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Linkage: iTunes’ 25 most-downloaded songs

iTunes’ 25 most-downloaded songs With the world’s most popular digital music store fast approaching 10 billion downloads, Apple released the data on the most popular songs bought by iTunes customers. The list which is topped by Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling is almost exclusively made up of songs released in the last five [...]

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The 20 Best iPhone apps

With over 100,000 applications now available in the Apple store and with the rising ubiquity of the the iPhone in Ireland, many of you might be wondering what apps to use. Here are 20 of Day and Night’s must have killer apps. Dictionary.com – a complete English dictionary and thesaurus downloaded to your phone (free). Wikipanion [...]

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Sites of the Week: Clients from Hell, STFU Marrieds

Music Marketing Irish-based site that looks at new ways the industry can sell music in these tumultuous, shifting times. http://musicmarketing.ie Clients from Hell “I don’t want to pay for the red words on my website, can you use less red so that I can get a discount?” Plenty more face palms abound on this web design horror stories [...]

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Linkage: Joe Biden, photobomber

Joe Biden, photobomber. The vice president has been omnipresent throughout Obama’s life. He’s like Richard from Lost. Creepy. http://short.ie/bidenphotos The Social Network – the movie Justin Timberlake has been cast in the upcoming David Fincher movie which is largely about Facebook. Confusingly, he’ll play the co-founder of Napster Sean Parker. http://short.ie/socialmov Twitter Music Database A comprehensive spreadsheet of artists, musicians, labels, bloggers [...]

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Sites of the Week

In B Flat An impressive collaborative music project which uses 20 Youtube videos to create an in-tune soundtrack which can be mixed and played on the fly. http://www.inbflat.net Snacks and Shit Cataloging downright nonsensical rap lyrics for your pleasure. “I exchange V-cards with the retards,” says Lil Wayne disproving his renowned rap status in one fell swoop. http://www.snacksandshit.com Lamebook Concerns itself with [...]

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Sites of the Week: My Parents Joined Facebook

My Parents Joined Facebook After reluctantly accepting your mother’s Facebook friend request recently, be comforted that you are not alone and it could be much, much worse. Website Talking Heads So that’s where they get those annoying presenters for annoying online presentations! Cardboard Love Proof that in these days of email and text messages, an old-fashioned note on a piece [...]

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Social Networking – The Movie (Huh?)

Look, I love social networking but this has gone too far! Variety is reporting that David Fincher is interested in directing an Aaron Sorkin-scripted film for Columbia Pictures about the formation of Facebook called The Social Network. Oh dear. yes, David Fincher – the guy who directed Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac and the frankly-awful-I-don’t [...]

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Linkage 30th January

Monty Python gain from Youtube After three years of people uploading Python clips to Youtube, the classic comedy troupe struck back by uploading their own high quality versions. The result: a 23,000% increase in DVD sales on Amazon. - via Mashable. Facebookers react to 2FM policy change In reaction to 2FM’s decision to cut all non-music talk from [...]

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