Monday, April 28, 2003

Useit.Com: Will Plain-Text Ads Continue to Rule? Text-only ads on search engines have become particularly successful in recent years, and non-search sites are now experimenting with this format in hope of replicating that success. However, it's doubtful that their efforts will work because non-search sites lack the equation's crucial element: users' single-minded goal to leave the site as quickly as possible. [Tomalak's Realm] 10:59:11 PM

Jobs talks to Fortune about new music service. Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the iTunes Music Store, the new digital music service that was launched today, in what Fortune magazine says is an exclusive interview in the May 12 issue. [MacCentral] 10:58:35 PM

Apple, analysts on the new music service. When Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its online music store on Monday, the company was able to bring together the five largest record labels with millions of Macintosh users that they hope will be willing to part with a few dollars to download songs. [MacCentral] 10:58:17 PM

iTunes Music Store launches with 200K+ songs. Apple today introduced the iTunes Music Store, an online music store that Apple bills as "Downloads done right." The service provides users with access to over 200,000 songs without any subscription fees. [MacCentral] 10:57:38 PM

Apple's new iPods debut. Apple today introduced new 10, 15 and 30GB iPods that feature a lighter and thinner design. The new iPods sport new new buttons, solid-state navigation wheels across the line, and the ability to build playlists on-the-go. [MacCentral] 10:57:16 PM

Apple music ads posted online. Apple has new ads to promote its new iTunes Music Service, and the company has posted them in QuickTime format on its Web site. [MacCentral] 10:56:49 PM

Apple releases iTunes 4, QT 6.2, iPod Update 1.3. With the introduction of its new iPod models and iTunes Music Service, Apple has also released iTunes 4. What's more, QuickTime has been updated, as has a new software update for owners of older iPods. [MacCentral] 10:56:29 PM

Apple launches 99c a song music service. Great service... if only you can get the songs you want [The Register] 10:54:46 PM

Apple Said to Be Entering E-Music Fray With Pay Service. In a move that thrusts it into the contentious area of digital commerce, Apple Computer plans to introduce an online music service. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 9:34:33 AM

iView Media debuts; consumer digital media organizer. iView Multimedia has announced the Mac and Windows release of iView Media, a digital media organizing software aimed at consumers. The software is based on the company's iView MediaPro software, used by Mac-based photographers, graphic designers and others. [MacCentral] 9:34:12 AM

University finds innovative uses for iPods. Most people think of it mainly as a digital music device, but educators at Georgia College & State University (GC&SU) in Milledgeville, Georgia, have found some innovative new uses for Apple's iPod. [MacCentral] 9:33:55 AM

Book Excerpt: PHP Cookbook, Chapter 11: Web Automation, Pt. 2. The following is the conclusion of our series of excerpts from Chapter 11 of the O'Reilly title, PHP Cookbook. 0428 [WebReference News] 9:33:33 AM

Intel gives away lip-reading speech recognition code. Lip service [The Register] 9:33:06 AM

Brave New World of Web Services. What will the Web look like in 10 years? As rich Internet applications evolve, developers work on powerful new tools that could transform the online world. Leander Kahney reports from Santa Clara, California. [Wired News] 9:32:52 AM

Gibson Kicks the Blogging Habit. William Gibson's blog has attracted a loyal following. But the author of the seminal cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer, is giving up blogging to let the 'sinews of narrative' grow. Karlin Lillington reports from Dublin, Ireland. [Wired News] 9:32:37 AM

THE OREGONIAN on graphic novels. "Writers and artists figured out the format didn't need to be squeezed into a funny book. There is room not only for Shakespearean farce and Oriental mystery but also for Palestine and Bosnia, ancient Sparta and anarchistic Sarajevo, the smartest kid in the world and every one of Lynda Barry's ONE HUNDRED DEMONS." [Comics Worth Reading] 9:32:25 AM