If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser. | | | | Upcoming Event: September 21-22, 2011 | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | March 18, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | | Washington - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to end federal funding to National Public Radio, passing the Republican-supported bill, 228-192 count, mainly along party lines. [more..] Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo is in talks to sell its Delicious social bookmarking service for as much as $2 million, Business Insider reported, citing a source familiar with the discussions. [more..] San Francisco - A law enforcement investigation into the circumstances by which a lost iPhone 4 prototype was purchased by gadget blog Gizmodo may conclude as early as next month, CNET News.com reported. [more..] Los Angeles - The winner of a Goya Award, the country of Spain's equivalent to a national Oscar, has been arrested on suspicion of leaking pre-release movies onto file-sharing networks, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] Washington - LivingSocial, the social shopping firm that operates its Daily Deals service in more than 200 markets, by midday Friday had raised nearly $2 million to aid relief efforts in Japan through a nationwide matching campaign. [more..] New York - SoundExchange, the recording industry entity set up to collect and distribute digital music royalties, announced that it paid out $252 million to rightsholders in 2010. [more..] New York - Glam Media, a women-focused network of websites and corresponding ad network, announced on Friday that it has acquired BBS Media, a Canada-based brand advertising firm. [more..] New York - Kickstarter, an online crowd-sourced fundraising platform for filmmakers, artists and creative endeavors, has raised $10 million in venture capital financing, All Things D reports. [more..] London - Footbo, a developer of sports-related sites and applications, has raised $2.5 million in new funding from Pitango, TechCrunch reported. [more..] DMW Notice Board Media Business Conference - April 13, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV Content in the Digital Age - Join digital media industry leaders - including senior decision-makers from major broadcasters, production studios and cable networks, social networks, producers, creators, mobile companies, online content producers, distributors, technology companies, and association heads as they share their insights on the top business issues impacting content and digital media companies, including online video, social media, investments, online advertising, mobile entertainment, mobile apps, the future of news media and the relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Register for SMART Pass or Conference Flex Pass to attend these sessions. Use the following code to receive $100 off the Conference Flex Pass and/or a free exhibits only pass: TF05. LA Games Conference - April 26, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA Keynote announcements! Join us in welcoming Jack Buser, Director of PlayStation®Home for Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), as a new keynoter for the event! Buser joins Tony Bartel, President of GameStop Corporation, who will also keynote at the 2011 LA Games Conference! Also, this year's conference will take place at the prestigious SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills! To book a room with our 20% group discount, enter the following number 390744 in the box for "SET or Corporate Account Number" after you have selected your arrival and departure dates: Click here to book! To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here.. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register for $399 and save $300 off the regular price! Hurry deal ends today! Reserve your seat now! Digital Media Conference - *NEW DATE* June 17, 2011 - Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel On June 17, over 500 of the most influential decision-makers in the media, entertainment and technology industries will gather in Washington, D.C. for the 8th Annual Digital Media Conference East. We invite you to join us at this engaging event and take part in the discussion with top executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, analysts and press who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the digital media sector. To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now at a special rate! NY Games Conference - September 21-22, 2011 - New York City, NY The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference now in its 4th year features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms, social networks, technology providers and content companies mingle together at this top industry event. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now at a special rate! Featured Advertisements Connected Creativity at MIPTV April 4-7, 2011 Majestic Hotel, Cannes, France Connected Creativity at MIPTV is the new global forum uniting decision makers and innovators in entertainment, mobile media and technology. Organised in partnership with GSMA, the leading mobile industry association, and hosted at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France, on 4-7 April 2011, this exclusive event is designed to reveal significant business opportunities and facilitate high-level networking between top executives. Leading professionals, thinkers and innovators in the connected entertainment space will delve into key developments during fast-paced presentations, visionary keynotes, intimate roundtables, startup pitch sessions, working lunches, deal-making workshops and face-to-face networking. Register now for a special rate at www.connected-creativity.com Featured Job! Director of Online Media - CafePress - San Mateo CafePress Online Acquisition team is looking for an intelligent, entrepreneurial and resourceful leader to build and manage its fast-growing, multi-million dollar Media practice. The Director of Online Media will be a senior member of the retail team responsible for growing the affiliate, display, and product feed channels. This individual will have experience in building affiliate and display departments to achieve top line revenue forecasts via aggressive customer acquisition techniques and utilization of cutting edge technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to assume a leadership role within one of the most successful e-commerce firms on the web. Founded in 1999, CafePress is a pre-IPO company that is the leading source of custom printed products on the web. They get over 11 million unique visits a month and have over 100 major corporate accounts including: American Idol, E! Television, Smithsonian Institute, Noggin and the Twilight series. To access the posting, click here! Briefly Noted San Francisco - Web hosting service SoftLayer Technologies is challenging a subpoena from Sony, for the server logs of a site owned by a man Sony has accused of distributing code that can be used to hack its PlayStation 3, Wired.com reported. [more..] Los Angeles - Indie band Sick of Sarah, which released its latest album for free on the BitTorrent file-sharing network, has seen "2205" downloaded more than 1.3 million times in the past month, TorrentFreak reports. [more..] Los Angeles - RCRD LBL, the music blog co-created by Engadget founder Pete Rojas, has partnered with direct-to-fan marketer Topspin Media on RCRD DEALS, a "flash sale" site for music. [more..] Extras o Poll: 4G or 3G? Wimax or LTE? Click here to vote! - 4G is faster, and Wimax 4G is way better than LTE!
- 4G > 3G, and LTE > Wimax!
- I prefer 4G - I don't care whether it's Wimax or LTE.
- Eh, I don't notice much difference between 4G and 3G.
- LTE? Wimax? Who are they?
- I prefer 3G! There are still too many problem spots with 4G.
- Wait, there are other 4G types too, like HSPA+! I vote those are better!
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