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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | March 12, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Beijing - Google must obey China's laws or "pay the consequences," the country's minister of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday, in the strongest words to date from the government in its ongoing dispute with the Internet giant, the Associated Press reported. [more..] Washington - President Obama will "aggressively protect [U.S.] intellectual property," as "our single greatest asset is the innovation and the ingenuity and creativity of the American people," according to remarks he made during a speech this week in Washington at the Export-Import Bank's annual conference, CNET News.com reported. [more..] Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales were down 15% in February, the second straight month of decline, to $1.26 billion, according to sales data compiled by market research firm NPD Group. [more..] San Francisco - Twitter this week introduced a new location-sharing feature, which gives users the option to include the location from where they are sending their tweets. [more..] Santa Monica, Calif. - Canadian film studio Lionsgate announced on Friday that its board of directors has urged its shareholders to reject a bid by activist investor Carl Icahn to increase his share in the company from 18.9% to 30%. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Plastic Logic, the developer of the QUE proReader e-book reader device, has begun informing pre-order customers by email that there will be an extended delay in shipping their orders, PaidContent reported. [more..] Chicago - More than half of workers who own smart phones said that they check their devices while driving a vehicle, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder. [more..] Santa Barbara, Calif. - Sonos, the developer of wireless, multi-room music systems for the home, has raised $25 million in new financing led by Index Ventures. [more..] Vancouver, Canada - HootSuite, the provider of a Web and mobile Twitter client that lets users manage multiple accounts, has acquired Swift App, a developer of applications for Google's Android operating system. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Strategies Conference - March 10, 2010, Toronto, Canada
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LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the games industry gather for the LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. LA Games Conference – now in its 4rd year – features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond. New speakers added: Bill Young, Director, Global Media Sales, Electronic Arts, John Hayase, Executive Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment, Chris Petrovic, General Manager , GameStop Digital Ventures, Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Dave Ulmer, Senior Director, Entertainment Products, Motorola Media Solutions, Kenny Rosenblatt, CEO and Co-Founder, Arkadium, Alex St. John, President and Chief Technology Officer, hi5, Gene Hoffman, CEO, Vindicia and many more!
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Briefly Noted Barcelona - Verizon Wireless said this week that its first handset to utilize its next-generation 4G network could become available by mid-2011 -- some six months sooner than expected, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google this week rolled out a new mobile shopping feature that lets consumers check to see if items they are interested in purchasing are in stock at nearby retail stores. [more..] Paris - Zimbalam, a unit of Believe Digital that operates a digital music distribution and marketing network, on Friday announced its U.S. launch. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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