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• Tune in: new radio listening behavioral data

  By: Ian Barr With an abundance of advancements in radio technology to enhance a listener's user experience, marketers everywhere are questioning who is listening via what medium, wondering how often they're tuning in and speculating that traditional AM/FM Read More... Posted 26 September 2007 15:51 by Ian Barr | 0 Comments Filed under: Music, stats, radio

• Lessons to learn from music industry innovations

  By: Meghan Warby Being a rabid music geek and frequent music blogger , I tend to make (somewhat tenuous) links between the tech sector and the music scene. Despite my bias, there are some legitimately interesting early-social-media-technology-adopters Read More... Posted 13 June 2007 21:42 by Sharon Fernandes | 0 Comments Filed under: Music, avatars, SocialMedia, VirtualReality Attachment(s): Gizmoz_50Cent_M.gif

• A tribute to all things stolen by technology

  By: Mary Warner I like technology. I work with technology every day. I don’t know how I survived without e-mail, Google and online newspapers. But sometimes I feel like technology has robbed me of some very awesome things. Below is a short tribute. Pen Read More... Posted 11 May 2007 16:44 by Sharon Fernandes | 7 Comments Filed under: Music, photography

• Planting the global Apple seed

  By: Sharon Fernandes Have you seen those clever Apple commercial’s they’ve been airing these days? You know the ones with the ultra cool hipster (aka a Mac) and the super nerdy dork (aka a PC)? Well, I’d love to dive deeper in to a lively debate re: openly Read More... Posted 27 February 2007 19:50 by Sharon Fernandes | 0 Comments Filed under: Mobility, Campaigns, Music

• Where did the iPod cross the road? Not in New York!

  By: Carly Suppa If you’re planning to visit New York state in the near future, you’d be best to hide your handheld before crossing the street to avoid beig tackled by NYPD officers, handcuffed and slapped with a US$100 fine. A new proposed law by Democrat Read More... Posted 10 February 2007 23:30 by Sharon Fernandes | 1 Comments Filed under: Music, Politics

• The privacy of my own iPod

  By: Monta Johnson The other night a bunch of us were enjoying a lively game of poker in the dining room while my trusty iPod entertained us with some of my favourite tunes, blasting out through my brand-new speakers. And that’s when it happened: my guests Read More... Posted 20 November 2006 14:15 by Terra Pobuda | 1 Comments Filed under: Music, Personalization

• Rock on air guitar freaks!

  By: Ian Barr It’s been almost a year since I started taking guitar lessons. Maybe it’s the wannabe rock star/closet “ metal head ” in me that still has some pent up teenage angst (insert Nirvana’s Teen Spirit background music here) or perhaps the creative Read More... Posted 17 November 2006 04:29 by Ian Barr | 2 Comments Filed under: Music, Wearable_technology Attachment(s): air guitar.jpg

• Nettwerk Music Group Asks Artists to Speak Up for File Sharers

  By Ian Barr & Darren Leroux If you’ve been following the battle between the recording industry and music fans who’ve been caught downloading unauthorized music, you’ll find this Globe and Mail story to be quite amusing. Terry McBride, head of Nettwerk Read More... Posted 17 February 2006 12:56 by Darren Leroux | 0 Comments Filed under: Music

• Don’t Touch My DJ

  By Ian Barr I read an article in EYE Weekly that made me go hmmmm. The article, titled ‘R2-DJ?’, discussed how Toronto-based radio station Jack FM decided to eliminate its disc jockey (DJ) and use the opportunity as a marketing tool (the station’s marketing Read More... Posted 01 December 2005 14:46 by Terra Pobuda | 1 Comments Filed under: Music

• Yahoo! Music Vs. iTunes: iPOD Customers Lose in the End

  By Ian Barr Effective November 1, Yahoo! Music Unlimited began charging approximately $120 U.S. per year for access to more than 1 million songs that can be transferred to portable players. The media have been reporting that Yahoo is trying to compete Read More... Posted 07 November 2005 15:00 by Darren Leroux | 3 Comments Filed under: ConsumerTechnology, Music, eBusiness, DRM