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Had Enough of iPods

Net — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:33:53 +0000

Dave Spade of the ShowBizShow has had enough of the hole thing with iPods. Watch this clip.

New Service: Maxthon Access!

Net — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:24:00 +0000

We just launched a new service called Maxthon Access with our new partner Avvenu. Maxthon Access is a FREE service that allows you to remotely access your home or office computer from another internet-connected computer – all through your Maxthon Browser.

Need to edit a contract? Look at the latest sales report? Share a family photo? If it’s on your PC, and your PC is connected to the Internet, simply log on to Maxthon Access from your Maxthon Browser, select the computer you want to browse, and navigate to the file you need. Then you can choose whether to share it with a colleague or download it for viewing or editing.

Here are some of the key features:

Browser based
Secure Access
Remote Search through Google Desktop Search
Simple Sharing
Multiple Computer Support
Mobile Device Support

This is just the first of a series of services we are planning to roll out in the near future, and we need your input to make it better. Please let us know what you like, dislike with Maxthon Access, and what type of features etc you would like to see on it.

Download Maxthon Access here! User Manual here.

Full Press Release here.

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Why I Love Podcasts

Net — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:02:00 +0000

Today when I when to the gym to for my daily dose of self-inflicted pain, I was listening to The Chris Evans Show (a weekly radio show from BBC‘s Radio 2, also available as a Podcast) on my iPod, when it just occurred to me why I love Podast’s and what I love about Podcasting. Simply because I love Radio – and have always done. Podcasting has simply made some of the best radio shows available for download and consumption at anytime. So then, what makes a good Podcast? There are so many Podcast available out there, and to be honest, most of the are quite boring unless you love to hear to geeks talking for 40 minutes about RSS. Most Podcast’s simply lack either an entertaining voice or good enough sound quality to make listening worthwhile. But while I was listening to Chris Evans, I realized that what makes a good Podcast:

an interesting, engaging and entertaining VOICE
humour
an interesting subject

Most podcasters unfortunately fails here – the are simply dead boring and don’t understand the value of the VOICE. My favourite Podcasts at the moment are:

The Chris Evans Show – because it is so fun & entertaining
The Daily Source Code – entertaining & Podcast relevant content
Shrink Rap Radio – Psychology meets Podcasting, top quality content
NPR’s On The Media – great weekly media round-up
In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond -a fantastic jazz Podcast
NPR Books – interesting book reviews
For Immediate Release – Good update on what’s cooking in the PR world

Although Podcasting like blogs has opened up the world for anybody who has something or noting to say, and in that sense lowered the barrier for publishing, I believe that very few will be make it in the long run. Just like blogging in the near future probably will be a part of the traditional media, I think the professional broadcasters will be dominating the future of Podcasting. However, there will be some “amateur podcasters” that will break through thanks to the democratic broadcasting tool Podcasting is, but they will eventually be snapped up by the big media guys and join the traditional media establishment. But again, they will make it because: they are entertaining, engaging and has a great voice…

Technorati Tags: Podcasting, Podcast, Chris Evans, Adam Curry, Daily Source Code, Radio, BBC , Jazz, Shrink Rap Radio, NPR, Books, FIR

Mastworld – Ringtone Masala For Your Mobile

Net — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:28:24 +0000

Mastworld – Ringtone Masala

Ethnic-themed ringtones are becoming big business. Masttones.com just came out with the first ever ethnic market trends for ringtones. Surprisingly, the top selling ringtones were from Punjabi Bhangra songs and Bollywood films. Four of the top five downloaded ringtones were from albums released by labels with no connection to Bollywood, and three of the top five were Punjabi Bhangra songs. Due to its popularity as dance or party music, Bhangra is often called the hip-hop of South Asia. Now, that is Masala for my ears!

Technorati Tags: Ringtones, Masttones, Ethic, Punjabi Bahangra, Bollywood, Music, Mobile, Entertainment

TooDou – Video & Podcast Sharing From China

Net — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:27:50 +0000

TooDou – Video & Podcast Sharing From China

TooDou is a cool & intersting Video and Podcasting sharing thing from China. Looks very promising. Like I previously mentioned – watch out for China. A lot of good stuff is cooking there..

Technorati Tags: Internet, Media, China, We Media, Citizen Media, Podcast, Video, Music, mp3, Movies, Sharing, Youtube, web2.0

Douban – A Chinese Book, Music and Movie Recommendation Thing

Net — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:47:14 +0000

Douban in Chinese

Douban is a Chinese book, music and movie recommendation community. It was born in fall of 2004 by Bo Yang, a bilingual book worm, partly out of frustration that he could not find anyone in Beijing to talk about his new English books with. It was decided that a pilot version should be made in Chinese. Douban.com (alpha of course) went live on March 6, 2005, from a $800 home-made server hosted in the cheapest datacenter in Shanghai – quite amazing.

By December douban.com has attracted over sixty thousands registrations from Chinese speakers all over the world, over a million collections and ratings, and over 13,000 full-length reviews. The almost identical English version, douban.net, went on public testing on December 6, 2005. Douban also has a blog.

Chinese Will be Major Players in Web 2.0 China’s WangYou Media

Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Internet, Media, China, Blogs, Recommendations, Movies, Books, Music, web2.0, Chinese