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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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| Apple Beware: Dell (With A Little Help From Amazon and Google) is Taking on iTunes Found at 3/10/2010 via feeds.wired.com
The formidable triumvirate of Amazon, Dell, and Google is apparently poised to give iTunes the first serious run for its money just as the iPad is about to take Apple?s downloadable media megastore where no computer has gone before. More...
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| Apple Beware: Dell (With A Little Help From Amazon and Google) is Taking on iTunes Found at 3/10/2010 via www.wired.com
The formidable triumvirate of Amazon, Dell, and Google is apparently poised to give iTunes the first serious run for its money just as the iPad is about to take Apple?s downloadable media megastore where no computer has gone before. 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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| News: iTunes LP failing to boost album sales Found at 3/10/2010 via www.ilounge.com
Apple?s relatively new iTunes LP digital album format wasn?t originally proposed by the company, and has yet to significantly boost album sales, according to a new report. Citing anonymous industry sources, GigaOM reports that the format was in fact a result of the same negotiations between Apple and the major music labels that led to DRM-free songs and flexible pricing on the iTunes Store; a ... More...
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| The iPod generation ignores iTunes LP digital albums Found at 3/10/2010 via www.geek.com
We?ve become so accustomed to cherry-picking individual songs that we see no reason to revert to buying music in pre-packaged bulk (read: albums). According to sources, lackluster iTunes LP figures have disappointed record labels who hoped the format would revitalize album sales. According to GigaOM?s Paul Bonanos, industry sources don?t see iTunes LP as being ?anywhere [...] More...
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| iTunes LP is a Bust. Time to Go Free? [ITunes] Found at 3/9/2010 via gizmodo.com
# itunes Nobody cares about iTunes LP , reports Paul Bonanos . Six months into the format?one that Apple believed enough in to have a separate event ?and nobody is buying. But what if it were free? More » More...
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| RIAA labels 'forced' Apple to make iTunes LP: sources Found at 3/9/2010 via www.macnn.com
The creation of iTunes LP was largely the result of major label pressure on Apple, a series of telling leaks has revealed. Music industry contacts claim that the 'deluxe' albums were a necessary part of the same deal that also forced variable song pricing in exchange for an all DRM-free catalog. The RIAA member labels, not Apple, wanted to resuscitate album sales and thought the bundle of ... More...
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| Apple's iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What? Found at 3/9/2010 via www.salon.com
When it was first unveiled , Apple?s new iTunes LP format -? codenamed ?Cocktail? and introduced at a ?rock and roll event? in San Francisco -? promised to give consumers a new reason to buy albums instead of individual songs. More...
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| Backing up an iTunes library Found at 3/4/2010 via www.networkworld.com
Having owned a computer or two in your lifetime you understand that, like all things mortal, they and their component parts eventually fail. Should that component be the computer's hard drive, you could lose not just your data, but data you've paid for in the form of iTunes Store content or the sweat for all of the CDs and DVDs you've ripped over the years. More...
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| Easy Star All-Stars pay homage to the classics Found at 3/4/2010 via www.boulderweekly.com
In the early 2000s, back when Napster was king and iTunes was a twinkle in Apple?s eye, an underground rendition of Pink Floyd?s Dark Side of the Moon was making its way around college campuses around the country. More...
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| Backing up an ITunes Library Found at 3/4/2010 via www.pcworld.com
Having owned a computer or two in your lifetime you understand that, like all things mortal, they and their component parts eventually fail. Should that... More...
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| The paranoid person?s guide to iTunes backups Found at 3/4/2010 via www.macworld.com
A lot of time -- and money -- has gone into building your iTunes library. Christopher Breen helps you keep your investment safe with these tips and techniques. More...
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| Breaking Benjamin's 'Dear Agony' Certified Gold Found at 3/3/2010 via biz.yahoo.com
Dear Agony, the 4th release from multi-platinum rockers BREAKING BENJAMIN , has been certified Gold by the RIAA, marking sales in excess of 500K. Â Released September 29, 2009, the CD debuted #4 on Billboard's Top 200 chart on one of the busiest release days of the year and #1 iTunes Rock Album Chart. Â Dear Agony also spun off a #1 song at Active Rock with "I Will Not Bow" where it stayed #1 ... More...
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| News: Apple pursuing cloud-based media delivery strategy? Found at 3/3/2010 via www.ilounge.com
Apple has been in talks with some of the major film studios recently about enabling iTunes users to store their content on Apple-controlled servers, according to a new report. Citing two people familiar with the discussions, Cnet reports that the service would be offered alongside similar cloud-based offerings for TV shows and music, and that Apple?s plan would involve having users access video ... More...
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