Tuesday October 2, 2007

The Daily Loper - October 2, 2007

I Gotta Transfer Some Funds Edition

Todays links of interest:

Application blocking diminishes iPhone
Which is why the already infamous 1.1.1 update ain’t going anywhere near at least one of the ‘Loper iPhones.
Apple sued for $1m over $200 iPhone discount
Christ, can you say "frivolous lawsuit?"
Never Can Say Goodbye: Me And My CDs (1988 ? 2007)
We can relate.
David and Paris: The Interview
Missed this, because we didn’t anticipate Dave accessing the guy that we loved so much back in the NBC days. But this was a throwback to the time when vapid people like Paris Hilton wouldn’t dare go on his show.

Zune 2.0 Rumor Roundup
Tuesday is Zune 2 day! Aren’t you glad you waited to buy a Zune?

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The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead at 60
Sometimes his guitar sounded like a giant door creaking as it opened directly into another dimension.
Apple changes iTunes prices; removes copy protection
It's about fracking time.
Sting Teaches You to Play Guitar in Garageband '09
Too bad he's a bass player. Couldn't they get Andy Summers to do this?
Blu-ray Format Struggles With Uncertain Prospects
As Kirk keeps saying, it's a make-or-break year for Blu-ray. By next year, it will all be different.
How the newspaper industry tried to invent the Web but failed
Epically, as the kids who don't read newspapers anymore would say.
Confirmed: iTunes Going DRM-Free. Unclear: Does Anyone Care?
Apples also caves on flexible pricing.
Battlestar Galactica: Ron Moore talks about the final season
Sigh.
Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly
Either that, or Bill O'Riley really is gay. He really does protest a bit too much . . .
And now the Oscar for best movie blurb!
Ah, we do love a snarky column.
Gawker Slims Down for The New Year
Okay, okay, we'll take Defamer. Or not, looks like it was sold before, well, anyone knew it was on the market (anyone being the staff).
Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LG
Great, great idea. And a harbinger of the future.
New Doctor Who faces virtual foes
Yep, this is the kind of controversy that occupied the last moments of the official (and unofficial) 'loper vacation.
Fewer Bars in More Places: AT&T Network Upgrades Degrade Service for 2G Phones
Is it possible our AT&T service could get worse?!
Using Twitter to Track User Satisfaction
Or, if you pay attention to (and respond to) what your customers are saying, you might come out a winner.
Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies
Uh huh: "I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror." We consider him to be reaping what he sowed.
'Colbert,' 'SpongeBob' may go dark on Time Warner
Once again, the capacity of overpaid executives to make bad business decisions overwhelms our capacity to take them seriously as smart, thoughtful stewards of business.
All Together Now!: 30GB Zunes Failing Everywhere, All At Once
Zunes everywhere are apparently committing synchronized ritual suicide.
Large Form iPod Touch To Launch in Fall ‘09
Gamers may be drooling over this, but eBook lovers also have something to look forward to. If true, this could be a serious challenger to the Sony Reader and the Kindle.
The New Pop Music Revolution - Pitching Products
You ever feel like the NYT isn't even trying anymore? Just keep writing the same stories with the same angle and hope nobody notices. In this edition, it turns out that musicians are making money from licensing rather than album sales.
Changes in 2009 could launch new era for concert fans - or just more of the same
We vote more of the same. When it comes to Ticketmaster and its competition, consumers seem to always lose.

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