http://showpopr.com/bookmarks/Internet A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us Somebody posing as the comeback star of 2008 just posted the following: HI Yall! Brit Brit here, just wanted to update you all on the size of my vagina. Its about 4 feet wide with razor sharp teeth. A few things could have happened here: Britney Spears could have become a fan of dark 2007 indie film Teeth; Spears may be having a chuckle (she loves to laugh, y’all!); or someone may have hacked into her Twitter feed. gyaeger Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:04:54 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Britney_Spears_Twitter_Gets_Hacked_We_Think__Hope http://www.showpopr.com/Britney_Spears_Twitter_Gets_Hacked_We_Think__Hope China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity. A report on an official news website (www.china.com.cn) said repeated violators and those that had a "malign influence" might be exposed, punished or shut down. pietrocrespi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:55:16 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/China_Targets_Big_Web_Sites_In_Internet_Crackdown http://www.showpopr.com/China_Targets_Big_Web_Sites_In_Internet_Crackdown Overall music sales hit a new record in 2008, with over 1.5 billion units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Nielsen Company's annual year-end music industry report, released today, reveals that combined sales of albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks increased 10.5% over 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The report covers purchases made during the 52 weeks between Dec. 31, 2007 to Dec. 28, 2008. smokeydesperado Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:33:38 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Digital_Boosts_2008_Sales_To_New_Mark http://www.showpopr.com/Digital_Boosts_2008_Sales_To_New_Mark People who have followed the development of the Internet are probably well aware of the Pew Charitable Trust, which has tracked the growth of the web through its Internet & American Life Project. But a separate arm of the Pew, the Research Center for the People & the Press has uncovered some data relevant to the online world when surveying the US population about the sources of its news. lydiash Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:16:52 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Pew_survey_shows_online_news_overtaking_print_in_the_US http://www.showpopr.com/Pew_survey_shows_online_news_overtaking_print_in_the_US Retailers are slashing prices to curb Christmas sales declines, but there is also a surprising success story from Amazon.com, which reported that its 14th holiday season was the best in the company’s history. tyemiksis Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:01:38 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Amazon_reports_best_Christmas_season_ever http://www.showpopr.com/Amazon_reports_best_Christmas_season_ever Warner Music Group has been saying since Saturday that it was the one who asked that the label's videos be removed from YouTube after talks to renegotiate its licensing deal with Google's video site stalled. That's not what happened, say two high-level sources with knowledge of the negotiations. YouTube began removing videos from its site after Warner came to YouTube with an "11th-hour demand" for better financial terms, according to the sources. pietrocrespi Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Sources_YouTube_not_Warner_Music_pulled_videos http://www.showpopr.com/Sources_YouTube_not_Warner_Music_pulled_videos Project Playlist has struck a deal with Sony BMG to bring the label's catalog to its streaming-music service. It's the first major-label deal for Project Playlist, which recently brought former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta on as CEO but has been dealing with legal problems that have seen its widgets banned from social network MySpace. heavensent Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Good_news_for_Project_Playlist_Sony_BMG_strikes_deal http://www.showpopr.com/Good_news_for_Project_Playlist_Sony_BMG_strikes_deal In the world of online music, 2008 has been the year of the playlist sharing sites, but sadly it’s also been the year of the playlist sites being shut down. The latest victim is Project Playlist, which was recently banned from MySpace. Project Playlist is an online mixtape sharing site similar to the recently shut down Mixwit and the long-gone Muxtape, but slightly different in that much of the focus is on sharing playlists through social networks like MySpace and Facebook. smokeydesperado Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:48:38 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/MySpace_Bans_Project_Playlist_Facebook_Defies_Same_RIAA_Request http://www.showpopr.com/MySpace_Bans_Project_Playlist_Facebook_Defies_Same_RIAA_Request Warner Music Group pulled all of its music videos and related content off YouTube this weekend as negotiations between the label and the video site hit a stand still. WMG was one of the first of the majors to align itself with YouTube. “We are working actively to find a resolution with YouTube that would enable the return of our artists’ content to the site,” the label says in a statement. smokeydesperado Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:56:56 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Warner_Music_Group_Pulls_Videos_From_YouTube_As_Talks_Break_Down http://www.showpopr.com/Warner_Music_Group_Pulls_Videos_From_YouTube_As_Talks_Break_Down Zach Braff, Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez have more in common than their celebrity status: According to MySpace, they're among the stars with the most friends on the social network. Also on the list: Paris Hilton, Ashton Kutcher, Jenna Fischer, Criss Angel, Hayden Panettiere, Shanna Moakler, Travis Barker and Lauren Conrad. The movie "Twilight," Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift are among the five top-searched terms on MySpace. heavensent Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:33:24 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Gomez_Hilton_among_MySpace_friends_leaders http://www.showpopr.com/Gomez_Hilton_among_MySpace_friends_leaders EMI Music has launched its new Web site, emi.com, with artist bios, song clips, videos, and playlist and recommendation features. The site will add music purchase functions and widgets in the future, along with concert clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. lydiash Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:03:34 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/EMI_Unveils_New_Learning_Lab_Site http://www.showpopr.com/EMI_Unveils_New_Learning_Lab_Site Indie label Team Love announced the launch of the "Team Love Library," which will allow registered users to download select content for free. howiec Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:19:17 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Team_Love_to_offer_free_downloads http://www.showpopr.com/Team_Love_to_offer_free_downloads Expectant father Corey Menscher wanted to “create a device that would give me a chance to be aware of our baby’s movements”. He created a waistband for his wife which sends a Tweet everytime the baby kicks, naming the project “Kickbee”. tyemiksis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:14:52 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Baby_Starts_Twittering_from_the_Womb http://www.showpopr.com/Baby_Starts_Twittering_from_the_Womb Pitchfork Media seeks editorial interns to work in our Chicago office. The ideal candidate will be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Chicago area, will be available 12-20 hours per week during the winter/spring semester beginning in early January, and will receive school credit for the internship. ghostny Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:40:31 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Pitchfork_Seeks_Editorial_Interns_in_Chicago http://www.showpopr.com/Pitchfork_Seeks_Editorial_Interns_in_Chicago Pitchfork is looking for a variety of awesome people to come spend their winter months being interns in our Brooklyn, NY office. Our ideal candidates will be available 10-15 hours a week (minimum) and be based in the New York area. To be more specific, here are the types of people we're looking for............. memphisrains Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:04:50 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Pitchfork_Seeks_Interns_in_Brooklyn_NY_Office http://www.showpopr.com/Pitchfork_Seeks_Interns_in_Brooklyn_NY_Office