed MySpace France way back in August 2006, but it seems that was just the beta test period – the official launch will take place this Thursday. The French site is at fr.myspace.com, but be warned that clicking the link will set the French version as the default in your browser – click [...]
MySpace Blocks MySpace Tracker (Updated)
9 Jan 2007 at 7:05pm
Update: Trakzor say that while the URL “Trakzor.com” was blocked a few months back, they’ve since changed the URL in the embedded tracking code and Trakzor continues to work. MySpace blocking an external service is becoming a pretty common event – Stickam, VideoCodeZone and ClustrMaps are among the services that seem to have been permanently banned [...]
iPhone, Mini Friday, Boxbe, Truphone
9 Jan 2007 at 6:18pm
iPhone – I’ve got to say I love the look and feature set of the iPhone, which (astoundingly) seems to be living up to the hype. It has a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display, runs OS X and supports Widgets, Google Maps, Safari and iTunes. I can’t find an excuse to write [...]
YouTube Campaigns: MyCadillacStory and Real Housewives
9 Jan 2007 at 4:41pm
Two more YouTube campaigns to add to the list today. First up, MyCadillacStory, a promotion by Cadillac (in partnership with YouTube) that asks owners to upload videos about the role Cadillac has played in their lives. Celebrities including Joan Jett, rapper Fat Joe and drummer Travis Barker have already uploaded their “authentic” stories, [...]