Radiohead to Let Fans Set Price of Downloads [Wall Street Journal]
Radiohead is selling its new album, “In Rainbows,” through its website and allowing customers to dictate the price.
Orson Welles, Meet Dexter [Bits – New York Times Blog]
The new Dexter viral marketing campaign makes people think they are being stalked by a serial killer.
Related: The Man Who Murdered Love (Park) [Phillyist]
‘Sorry, Wrong Number,’ eBay Says on Skype [Wall Street Journal]
Free or discount internet phone services like Skype and Vonage have trouble turning a loyal customer base into profits.
New FaceBook feature challenges LinkedIn [Fortune]
A new feature on Facebook will allow users to separate their professional contacts from their personal friends. This innovation will pose a threat to professional networking sites like LinkedIn.
$8 Grows to a Million on Teen’s Web site [Detroit Free Press]
We’ve been a fan of seventeen-year-old Ashley Qualls’ website Whateverlife.com for awhile and saw her speak at the YPulse Teen Mashup. Now we hear her site, which offers free Myspace graphics, draws over 250,000 visitors a day and millions in advertising dollars. Go Ashley!
Related: Ashley Qualls of Whateverlife.com [CNN via YouTube]
Sony BMG Reaches Deal With Imeem [Forbes]
Users of Imeem, a music-focused social media network, can now access Sony’s catalog of free streaming digital video and music.
Halo 3 Breaks Records [MCV]
Halo 3 is the fastest selling XBOX 360 game of all time. Still we’re not sure if it lives up to the hype.
Missy Elliott is all that for a bag of chips [After Ellen]
Oddcast created an online music mixer and karaoke application hosted by Missy Elliot to market Doritos Collisions.
Hope Flowers In New York: Garden In Transit [If It’s Hip, It’s Here]
“Garden in Transit” public art project brightens New York City cabs with flower designs by kids.
Nokia to Buy Navteq for $8.1 Billion [Associated Press]
Nokia will acquire Navteq, a digital mapping and navigational software provider, in an initiative to integrate GPS into its mobile devices. Mapping and routing applications could incorporate ads and promotions related to locations and provide wireless companies with new revenue streams.
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