Thursday July 24, 2008

The Daily Loper - July 24, 2008

Sometimes Actresses Get Slapped Edition

Todays links of interest:

Hasbro Orders Facebook to Remove ‘Scrabulous’
How is Hasbro so idiotic that they don’t understand that the mere fact of Scrabulous has made the entire concept of Scrabble relevant to a whole new generation who just might buy the board game in order to play in in a F2F situation? We can only hope that if they succeed, nobody installs the replacement, and real-life Scrabble sales plummet.
‘Denver Post’ and ‘Pioneer Press’ To Run ‘Politico’ Coverage
Interesting model and maybe a good one for newspapers who can’t afford dedicated reporters in particular areas of interest.
Netflix exiting indie movie distribution
Reportedly because Red Envelope competed directly with the Hollywood producers who are Netflix’s business partners. Give me a break.

Sexy science: Why music really is the way to a woman’s heart
A, er, think piece on why women find male musicians sexy.
Sony Reader to get UK launch
Kindle not yet available, making one wonder why territory specific product releases still make sense in a 24/7/360 degree world.

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