YouTube Partners Score Crack at E-Commerce Revenue
Contentinople: — Amateur and professional Web video producers that upload videos to YouTube Inc. 's portal may soon be able to get a cut of revenue from songs and other products marketed by iTunes and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) on the site. Under the e-commerce strategy, YouTube says it'll add "non-obtrusive" links on the video pages from companies such as EMI Group plc (NYSE: EMI). Web surfers will be able to click on buttons from iTunes and Amazon's MP3 store to download the music. YouTube says its partners -- Web video producers that mostly generate ...

200M TV Shows Sold on iTunes
I4U News — ... the living room. The service is a great way to catch up on episodes you miss or avoid having to DVR so many programs. "We've got an incredible Fall 2008 TV lineup with over 70 primetime comedies and dramas, including many of the most popular shows on TV in stunning HD," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of Internet Services. "With over 200 million episodes sold, iTunes customers have proven they love watching television on their computer, iPod, iPhone and TV with Apple TV." Via Apple Posted on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:14:51 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

News Bits: BSkyB Takes Web Shows to... Web
Contentinople: — ... networking site is launching "engagement ads," reports The Wall Street Journal . The new system will trick encourage users to participate in advertising, say, by commenting on or "attending" a movie trailer or TV premiere, which will then show up in the user's feed. And nearly four generations of children (most of them grown) who watched Sesame Street will now be able to revisit the show via clips and full episodes on Hulu , YouTube Inc. , and iTunes , reports Reuters . Episodes from Season 35 and on (they're on Season 39 currently) ...

Apple names 2008's most popular iPhone apps
textually.org — According to Apple' Best of 2008, games dominate the top 10 premium iPhone apps. As for the free iPhone applications, the list includes two social networking apps--Facebook and AOL's AIM--as well as two travel apps, Google Earth and Urbanspoon. [via ...

New iTunes features include 3G downloading, tiered pricing, and no more DRM
CrunchGear — We sure did have some fun at the MacWorld keynote today, huh? Apple announced a slew of updates, Peter yelled at Coldplay, and we learned about some changes to how iTunes is going to work from here on out. Good changes, too — not like the day I showed up for eighth grade and found that my pant legs were about five inches from my shoes and my voice sounded like Yoko Ono warbling. Anyway, here’s what’s happening with iTunes: 1. Apple’s finally going the tiered pricing route. Coming in April, ...

Next New Networks Boasts Huge Growth in '08
Contentinople: — ... cites the surprising success of the group's co-branded content environments on YouTube and Yahoo as the secret to its success. "We've found that the unilateral way of distributing content isn't as effective as two groups working together to create a robust, online environment," he adds. But not all that growth came from online; Podell tells Contentinople he was most surprised by the network's success using video-on-demand platforms such as Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)'s iTunes and TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO). The numbers "show that podcasting has come a ...

HP iPrint for wireless photo printing
iPhone Buzz — ... HP iPrint Photo uses Apple's Bonjour technology to automatically identify HP wireless printers or other supported HP printers available on your network. HP iPrint supports industry standard WiFi environments (including Apple Airport, Linksys, D-Link and Netgear. To print using the technology via a computer, Apple iTunes must be installed. ...

HP iPrint for wireless photo printing
Top iPhone News — ... HP iPrint Photo uses Apple’s Bonjour technology to automatically identify HP wireless printers or other supported HP printers available on your network. HP iPrint supports industry standard WiFi environments (including Apple Airport, Linksys, D-Link and Netgear. To print using the technology via a computer, Apple iTunes must be installed. ...

iTunes 8.1 Enhances DJ Capabilities
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... In stating that the 3rd generation iPod shuffle would require iTunes 8.1, Apple uncharacteristically let the cat out of the bag about a more-than-minor update. The latest version of iTunes, while obviously including support for the new iPod shuffle, also includes notable updates to Party Shuffle (now called iTunes DJ) and more. ...

How to Get the Most out of Your Podcast
Search Engine Journal — ... first and foremost. You can also embed the audio very easily into a blog, login through the interface to your blog and post it, along with sending it to iTunes. Your blogs are an imperative location, because here you can not only post your blog but also let people sign up for your notifications. ...

