Archive for November 22nd, 2008
‘Why I Hate Katy Perry’ (Someone Had To Say It)
Thank you, Ellen Carpenter, for saying what we’ve all been thinking.
Here’s what I know about Katy Perry: Her album One of the Boys went gold, her single “I Kissed a Girl” went double-platinum, and her boyfriend is Gym Class Heroes cutie Travis McCoy.
Here’s what I don’t know about Katy Perry: How any of this is remotely possible.
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The Killers’ New Album Streams on MySpace
Now this makes two artists in one weekend: The Killers will be debuting their new ampersand-tastic third album, Day & Age, on MySpace Music beginning Saturday, November 22nd.
Like Kanye West, who is also debuting his new record on the social networking site, The Killers will be officially releasing their album on Monday, November 24th.
Tune in to Day & Age and let us know your thoughts!
The Killers are premiering their third studio album ‘Day & Age’ from their MySpace page beginning tomorrow (November 22), two days prior to its November 24 release.
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New Kanye West Album Debuts on MySpace
Chalk another one up for MySpace Music: they’ve lovingly locked down the official album preview for Kanye West’s hotly anticipated new Auto-Tune’d out, emo-rap record 808s & Heartbreak.
The album is set to hit stores on Monday, November 24th, but it can be streamed in entirety on MySpace Music beginning Friday.
Have a listen to 808s & Heartbreak and let us know what you think.
Add Kanye West to the list of artists previewing their new CDs on MySpace Music.
The 31-year-old rapper’s “808s & Heartbreak” doesn’t come out until Monday, but fans have been able to hear the entire CD starting Friday.
West is the latest act to debut a CD on MySpace before its official release. Guns ‘N Roses, Paul McCartney and Beyonce have all done the same. The Killers will do so on Saturday with their CD, “Day & Age.”
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HuffPo to Raise $15 Million for Local News, Investigative Journalism
The Huffington Post, which is already known as the “most linked to blog on the internet”, has enjoyed a tremendous online traffic and readership boost of late, thanks in no small part to the U.S. election fervour that eclipsed most other major news media stories in recent months.
With Barack Obama confirmed as the 44th President-elect, however, the HuffPo is looking to expand its reach and influence by going after coveted parts of the news landscape and, more importantly, going after more money.
Arianna Huffington’s hugely successful digital-politico web enterprise is expected to announce that it has raised $15 million in funding to pursue expanded local news coverage and investigative journalism.
With an estimated “2.5 million bloggers contributing to it regularly”, a move into local news markets could prove to be both a significant play for increasing its readership and expanding contributor base, as well as a potentially lucrative business move.
What do you think about the HuffPo getting into local news?
Arianna Huffington looks set to cement her position as the Queen of Capitol Hill in the next few days.
The Times has learnt that the Huffington Post, her influential political website, will confirm within the next week that it has completed a $15 million (£10 million) fundraising from investors.
The money will finance the expansion of HuffPo, as it is known, into the provision of local news across the United States and into more investigative journalism. And it will ensure that Ms Huffington’s influence continues to spread across the US political scene.
She is a close friend of Barack Obama, the President-elect – who, with Hillary Clinton, has posted on her site – and, at a dinner in London on Wednesday night, joked: “I only text three people – my two teenage children and Barack Obama.”
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Ms Huffington launched HuffPo, which has about 2.5 million bloggers contributing to it regularly, in May 2005 with $2 million of seed capital. She then raised $5 million in August 2006 from venture capital firms including SoftBank Capital and Greycroft Partners, as well as individuals such as Bob Pittman, the former AOL executive. In a second round of fundraising in September 2007, HuffPo raised a further $5 million.
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