Crowd-sourcing an wi-fi connection - BT Fon community

BT Fon is aiming to create the world’s largest free Wi-fi network for its members. Free being a relevant term, as you are all sharing the bandwidth expense – in a kind of ‘give a penny, take a penny’ way.

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Download the NIN single 'Discipline' now

UPDATE: Turns out that today, the whole 'Slip' album is available for download in several different formats including mp3, m4a, flac and wav.

Trent Reznor has made the new NIN single 'Discipline' available for download on their site. Major acts with free singles for download two weeks in a row...

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Guitar Hero III Widget - Rock Out!!!

A Guitar Hero III widget is available to add your blog or web page

Click here to see it in action at Kotaku

Signed up to Dopplr

Started using Dopplr today - now let's see if I actually make it on any of those trips. If you've been to any of my cities listed, sign up and let me know what I should be seeing.

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The Script - great new music from Ireland

Into the top 20 UK charts this week comes 'We Cry' by Irish trio The Script, blending rock, soul, and hip hop. Great vocals, and lush production. Me likey very much. Could be the start of something big.



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We're all cheerfully commercial as bands cozy up to consumer brands

Yes, we all were a little surprised to see the deals signed between LiveNation and Madonna and Jay-Z. We frowned a bit as we saw the Eagles sign a deal with the devil... sorry I mean Wal-Mart to be the exclusive distributor of their new album. But when Bacardi signed a one-year deal with Groove Armada to release its album and provide downloads on its branded sites back in March - it spoke volumes that this was not the record industry that I grew up with.

The word 'sell-out' is barely uttered anymore as more and more bands look to non-traditional deals for distribution and touring support.

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Stay C.A.L.M. awarness campaign

Who can argue against a campaign against living miserably - the UK charity C.A.L.M is wants to help get information to men aged 18-35 who may consider suicide. Their latest fund raising campaign is targeting music companies and asking them to donate tracks and £100 to help launch a mobile/texting service that young men can access.

The 'The Ultimate Comeback Tour' campaign features t-shirts printed with the names of musicians who have taken their own lives. Artists highlighted include Sid Vicious, Ian Curtis, Kurt Cobain and others. A letter and brochure are included with the tshirt with the message 'We can't raise the dead, but we can raise awareness'

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Sure beats a new toaster or calculator

From toasters in the 60s to iPods and large home appliances now... banks have always had giveaways for new account opening. Royal Bank has upped the ante by offering up new Asus Eee 7" laptops to customers who open up an RBC Signature No Limit or VIP banking account.

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Kids aged 10-12 social networking usage doubles

Social networking among boys and girls age 10-12 has doubled since 2006 growing from 8% to more than 17%. I would guess that most of this is due to the growth in kid-centric social networks including WebKinz, Club Penguin and Star Doll.

read more and see the charts at eMarketer

Consumers continue to ditch landlines for mobile devices

More reason to keep looking at mobile communciations... Business Intelligence company SNL Kragen reported that consumers are getting rid of their landlines and replacing them with mobile phones. They estimate that 12 million households currently have a mobile-only phone connection, and that is expected to double to 26 million in the next 3-4 years.

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