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Twitter #Music adds genre charts to aid your musical discovery
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
Unless you've been living under a proverbial rock, you've at least a passing familiarity with Twitter's #Music service, and today the platform given us another reason to check it out, thanks to the addition of genre charts. When #Music launched a ...
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Popular discovery app Drippler heads to iOS, touts 5 million downloads on Android
Posted On 25 Apr 2013 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
Drippler's been relatively successful on Android, with more than five million downloads to date, but now the team behind the recommendations app is looking to test different waters. Earlier today, Drippler announced an iOS equivalent is now availa...
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Discovery, TLC apps for iPad add ‘Plus’ second screen experience
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
While Discovery and TLC have offered some show-specific second screen content before, the latest updates to their apps put a new spin on it. Referred to as Discovery Plus and TLC Plus, the new features are currently iPad-only (coming soon to iPhon...
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BBC America, Twitter reach first ‘in-tweet branded video’ deal for a TV series
Posted On 18 Apr 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Now that Twitter Music has been revealed there will be more anticipation of potential TV integration, and it appears BBC America will be among the first to participate. The network, which is owned both by BBC Worldwide (the Beeb's commercial arm) ...
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Twitter launching #Music app for iPhone alongside new service today
Posted On 18 Apr 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
We had a strong suspicion that Twitter's new music service would figure into the company's "big announcement" promised for today, and that is indeed the case. The company confirmed on Good Morning America this morning that its #Music service will be ...
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Twitter launching #Music app for iPhone alongside new service today (update: now live)
Posted On 18 Apr 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
We had a strong suspicion that Twitter's new music service would figure into the company's "big announcement" promised for today, and that is indeed the case. The company confirmed on Good Morning America this morning that its #Music service will be ...
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Spindle discovery app for iPhone adds keyword-based search alerts, spreads to more US cities
Posted On 08 Mar 2013 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
The Spindle for iPhone application is known for making it a breeze to discover nearby restaurants, bars and other local spots by racking up social network updates instead of, you know, check-ins. In its second major installment, Spindle's now brought...
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Initial projects from 3net Studios include the world’s first native 4K TV show
Posted On 16 Nov 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
3net, the joint venture from Sony, Discovery and IMAX that's a 3D channel and more recently a production studio, is ready to announce its first slate of content. While so far the channel has mainly sourced content from the three partners, the new sla...
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Sony, Discovery and IMAX launch 3net Studios to produce in-house 3D content
Posted On 17 Oct 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
If you've spent all of this effort launching an All-3D channel, it's probably wise to ensure you've got enough content to keep your schedules full. That's why 3net founders Sony, Discovery and IMAX are teaming up to launch 3net Studios, with faciliti...
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Armchair Darwinians discover new insect species on Flickr
Posted On 13 Aug 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Entomologist Shaun Winterton has discovered a new species of Malaysian Lacewing from the comfort of his computer. Idly browsing Flickr, he came across Guek "Kurt" Hock Ping's snap of an insect taken while hiking in the Malaysian jungle, which bore an...
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