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  | WEB/TECH: Amazon's Daily Deal Skirmish Offers Reminder of Apple's Power over the Major Labels Found at 3/11/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com
According to recent reports, Apple has been aggressively discouraging labels from participating in Amazon MP3's Daily Deal. Feature a new release there, the labels have been told, and your release will get no promotion at all on iTunes. Being an aggressive competitor is nothing new for Apple. It's also common for labels for show a preference for their largest retailer. But this particular ... More...
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| The Ubuntu One music store and free software for profit Found at 3/11/2010 via linuxtoday.com
LWN.net: "One of the features expected with the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release is the Ubuntu One Music Store (UOMS). The UOMS is a mechanism by which Ubuntu users can purchase songs in the MP3 format, with some of the revenue going to support Canonical." More...
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| Library board looks to MP3s Found at 3/11/2010 via www.duncanbanner.com
Books on MP3 may be the wave of the future, and the Duncan Public Library is getting on board. During Tuesday?s regular library board meeting, Library Director Jan Cole talked about a new service the library is taking out. More...
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| Governor Makes First Appearance After Accident Found at 3/11/2010 via krccnews.org
Governor Bill Ritter is back to work at the capitol after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident last week. He talked to reporters in his office yesterday, looking relaxed but admitting he?s still in a lot of pain. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver. Download audio file (031010RitterBike.mp3) More...
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| Library board looks to MP3s Found at 3/11/2010 via www.duncanbanner.com
Books on MP3 may be the wave of the future, and the Duncan Public Library is getting on board. During Tuesday?s regular library board meeting, Library Director Jan Cole talked about a new service the library is taking out. More...
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| Begich Named to Budget Committee Found at 3/10/2010 via aprn.org
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) gained a new committee spot this week. He?ll serve on the Senate Budget Committee, which drafts Congress?s annual budget plan and monitors action on the budget for the federal government. Libby Casey, APRN ? Washington DC Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| Alaska Sees Spike in STDs Found at 3/10/2010 via aprn.org
There was an epidemic of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea in Alaska last year. The spike in numbers was the largest one year increase since the 1970s. That?s according to a report released Tuesday by the State Division of Epidemiology. Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK ? Bethel Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| Persily Approved for Pipeline Coordinator Found at 3/10/2010 via aprn.org
Larry Persily has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new federal coordinator of Alaska gas pipeline projects. The senate moved Persily?s name by unanimous consent Wednesday evening. Libby Casey, APRN ? Washington DC Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| Haines Hiker Rescued from Meade Glacier Found at 3/10/2010 via aprn.org
A Haines hiker stranded on Meade Glacier has been rescued. Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr says that the hiker was picked up Wednesday afternoon. Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO ? Juneau and Ellen Lockyer, KSKA ? Anchorage Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| doubleTwist?s iTunes Alternative (That Works With Android) Adds Podcast Support Found at 3/10/2010 via techcrunch.com
Over the last six months, doubleTwist , the iTunes alternative that lets you manage your music, videos, and photos, has really been stepping up its game. In October the company integrated an Amazon-powered MP3 store, allowing users to download and sync their music directly with any of hundreds of compatible devices, much as they would with the iTunes/iPod combo. And today it's adding a new ... More...
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| Police log: Anderson and Redding police departments Found at 3/10/2010 via www.redding.com
Anderson Police DepartmentSaturday? A man in the 3000 block of Timber Lane said someone threw yogurt all over his vehicle and his home.Sunday? A youth was arrested after stealing an MP3 player from a store.Monday? A man in the 2000 block of Red Bud Drive said he suspects a neighbor dumped hot barbecue ashes into his yard.Redding Police DepartmentFriday? A woman wearing jeans and a sweatshirt ... More...
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| Round-Up: Colorado?s Unemployment Rate Rises, and Rep. Salazar Takes on Medicare Drug Prices Found at 3/10/2010 via krccnews.org
Colorado?s unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, while the Gazette is reporting unemployment in the Colorado Springs area rose .4 percentage points in January?and, Colorado Democrat John Salazar wants to give the federal government more power to negotiate Medicare drug prices. Download audio file (031010_053230_AC_roundup.mp3) More...
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| Fighting Childhood Obesity with Happy Meals Found at 3/10/2010 via krccnews.org
The state health department announced a plan this week to fight childhood obesity on a new front, one that might be a little bit surprising. As KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney explains, it involves?Happy Meals. Download audio file (031010_054430_EW_smart.mp3) More...
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| iPad: Amazon, Google, Dell to Take on iPad With Dell Streak Tablet Found at 3/10/2010 via mint.macobserver.com
Apple was able to achieve dominance in the MP3 player arena by closely marrying hardware and software, a formula that it has extended to its success with the iPhone and the App Store. As the company gets ready to ship the iPad, the next phase in that evolution, Amazon, Dell, and Google are teaming up on the Dell Streak tablet, which will run the Android OS and have access to 300,000-plus e-books ... More...
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| Interview with Robin Richards, Internships.com Found at 3/10/2010 via www.socaltech.com
One of the more successful serial entrepreneurs here in Southern California has been Robin D. Richards, who most recently sold The NTI Group to Blackboard, and previously also was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA, the founding president and COO of MP3.com, and managing director at Tickets.com. Robin's latest startup is Internships.com (www.internships.com), an online ... More...
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