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The Missoulian :: Chinese site to steer users to legit music source

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0700

Chinese site to steer users to legit music source

A music service that plans to offer free song downloads said Monday that China’s largest search engine will send users to the service in a deal that could cut online music piracy.

The free service, Qtrax, has licensing deals with all the major recording companies and their publishing units. The company plans to fund its royalty payments to artists and the music industry through advertising.

Qtrax launches Thursday in Australia and New Zealand, which amounts to a world debut after several aborted launches and a 90-day U.S. preview in April.

The service is scheduled to begin in China on Dec. 17. Under the deal announced Monday, users of some entertainment and music pages operated by China’s leading search engine, Baidu.com, will see a button allowing a download from Qtrax when they search for a song or artist that is in Qtrax’s catalog. If users follow through, an advertisement will appear on the music-playing software that transfers the song.

While the deal does not cover searches from Baidu’s main page, Qtrax CEO Allan Klepfisz said he was told by Baidu that the offshoot sites generate millions of daily visits, “which is exciting enough for us.”

Qtrax also has plans to launch in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan this year, then the U.K. in February and the U.S. in the first quarter of 2010, Klepfisz said.

It remains to be seen how well its business model will work. Qtrax must pay royalties each time a song is played, but it gets revenue only on advertisements shown when a user is downloading a song or transferring it to a portable media player. The company has resisted putting audio ads in the song files themselves.

Qtrax, which is based in New York, is a subsidiary of Brilliant Technologies Corp.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:44 -0700

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Image : Missoula artists’ creation melds sawdust art...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:05 -0700

Image : Missoula artists’ creation melds sawdust art with Buddhist mandala

The Art of the Mosaic, or How I Spent a Year Obsessing With Tiles

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:15:25 -0600

The Art of the Mosaic, or How I Spent a Year Obsessing With Tiles

45+ Most Wanted Beautiful Free Hand Drawn Fonts | Naldz Graphics

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:42:56 -0600

45+ Most Wanted Beautiful Free Hand Drawn Fonts | Naldz Graphics

merlin: systems: bauldoff: This is beyond fantastic. The...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:42:26 -0600

merlin:

systems:

bauldoff:

This is beyond fantastic. The entire run of LIFE magazine as a weekly is now archived on Google Books. 1,860 full issues from 1936 to 1972.

Such an amazing resource of American culture, historic events, photography, and advertising. What might Don Draper think of some of these? Also, note how the AdWords change to fit the content of each page you read.

(via technologizer)

Organizing Checklists And Tip Sheets -- RamonaCreel.com

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58:57 -0600

Organizing Checklists And Tip Sheets -- RamonaCreel.com

hrrrthrrr: [ hey … the pixies ] whores at the door. whores in...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:58:20 -0600

hrrrthrrr:

[ hey … the pixies ]

whores at the door. whores in my head. but hey.

7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:30:54 -0600

7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat:

verrrry interesting! worth reading.

Cat Coverfolk: On filling the empty spaces with love and kittens — Cover Lay Down

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:16:26 -0600

Cat Coverfolk: On filling the empty spaces with love and kittens — Cover Lay Down:

Cat-themed cover songs — one of them by me. [tags: thebrooke, covers, folk, youtube]

1001 Free Fonts

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:40 -0600

1001 Free Fonts

Fonts 500 - the top 500 free fonts from around the web

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:21 -0600

Fonts 500 - the top 500 free fonts from around the web

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:31:09 -0600

Free Premium Fonts

urbanfonts.com | 1000s of Cool Free Fonts

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:28:41 -0600

urbanfonts.com | 1000s of Cool Free Fonts

via http://www.dafont.com/jf-ringmaster.font

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:21:53 -0600

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The Great Fluoride Scam: Viewzone

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:04:00 -0600

The Great Fluoride Scam: Viewzone:

Don’t give this shit to your kids! I can’t believe they’re still recommending it for BABIES. It’s a by-prodduct from the manufacture of atomic bombs. They needed a way to get rid of it so they marketed it as being good for your teeth. It has all kinds of side-effects and no benefit whatsoever! Anyway.. read this article if you have kids and are thinking of giving them fluoride ‘supplements’.

Depression is an Evolution not a Malfunction | abovetopsecret.com

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:30 -0600

Depression is an Evolution not a Malfunction | abovetopsecret.com:

very interesting discussion and i can relate to a lot of it.

via media.threadless.com neato!

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:55:52 -0600

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neato!

Cool Post-it Animation - CollegeHumor video “Cool”...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:54:14 -0600

Cool Post-it Animation - CollegeHumor video

“Cool” doesn’t even begin to describe it. “WAY cool”, maybe… just watch it!

Joga by Bjork - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics - chordie

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:40:46 -0600

Joga by Bjork - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics - chordie