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Mark Glaser: Journalist, Critic, Facilitator, New Media Expert
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MediaShift is a weblog that will track how new media—from weblogs to podcasts to citizen journalism—are changing society and culture. Continued...

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20February2007

XM + Sirius = ?

Satellite Radio Wants FCC to Save Them From Themselves

The two giants who provide satellite radio services, XM and Sirius, would like to merge in order to provide greater programming choices to consumers as a single entity, according to XM Chairman Gary Parsons in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal points out that the two money-losing enterprises will...continued...

15December2006

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Building the Ultimate Auto Media Center

When it comes to enjoying music or talk radio in the car, why does everything have to be so complicated? First, I have to spend time loading up my iPod with music or podcasts I’ve downloaded. Then I have to charge my iPod up with power. Then I have...continued...

18May2006

RIAAin’t

Lawsuits Will Not Win Digital Music War

The music and film industries have control issues. For decades, they have been the ones in control. They have told us — the listeners and viewers — when and where we can consume their products. They have dictated the terms. Then along came digital technology, and those businesses lost...continued...

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The Week's Top 5, People, Trends and Tech on our Radar

  1. Yahoo alone
    Microsoft drops bid, so pressure’s on Yahoo
  2. Maker Faire 2008
    Burning Man meets a high school science fair
  3. Serious games
    Games used for contests, explaining subjects
  4. Nine Inch Nails
    New album is free, with Creative Commons license
  5. Digital IDG
    52 percent of revenues online for tech publisher

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