Saturday, April 4, 2009

A Different Brand of Country Hailing from Phoenix, AZ The AK Corral A Different Brand of Country Currently working on new material. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/theakcorral 7:10:48 PM

From the Tripwire The Killers Are Sick Of Each Other. Apparently Brandon Flowers' growing rage over the misunderstanding of his lyrics has finally taken its toll on The Killers - word in the rumor mill is that the bandmates have had just about enough of each other. According to UK tabloid The Daily Mirror, a "band insider" said that the strain between the guys was caused by their relentless touring schedule. "They're exhausted. They haven't had a break since they first formed and it has started getting to them," the source said. "When they started out they were all good friends, but they just don't seem to get on any more. They are sick of the sight of each other." But apparently we can't actually blame Brandon Flowers for this, because it seems he might just be the glue holding them all together. "Brandon tries to be a peacemaker but when he loses it the whole band falls apart," the source said. "They know taking a break could damage their career but they can't see a way out and they don't want to split." Of course, a spokesperson for the band was quick to defend, saying they weren't breaking up or taking a break any time soon. [The Tripwire] 8:34:44 AM

Twitter Search Why Twitter's Search Makeover Matters. On its face, Twitter's decision to put a search box on the right-hand column of all its user's profile pages and to put query results on those pages as well seems like a bunch of search-world minutiae. But the blogosphere clearly thinks the news is important (Take a look at Techmeme) - and this time, it's right. Unlike the search redesign it announced last month though never actually rolled out, this one will encourage people who don't now use Twitter's search service to do so. The planned redesign last month hid "trending topics," searches that were appearing with increasing frequency, below a tab. Now, those searches appear as text right under the new search box, which will get users to try it out. More importantly, users don't have to navigate away from their profile page to see the results of a query. What does this mean for Twitter? The new search interface might not be enough to get people who use third-party Twitter services like TweetDeck back to Twitter.com. But it will increase traffic to Twitter search, particularly among more casual Tweeters. Already, Twitter Search is proving itself to be a competitive search engine, particularly for news, because it works in real-time unlike its competitors and it could use more exposure. The design change also could open up a new revenue stream for the company, if it ever decides to get around to making money. Twitter might hesitate to put sponsored Tweets or ads in the midst of a user's stream on their profile page - but it's another case entirely if an ad shows up in the results of a search query, where users are already very used to seeing ads on other search engines. And advertisers will appreciate that their ads show up among results on a user's profile page, rather than elsewhere. Related Search Roundup: Twitter; ComScore; Yahoo; Lobbyists/AdWords Industry Moves: Twitter Hires Google's Head Designer As Creative Director Promo: Check out the best business jobs in digital media. Go here for paidContent.org Job Board. MORE...updated at [paidContent.org] 8:23:26 AM