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September 21, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | July 22, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Dallas - AT&T said its earnings were up 26% in the second quarter, to $4 billion, propelled by the activation of a record 3.2 million Apple iPhones during the period. [more..] Boston - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has appealed a federal judge's reduction of a file-sharing copyright damages award from $675,000 to $67,500, the Recording Industry vs. the People blog reports. [more..] San Francisco - In a bid to address chronic infrastructure issues, Twitter has announced plans to build a new data center for its technical infrastructure operations in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google has hired attorney Elizabeth Moody, formerly a music licensing specialist with the law firm Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes, to head up licensing negotiations for the company's planned music service, TechCrunch reported. [more..] Cham, Switzerland - A court in Germany has overturned a lower court's order that free file-hosting service Rapidshare must install a keyword filter to block the sharing of copyrighted media. [more..] Boston - Global smartphone shipments rose 43% in the second quarter of 2010 from the same period a year ago, to 60 million units, according to a report from market research firm Strategy Analytics. [more..] London - Betable, an online wagering service that lets users create their own bets, has raised $3 million in first round funding led by Atomico, the venture capital firm launched by Skype and Kazaa creators Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, PaidContent reported. [more..] New York - SeatGeek, the provider of a predictive pricing service for sports and concert tickets, has raised $1 million in its first round of financing, led by Founder Collective. [more..]
DMW Notice Board New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY
Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, will be delivering a Keynote presentation at this year's event! The first round of speakers for the 2010 conference have been announced. You can find the agenda and all event updates online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Value Rate of only $399 from now until August 6th! Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
We have just released the first round of speakers for this years conference! The updated agenda and speaker list can be found online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Early Bird rate $399 until July 30th! Digital Media Conference, West - October 27, 2010 - San Francisco, CA
Join us as we bring some of the nation's top industry leaders back to the city by the bay! All event updates and registration forms can be found online! We are currently accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Early Bird rate $299 until July 30th!
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - Social games and applications developer RockYou has signed a five-year deal to exclusively use Facebook Credits as its virtual currency, TechCrunch reported. [more..] New York - AOL on Thursday launched a new smartphone portal, designed to optimize the Internet company's content for mobile devices. [more..] New York - Bookseller Barnes & Noble on Thursday released a version of its free e-book reader software for the Android mobile platform. [more..] Los Angeles - Japanese video game publisher Square Enix on Thursday announced plans to launch a digital manga store in North America and France this fall. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - National Geographic - Washington - iFactor Consulting - Pheonix - Payvment, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco
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