links for 2008-04-03

Apr 3, 2008 Author: Adrian Fusiarski | Filed under: Uncategorized

P2PViNE: Because We Need a Digg for P2P News Too

Digg-like features are being incorporated into lots of websites, large and small, for a variety of purposes. The latest is a community dedicated to P2P sites, called P2PViNE.
The Skyline Network

WE HAVE TO SHARE: Jef with one F (Black Math Experiment) has posted a manifesto titled The Ten Commandments of MySpace Musicians.
Why I Still Care About MySpace

One main reason I visit so many bands’ MySpace pages is because it always turns up at or near the top of a Google search. For Coldplay, the band’s MySpace page is the third result in a Google search (after the band’s own page and its Wikipedia page). The
hypebot: A 20 Million Song iPod Is Coming

Can you imagine carrying virtually every song ever recorded around in your pocket? It’s possible thanks to a new compression technology being developed at the University of Rochester that digitally reproduces music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller tha
BitTorrent Throttling: Interview With Gemini Project | TorrentFreak

Every week there is more controversy as ISPs continue to limit, throttle and otherwise interfere with P2P traffic.
Updated: MySpace Music Deal With Three Labels En Route; Could Be Thursday | paidContent.org

The idea of a MySpace Music JV with the labels is about to become reality—at least, as far as announcing it goes, Reuters is reporting and we have confirmed.
MySpace Settles With Universal Music, Launching “MySpace Music” (NWS) - Silicon Alley Insider

News Corp.’s MySpace (NWS) has settled a long-running copyright lawsuit with Universal Music Group, a deal that gives the social network the go-ahead to launch its own music joint venture.