Why iTunes song samples are still only 30 seconds - CNET


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Why iTunes song samples are still only 30 seconds
CNET
At BMI's rival, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a spokesman declined to comment. A source close to the company, however, ...

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Who was the most partisan media baron before Rupert Murdoch invented Fox News? - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Who was the most partisan media baron before Rupert Murdoch invented Fox News?
Los Angeles Times (blog)
But during my end-of-summer vacation I had a chance to read historian Alan Brinkley's new book, "The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century," which ...

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Innkeepers, Tronox, Brown Publishing, Taylor Bean, Colonial: Bankruptcy - Bloomberg

Innkeepers, Tronox, Brown Publishing, Taylor Bean, Colonial: Bankruptcy
Bloomberg
Dan's buyer is affiliated with Isis Venture Partners LLC, a private-equity investor in small- and mid-market media and information companies. ...

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Review of Sara Gruen's 'Ape House' - Washington Post


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Review of Sara Gruen's 'Ape House'
Washington Post
At first, it seems that Gruen is resetting her novel as a zany satire of American culture, from media excess to medical ethics, with the poor apes standing ...
(9/2010) FirstLook Review: Ape House By Sara Gruen Basil & Spice

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Dex One chooses new CEO - News & Observer

Dex One chooses new CEO
News & Observer
Dex One, the struggling yellow pages publisher that is expanding into new media and repositioning itself in the marketplace, ...

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Wetpaint.com - All About Your Favorite Shows - KillerStartups.com (blog)

Wetpaint.com - All About Your Favorite Shows
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The company's new proprietary publishing platform is engineered to produce premium branded media destinations featuring professionally authored content ...

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From Burning Heretics to Burning Books - Family Security Matters


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From Burning Heretics to Burning Books
Family Security Matters
Since then, Christians have had their throats slit in Turkey for producing Bibles, publisher Martin Rinja had his home subjected to a firebomb attempt after ...

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Spider-Man(TM): Shattered Dimensions Swings Into North American Retail Stores - MarketWatch (press release)

Spider-Man(TM): Shattered Dimensions Swings Into North American Retail Stores
MarketWatch (press release)
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive ...

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This Day In History

St. Augustine: the oldest permanent European settlement in the US was founded (1565)

Quote of the day

"I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy."

by Steven Wright