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Entries from January 2008

NGT NEWS: MySpace, Big Seed Marketing, & Mobile Content Providers

by NGT

MySpace Developer Platform Launching on February 5th [Mashable]
The top social network says it will assist developers in monetizing their applications, while at the same time keeping privacy a “top priority”. MySpace says its app program will support Google’s OpenSocial from day one and will differ greatly from Facebook’s Beacon.
Related: How Much Money Are Facebook […]

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NGT NEWS: Movies on Handsets, Speech Recognition Software, Cell Phone Wallets

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SK Telecom to Air Sony Pictures Movies on Mobile [Korea Times]
Japan’s leading mobile carrier signs up with Sony to make 200 hit movies available to subscribers for the equivalent of $1-2 a title. However even SK Telecom is wondering if its handset batteries can realistically play full movies.
Outside.in Powers ‘Buzz Map’ For Washingtonpost.com […]

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New Music P2P Site In Limbo After Labels Deny Deal

by David

News organizations around the world are quickly correcting a story  regarding Qtrax, a new P2P website set to launch today, which claimed it would offer free, unlimited downloads of 25 million songs (more than both iTunes and Amazon)—legally. The ad-supported site stated that it had deals with all four major record labels to distribute their […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Entertainment · Marketing & Branding · Music

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NGT NEWS: Google Expects Mobile “Revolution”, Mobile TV in Asia, & More

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Google’s Schmidt: The Mobile Web Will Cause a “Huge Revolution” [MobileContentToday]
Google’s CEO says he expects a revolution in mobile to occur this year, and downplayed current projections that substantial revenue from mobile advertising will take years to materialize.
Related: NBC’s CEO Downplays Importance of Cell Content, yet plans 2,200 hours of live wireless coverage from Beijing […]

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NGT NEWS: Mobile TV, Digital Music, FCC Auction, Digg Revolt, & More

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Mobile TV To Generate 462 Million Subscribers By 2012 [MediaPost]
The number of mobile TV viewers will skyrocket with the expansion of 3G networks worldwide, but a majority of subscribers will first come from Asian-Pacific and Western European countries, where mobile networks are more advanced, as opposed to the U.S.
Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower […]

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