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The NHL needs more Sean Averys

September 24, 2008

It could be said that hockey is a very Canadian sport. It embodies the Canadian values of humility, camaraderie, sportsmanship, egalitarianism, subtlety, respect for tradition, and conservatism. Inside the confines of the rink, hockey players are larger-than-life: aggressive, assertive, and spectacular. Outside the rink? Not so much. This is one of the overriding problems that [...]

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The NHL Still Doesn’t Get the Web

April 10, 2008

Apparently, the NHL is recruiting “celebrities” (and I think we need to stop ascribing this title to everyone who has a TV show, given that these days practically everyone does have a TV show) to blog about the NHL during the playoffs. I guess, in some boardroom somewhere, this seemed like a grand idea. Among [...]

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Run DMC Founder Shot Dead..

October 31, 2002

Like most white kids, Run DMC was the first rap album I ever bought. Thanks Jay. -Ian. —- http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny– rapperkilled1031oct31,0,7789769.story Jam Master Jay, founding member of Run DMC, shot dead at studio By AMY WESTFELDT Associated Press Writer October 31, 2002, 9:16 AM EST NEW YORK — Jam Master Jay, a founding member of the [...]

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Hit Charade: The Music Industry’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

August 22, 2002

http://slate.msn.com/?id 69732 Hit Charade The music industry’s self-inflicted wounds. By Mark Jenkins Posted Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at 8:19 AM PT 2001 may not be the year the music died, but the pop biz did develop a nagging headache, and it’s not going away. The recorded-music industry’s first slump in more than two decades continues [...]

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Interesting Article for those into Streaming Media

July 11, 2001

—— Forwarded Message From: “Digital Coast Daily” Date: 11 Jul 2001 21:39:45 -0000 Interview Record Labels, Web, TV, Wireless: ArtistDirect’s New CEO Ted Field Wants to Develop a Multimedia Company by Ben Fritz With many of its colleagues in the online music space–like MP3.com and Launch Media–being acquired by larger companies, ArtistDirect <

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Napster: Million Fan March

March 28, 2001

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/napstermarch.html apster Fans to Go to Washington April 3rd. By R Menta- 3/27/01 One can make a very good argument that the trading of digital music over the Internet is the biggest grassroots effort in the history of the world. Napster’s user base alone contributes 60 + million members to that group and between the [...]

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SoundBreak.com is Toast

February 19, 2001

http://www.kurthanson.com/index.htm Soundbreak.com, which develops music Web sites, has shut down operations, according to Acacia Research, an incubator that invested nearly $10 million in Soundbreak. “Soundbreak CEO Paul Ryan said in a statement that the company was unable to raise additional capital. He added that Soundbreak will return remaining capital to shareholders. “In March of 2000, [...]

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Escape from Silicon Valley..

January 23, 2001

BIV just asked me to write an article about my experiences on the RollerCoaster. I think this might be more than they were looking for.. Escape From Silicon Valley As I stared up from under the sweat-soaked crown of my badly scarred goalie mask I saw the opposing line take shape around centre ice: Sun [...]

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[Red Herring] Blackberry picked to be the American I-mode

December 6, 2000

http://www.redherring.com/companies/2000/1205/com-rim120500.html Blackberry picked to be the American I-mode By Om Malik Redherring.com, December 05, 2000 Michael Dell has one, Marc Andreessen does not leave home without it, and it is a must-have accessory for every Wall Street investment banker. It’s not the American Express Platinum Card; it’s a lowly two-way pager, which also sends and [...]

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The End of the MP3 Revolution?

November 2, 2000

Back to Business.. Looks like the uprising of consumers against the Music Industry has taken a fairly heavy blow. The Music Industry equivalents to Che Guevara and Fidel Castro have both been snapped up by legitimate companies with similarly legitimate (and legal) intentions. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001102/tc/scour_sale_1.html http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20001102/tc/napster_2.html As Bertelsmann (AKA BMG) moves into the MP3 realm with [...]

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