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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | March 4, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Seattle - RealNetworks announced late Wednesday that it has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that found its DVD-copying RealDVD software infringed copyrights, and has agreed to pay the movie studios that sued the company $4.5 million to cover legal fees. [more..] Alviso, Calif. - TiVo announced on Thursday that the U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that found DISH Network operator EchoStar guilty of continued infringement of its digital video recorder patent. [more..] Tokyo - Japanese electronics giant Sony is planning a series of portable devices aimed at capturing a slice of the growing market from Apple, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. [more..] San Francisco - Former MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe, along with fellow MySpace co-founders Colin Digiaro and Aber Whitcomb, on Thursday announced that they have teamed with venture capital firm Austin Ventures to acquire MindJolt, an online social gaming platform. [more..] Reston, Va. - More people than ever are now accessing social networking sites Facebook and Twitter from their mobile devices, with mobile access to the sites growing 112% and 347% over the past year, respectively, according to a new report from audience measurement firm comScore. [more..] Laguna Beach, Calif. - Makena Technologies, the builder of virtual worlds and operator of online virtual world There.com, has announced plans to shutter the 12-year-old service on March 9, VentureBeat reported. [more..] Somerville, Mass. - The Echo Nest, the developer of a music intelligence platform that helps music companies and developers make online applications, announced it has been awarded a $500,000 Phase IIB SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation. [more..] Reading, England - Atex, a provider of content management and advertising software for online publishers, announced on Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in online classifieds service Kaango. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Strategies Conference - March 10, 2010, Toronto, Canada
Digital Strategies Conference is a one day event, co-located with Canadian Music Week, focused on what you need to know to effectively market your products and services in the Digital Age. This is an event that you can't afford to miss. Confirmed speakers include Louise Clements
Head of Sales, Facebook in Canada, Bob Garfield, Author, The Chaos Scenario, Co-Host, NPR's On The Media, Columnist, Advertising Age, Richard Sussman, Director, Media & Entertainment, Nielsen Online, Phil Miano, National Sales Director, Mobile Advertising, AOL, Paul Cormack, Consumer Marketing Manager , Family + Playhouse Disney, Astral Television Networks and many more.
To register for the event, please click here.
(Early Bird Rate $499 - reserve your seat now!)
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. 2010 Agenda Just Announced!
To register for the event, please click here.
(Economy Discount Rate $499 - reserve your seat now!)
Briefly Noted Mountain View, Calif. - Google has released an experimental application for its Android mobile device platform, which allows users to perform "Gesture Search" on the devices by drawing letters of the alphabet on the screen with a finger. [more..] New York - Viacom's MTV Games and developer Harmonix on Thursday launched the Rock Band Network Music Store, an online store featuring user-created tracks that can be downloaded for play along with the "Rock Band" music karaoke game. [more..] San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube on Thursday announced that it will begin automatically adding closed-captioning to all English-language videos on its site, in a bid to improve accessibility. [more..] New York - Viacom's MTV Networks Music Group announced on Thursday that it has partnered with OurStage, an artist discovery site, to develop promotional activities for emerging talent. [more..] Santa Monica, Calif. - Adconion Media Group, the new owner of the assets of video service Joost, on Thursday launched the Joost Video Network, an online ad network. [more..] Dallas - RadioTime, the provider of a guide to Web radio stations and the streams of terrestrial stations, announced that it has partnered with BMW on what they companies are calling the first implementation of in-car Web radio. [more..] San Diego - Slacker, the provider of a personalized Web radio service, announced on Thursday that it will power a free streaming hip-hop station for The Source magazine. [more..] Pittsburgh - Wizzard Media, a distributor of podcasts, announced on Thursday that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights to "Gossip Junkie," which it says is the top celebrity gossip application on Apple's App Store for the iPhone. [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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