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Popular Music Continues to Make Like Jeff Bridges in “Tron”

by NGT

If the words “digital music” still make you think of Kraftwerk, you may be a little behind the times. Although, Kraftwerk was ahead of its time, so you might … well, never mind.
As we talked about back in October, digital downloads and the digital music scene in general are more popular than ever. In fact, […]

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Tags: Entertainment · Music · Web · Wireless World

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In Singapore, Web is First Source for News

by NGT

According to our recent survey, young people in Singapore unanimously go the Internet as their first source for news and information.
FH Singapore conducted a straw poll in March 2008 to seek out Singaporean youth’s preferred channel for sourcing information. 100% of all 45 respondents cited the Internet amongst one of their […]

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Tags: Asia · Entertainment · Gaming · Music · Web · Youth Trends

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What Do Teens Want? Just Ask.

by Allison

We recently wrote about how youth are using their phones in Asia, as reported by Synovate. Reports are well and good, great for stats to feed those marketing types who crave quantitative (yes, we are guilty). But the real insights come from the mouths of babes, as it were, qualitative-style. Anastasia Goodstein from YPulse […]

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Tags: Books · Entertainment · Gaming · Movies · Music · Social Networking · TV & Web Video · Teens · Tweens · Virtual Worlds & Avatars · Web · Youth Trends

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Music XS Rocks Hong Kong

by Allison

Music is a universal language. For young people around the world, it’s like air. Needless to say, they want it everywhere they go. As a result, all-in-one devices are on the rise, cutting out the need for a separate MP3 player. In Hong Kong, handset makers are pushing these devices with innovative music campaigns aimed […]

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Tags: Asia · Music · Wireless World · Youth Trends

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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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