ECAST OF CHARACTERS
Ecast, Inc. is teaming with Listen.com to provide music content information and recommendations on its broadband network. Ecast's "smart appliance" jukeboxes will allow listeners to search by song, artist or genre. Future models will inform users if their musical selection blows chunks and why.
CODE OF MANY COLORS
Preview Systems has licensed Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) technology from Dolby Laboratories to integrate with future versions of ZipLock for Music. AAC provides higher quality music in a more secure format than MP3, in 30% less storage or bandwidth. It will also keep produce much fresher.
IN PLAIN MICROSITE
Music Application Service Provider WWW.com announces its MicroSite Radio, an easier to navigate site. It differs from traditional sites by allowing visitors to stay on the site after launching the radio station. In addition, MicroSite offers preset stations, station descriptions and ways of measuring penis size.
EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Books, travel, CDs, software and computers make up the most Internet purchases. That's according to a study by Elrick & Lavidge Marketing Research. More than half the nation's shoppers-61%-researched durable goods sites, including cars, home remodeling/decorating and computer hardware, before making purchases offline. In 1999, e-commerce totaled $16.8 billion. A 75% increase is expected for the year 2000. That amount may climb higher if hitsdailydouble.com staffers figure out how to buy pot online.
CALLING ALL HAIR BANDS
Metal Search 2000 could be your metal band's big break. Sponsored by Metal Blade Records and MP3.com, Metal Search 2000 will award a lucky winner with aMetal Blade recording deal, the label which was the one-time home of metal gods Metallica, Slayer and the Goo-Goo Dolls. Contestants will be judged on musicianship, songwriting skill, the ability to promote themselves within the MP3.com metal community and the size of the goat brought to the sacrificial altar.
SUGAR HIGH
Nikki Sixx has a Candy-gram just for you. The Motley Crue bassist's side-project, 58, is premiering its "Piece of Candy" video on Shockwave. The animated clip is available only on the Net. 58's debut, "Diet For A New America," was recently released on Americoma/Beyond Music, and is recommended by four out of five dentists.
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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