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Peformer Magazine Highlights The Modlins

"What's wrong with the good ol' days of pop?," asks My Nguyen of Performer Magazine. The nationally-distributed musician’s trade publication "focuses on independent musicians, those unsigned and on small labels, and their success in a DIY environment." And this month, their focus turned to The Modlins! Check out the full article here! We gave them a bunch of pictures to choose from for the article, they chose the one thats on the inside cover of Where Does It End?... (more…)
February 3, 2010
DesignDevelopmentMarketing

Cursor — the Post-Internet Community-based Social Networking Publishing Model

Iconoclast publisher Richard Nash left Soft Skull Press last year and has now announced his innovation in the trends of future book publishing, called "Cursor." It has been called a post-Internet publishing platform. Writers and publishers have enjoyed the advancements in printing books these last few years -- from Print on Demand technology to Amazon's Kindle and a number of other methods of information dissemination, such as the new iPad. Many writers now make money from their books bypassing the…
February 1, 2010
DesignMarketing

Apple unveils the new IPad 01/27/2010

Watch out world because apple has unveiled it's newest must have gadget today. The Multi-touch Ipad looks like a glorified Ipod/Iphone/Laptop super fun toy to show off to all your PC using friends. I am still awaiting to find out how much it will dent my wallet and how many miles the line will be once it's available for purchase. You can fallow the updates at our favorite tech blog Engadget. (more…)
January 27, 2010
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The Vatican Embraces New Media for Outreach

There's an old 1971 Robert Silverberg science-fiction story, "Good News from the Vatican," where a robot is elected pope... How far off is that? The current Pope is now encouraging all his clergy to jump onto the new media bandwagon and embrace social media.  In a message prepared for World Communications Day on May 16, Pope Benedict XVI is telling his  priests, bishops and cardinals to proclaim the gospel using social media, online video, blogs and animated features in order…
January 26, 2010
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Online Revenue: Monetization in Mafia Wars

The Chatter Have you been haring this lately around the office and coffee houses, “Mafia Wars is addicting”?  Or: “I’ve been spending a lot of money on Mafia Wars.” The online game is a good example of digital economy platforms, where money operates in the virtual world of the game and in the real world with revenue profit and charitable efforts. You can buy points in Mafia Wars, and gain more weapons, power, and position.  Depends on how much you…
January 20, 2010