The Register - Music and MediaBiting the hand that feeds ITForce listeners onto DAB by killing FM- June 24, 2008 It's the only way they'll see sense, thunders Taskforce The Digital Radio Working Group, set up in November to work out why no-one wanted DAB, has issued an interim report that suggests FM should be switched off by 2020 if only the punters can be convinced.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/24/drwg_report/ NebuAd looks to 'spyware' firm for recruits- June 20, 2008 'Typical of the Valley' In Silicon Valley, the world's tech capital, the job market is tight, with sales people and engineers in short supply. So what's an ambitious startup like NebuAd to dohttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/20/nebuad_claria/ AVG fake traffic spares Google AdWords- June 19, 2008 You may pay. But not for clicks Yes, AVG's LinkScanner is spewing fake traffic across the internet, messing with the log files and bandwidth budgets of web sites large and small. But there's one thing it doesn't mess with: search engine paid clicks.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/19/avg_linkscanner_and_adword... Big TV flips ad blockers the bird- June 19, 2008 Hulu says goodbye At Hulu - the ad-driven streaming video site cooked up by media giants NBC and News Corp. - you can watch mainstream feature films and big-name TV shows without paying a penny. But you aren't welcome if you've installed an ad blocker.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/19/hulu_sends_message_to_adbl... Zuckerberg's Google boycott reaches 32 days (and counting)- June 18, 2008 'Talk to our lawyers... bitch' Supernova On the stage, there were three chairs. And just off stage, there were three men deeply obsessed with online social networking: Dave Morin of Facebook, Kevin Marks of Google, and Joseph Smarr of Plaxo.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/18/facebook_google_spat_rolls... YouTube admits ad impasse- June 17, 2008 'Coke doesn't get us' Supernova Many have argued that online video will satisfy the world's advertisers in ways that traditional television never could. With online video, the pundits proclaim, channels are infinite, and you can choose whatever you like whenever you want it. That means advertisers know exactly what you're interested in - and they can serve you the perfect ad.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/17/youtube_talks_video_ads/ 80% want legal P2P - survey- June 16, 2008 Physical music surprisingly perky, BMR finds A fascinating survey of music consumption conducted for British Music Rights has good and bad news for the beleaguered music business.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/16/bmr_music_survey/ AVG scanner blasts internet with fake traffic- June 13, 2008 You're not that popular after all Exclusive Early last month, webmasters here at The Reg noticed an unexpected spike in our site traffic. Suddenly, we had far more readers than ever before, and they were reading at a record clip. Visits actually doubled on certain landing pages, and more than a few ho-hum stories attracted an audience worthy of a Pulitzer Prize winner. Or so it seemed.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/13/avg_scanner_skews_web_traf... MySpace hides in bathroom ahead of make-over- June 13, 2008 News Corp still poking around for revs MySpace will be given a Facebooklift next week a move seen by many as News Corps latest attempt to force the social networking website to earn its keep.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/13/myspace_revamp/ Canada moots tough sanctions for DRM flouters- June 12, 2008 Proposes fines cap for 'mere' infringement The Canadian government today unveiled a controversial proposal to update the country's copyright laws.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/12/canada_copyright_reform_ju... |