TECH.BLORGE.com » Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Yes Suzie05, Bloggers are Journalists too http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/22/yes-suzie05-bloggers-are-journalists-too/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/22/yes-suzie05-bloggers-are-journalists-too/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:30:41 +0000 Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/22/yes-suzie05-bloggers-are-journalists-too/ Yes Suzie05, Bloggers are Journalists too In a step to help bring freedom of press to the world wide Internet, Sen. Patrick Leahy has co-authored and helped push through the OPEN Government Act.  A reform to the Freedom of Information Act that will help online journalists access information easier [...] Related posts:
  1. Can bloggers be considered journalists?
  2. Bloggers fill political news void in Fiji
  3. Arianna Huffington derides bloggers and the idea of paying them
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  1. Judge maintains safe harbor for Veoh in video copyright case
  2. Viacom seeks to deflect YouTube heat in Google copyright case
  3. RIAA Finally Begins Their Court Battles
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/12/online-copyright-battles-finally-come-to-the-pornography-industry/feed/ 0 Viral vs. traditional marketing, new commercials from Blizzard prove to be both http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/viral-vs-traditional-marketing-new-commercials-from-blizzard-prove-to-be-both/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/viral-vs-traditional-marketing-new-commercials-from-blizzard-prove-to-be-both/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:15:05 +0000 Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/viral-vs-traditional-marketing-new-commercials-from-blizzard-prove-to-be-both/ Viral vs. traditional marketing, new commercials from Blizzard prove to be both Companies will do almost anything to get advertising out to their target audience. We’ve seen viral videos, PR stunts, and even lame Super Bowl commercials, but is World of Warcraft now looking at its user base for [...] Related posts:
  1. Will It Blend? – Genius viral marketing and now on iPhone
  2. Blizzard prepares Latin American WoW release
  3. Padded lampposts in London – Text messaging injury prevention or viral marketing?
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Vivendi Games, the owner of Blizzard Entertainment, [...] Related posts:

  1. It’s official – Blizzard resurrects Deckard Cain for Diablo 3
  2. Blizzard’s Gary Gygax WoW patch note tribute
  3. After rejecting Microsoft, is a Yahoo AOL Merger back on the cards?
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[...] Related posts:
  1. Half of working Americans to get holiday shopping done at work
  2. Facebook and Twitter open the door for network attacks
  3. New York war-surveyed: 1 in 4 businesses employ open wireless networks
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/01/online-shopping-at-work-slows-productivity-and-leaves-networks-open-to-attacks/feed/ 4 MTV to cut down on P2P piracy by offering free South Park downloads http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/30/mtv-to-cut-down-on-p2p-piracy-by-offering-free-south-park-downloads/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/30/mtv-to-cut-down-on-p2p-piracy-by-offering-free-south-park-downloads/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:14:01 +0000 Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/30/mtv-to-cut-down-on-p2p-piracy-by-offering-free-south-park-downloads/ MTV to cut down on P2P piracy by offering free South Park downloads MTV Networks, the biggest division of Viacom Inc. has announced plans to make every South Park episode available online for free as part of a plan to make the show available to a larger audience.

MTV [...] Related posts:

  1. Every episode of South Park available for legal online viewing
  2. Sticking it to Apple’s iTunes: NBC to offer free downloads of shows
  3. Starbucks offering free Wi-Fi in the U.S. From July 1
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/30/mtv-to-cut-down-on-p2p-piracy-by-offering-free-south-park-downloads/feed/ 18 Canadian geek comedians play non-stop for charity, shaming any American Halo 3 marathoners http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/canadian-geek-comedians-play-non-stop-for-charity-shaming-any-american-halo-3-marathoners/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/canadian-geek-comedians-play-non-stop-for-charity-shaming-any-american-halo-3-marathoners/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:22:00 +0000 Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/canadian-geek-comedians-play-non-stop-for-charity-shaming-any-american-halo-3-marathoners/ Canadian geek comedians play non-stop for charity, shaming any American Halo 3 marathonersCanadian comedy group LoadingReadyRun has sat down and jacked themselves up with enough caffeine and sugar to kill most small children. Why have they done this, you ask? Why would they torture themselves with a driving game so boring [...] Related posts:
  1. Geek Nation: Average U.S. Web user now spends 13 hours online every week
  2. British woman auctions right to rename her on eBay for charity
  3. @drew Twitter name being auctioned off for charity
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/27/canadian-geek-comedians-play-non-stop-for-charity-shaming-any-american-halo-3-marathoners/feed/ 0 MP3 sales spike for music aired on Apple iPod commercials http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/24/mp3-sales-spike-for-music-aired-on-apple-ipod-commercials/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/24/mp3-sales-spike-for-music-aired-on-apple-ipod-commercials/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:51:02 +0000 Emilie Branstetter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/24/mp3-sales-spike-for-music-aired-on-apple-ipod-commercials/ MP3 sales spike for music aired on Apple iPod commercials With the music industry’s major labels lagging behind in the transition to digital downloads, bands are finding the boost to success in an unlikely place.

When Nick Haley made an amateur video for an iPod touch, he had no [...] Related posts:

  1. Rock Band on PS3 and Xbox 360 helps massively increase music sales
  2. iPod makes a name for Apple while reaching sales milestone
  3. Atlantic is first label to exceed 50 percent digital sales revenue
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