Microsoft Joins Apple in Bringing Web Content to TVs [MediaPost]
Microsoft is getting into the set-top box game with a $300 version that will allow customers to view web content on their TVs, including MSNBC, broadcast, Fox Sports, licensed shows Fox’s including “Arrested Development,” and full-length concerts.
Apple Cracks Down on iPhone Hackers [BBC]
An iPhone update disabled […]
Entries from September 2007
NGT NEWS: Microsoft TV Box, Apple Fights Back, CBS Clips for Web, & More
September 28th, 2007 by NGT
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Your Life: Streaming Live!
September 28th, 2007 by David
First, streaming music was all the rage. Social networking sites were packed with widgets from companies like imeem and SNOCAP, which for the first time allowed users to share music from the comfort of their profiles. Popular artists were obviously the first to benefit, but first-timers quickly capitalized on the trend. Word travels fast online, […]
Tags: Entertainment · Music · Social Networking · TV & Web Video · Teens · Twenty-Somethings · Youth Trends
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YPulse Mixer Tonight!
September 28th, 2007 by NGT
Just a reminder that the YPulse Mixer we are sponsoring with MyYearbook is tonight after the YPulse Tween Mashup.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Bongo
299 10th Avenue
New York, NY, 10001
Tween Mashup attendees who haven’t signed up already can still do so today at the conference. For all others who RSVPed, see you there!
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Mobile Bestsellers, DKNY in a Virtual Mall, Developing Your Own Facebook Apps & More
September 27th, 2007 by NGT
Ring! Ring! Ring! In Japan, Novelists Find a New Medium [Wall Street Journal]
Japan’s young writers, who grew up with texting, are turning out bestsellers directly on their cell phones. Mobile novels have garnered a significant following: the popular romance “Love Sky” sold more than 1.3 million copies and is being made into a feature film.
DKNY, […]
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Marc Ecko’s Viral Home Run
September 27th, 2007 by NGT
Marc Ecko, urban apparel designer and marketing marvel, has spread his brand to an even wider audience thanks to his latest ploy: www.vote756.com. He purchased Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home-run ball in an auction for $752,467, then set up the website asking America to determine the fate of the ball:
A) send it to the Hall […]
Tags: Entertainment · Marketing & Branding · Sphere of Influence · Sports · TV & Web Video
