Microsoft says Google success was ‘wake-up call’
The success of Google Inc served as a “wake-up call” for Microsoft Corp. to the financial power of Web advertising, Microsoft’s chief technologist said on Tuesday.
Google’s success forced the company to consider advertising as a new revenue stream beyond its traditional licensing and subscription model, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Ray [...]
Top 50 ISOHunt search queries
ISO hunt as an interesting results display up that lists the recent top search queries made at the venerable BitTorrent tracker site.
It’s always curious to see what other people are searching for when it comes to downloading content via BitTorrent, and ISO Hunt’s top search query list is no exception.
The list details the [...]
3 quick ways to watch TV shows for FREE
First in a series of ZP “How To” guides that will teach you how to find TV programming to watch on-demand or via BitTorrent download so that you can watch your favorite TV shows whenever you like.
With the ever increasing amount of TV shows available to watch on TV, it has become even tougher [...]
BitTorrent, EMI, And The MPAA All Misunderstanding DRM In The Same Day
Earlier on Monday we had decided to ignore the stories about EMI bailing out on supposed talks to sell unprotected MP3s as well as the story about BitTorrent launching a ridiculous "authorized" movie download site that even the folks at BitTorrent seem to recognize is guaranteed to fail thanks to the inclusion of DRM. [...]
Does BitTorrent Inc.’s new video store live up to the hype?
After months and months of hype, curiosity, wonder, and just about every other emotion possible under the sun, BitTorrent Inc opens its movie download service for business.
Offering more than 5,000 titles, from digital movies, TV shows, games, Japanese anime, and other media, the BitTorrent Entertainment Network (BEN) aims to succeed in finally making its [...]
Video 9 – FREE video conversion tool for your Nintendo Wii or Sony PS3
Video 9 is a free video conversion program that allows users to convert video files for playback on either the Nintendo Wii or Sony’s Playstation 3.
For those of you looking to get the most of your fancy new Wii or PS3, Video 9 offers a free video conversion program that allows you to convert [...]
The movie magic is gone
It is hardly news that for years now the American motion picture industry has been in a slow downward spiral. Though by some accounts attendance was slightly up in 2006 over the previous year, the box-office tracking firm Exhibitors Relations reported that attendance actually declined yet again, reaching its lowest [...]
Facebook.com faces dilemma: build or sell
As the mastermind of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.
But the 22-year-old founder of the Internet’s No. 2 social-networking site also could become the next poster boy for missed opportunities if he waits [...]
EMI to Apple, Microsoft: Ditching DRM is going to cost you
Earlier this month it was widely reported that EMI was indeed ready to cast DRM into the dark abyss and earn the company the honorable status of being the first major music label to realize that DRM alienates honest customers. As it turns out, the company is indeed open to the possibility of [...]
Virgin’s Branson announces an “iTunes for games”
Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson is not known for the gift of understatement. So when he announces a new platform for online video game delivery, he does it in typical Branson style, saying that it will "do for PC games what iTunes has done for music." Also, it will replicate Second [...]