Apple Raises iTunes Music Pricing As Much As 30%
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... catalog, 99 cents for most new songs, and $1.29 for the most popular tracks. Jobs also said at the time that Apple would offer its whole catalog free of digital rights management, a copyright-protection technology that many consumers felt was too restrictive. Before the new pricing, Apple charged a flat 99 cents for every tune, a strategy that didn't sit well with record companies, which had been pressuring Apple for more pricing flexibility. Because of the market clout of its iTunes store , Apple was able to resist record labels' desire to change the one-price strategy. The ...

Apple Raises iTunes Music Pricing As Much As 30%
TechWeb — ... catalog, 99 cents for most new songs, and $1.29 for the most popular tracks. Jobs also said at the time that Apple would offer its whole catalog free of digital rights management, a copyright-protection technology that many consumers felt was too restrictive. Before the new pricing, Apple charged a flat 99 cents for every tune, a strategy that didn't sit well with record companies, which had been pressuring Apple for more pricing flexibility. Because of the market clout of its iTunes store , Apple was able to resist record labels' desire to change the one-price strategy. The ...

iTunes price hike starts today
DVICE Atom Feed — ... this all, competitor Amazon.com still sells high-quality 256kbps DRM-free MP3 files, compatible with almost every player around, for $0.89. You have to ask if iTunes, which had successfully changed the way people stole bought music, is now shooting the legal music business in the foot. By charging more for popular songs, you're just tempting people to find ways to avoid those noticeably higher fees. For now, I'm going shopping at Amazon.com. Via iTunes

How to Wipe Data from an iPhone
The Mac Lawyer — ... the benefits of the iPhone 3G-S, I thought it might be prudent to address the security concerns involved with disposing of your old iPhone after you decide to upgrade. Attorneys should always be concerned about protecting their client's information. Amid reports that it is possible to recover data off old iPhones, everyone should utilize the following steps to minimize the chances of your information being compromised: Restore the iPhone from within iTunes. On the "Info" tab, un-check all options so you don't ...

Apple Introduces iTunes 9, Includes App Rearranging, Improved Store, Genius Features, More!
iPhone Alley - RSS — ... At Apple's "It's only Rock and Roll" event today in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs introduced iTunes 9. This latest version now includes the ability to add, remove, and rearrange applications on the iPhone and iPod touch. This now makes it easier than ever to load up your iPhone with apps and quickly arrange them the way you want. Additionally, iTunes 9 now sports improvements to syncing. ...

iTunes 9 Goes Live on Apple.com Site
GEARFUSE — itunes-9 At least graphically. The download is coming soon. Stay tuned. Click here to get it!

Apple Reimagines iPod Nano With Video Camera
iPhone Savior — ... Apple has created a luscious temptation for flesh eating Nano zombies by pricing their 16GB Nano at $179, realizing that $30 is a cheap way to double device capacity. Jobs also introduced a feature rich iTunes 9, plus a cheaper, faster and higher capacity iPod touch. Also of note was the announcement of iPhone OS 3.1 software (available for download now) and a Special Edition, 4GB iPod shuffle for $99. ...

Feeling underwhelmed by the keynote?
MacFormat RSS feed — ... Firstly though, let me just say that it was great to see Steve back at the helm, where he belongs. But even Steve's presence didn't save Apple's "It's only Rock 'n' Roll" event from being a bit of a wash out. Sure, we got some nice additions in the new iTunes 9 (particularly ...

Which Apple Announcement Are You the Most Excited About?
GeekSugar — ... It was a busy day in SF yesterday with all eyes on the "It's Only Rock and Roll" event. Not only did Steve Jobs made his triumphant, black turtlenecked return to the keynote stage after taking time off for his health, but iTunes 9 was introduced, and then there were the iPods. Oh, the video and FM tuner enabled iPods. Plus, who could forget the monster capacity bump to 160GB on the iPod Classic and new candy-colored iPod Shuffles? My head is spinning. Personally, I'm pretty excited about the iPod Nano's video ...

25 Places to Watch the Fall TV Season Online
Mashable! — ... iTunes — Sure, iTunes isn’t a streaming site — and it isn’t always free — but it is a great way to catch the latest episode of your favorite TV show. Plus, iTunes offers ...

Weekly Wrapup: Top 5 Web Trends of 2009, New iTunes Features, Real-Time Blogs, And More...
ReadWriteWeb — ... Steve Jobs returned to a standing ovation at Apple's annual iPod event this week, where Apple introduced version 3.1 of the iPhone OS and the next version of iTunes. With iTunes 9, Apple introduces a Genius-like recommendation feature for apps, a major redesign, ' ...