O'Donnell?s Online Music Retailer Steals the Initiative
(ContentDesk) September 8, 2005 -- O'Donnell's UK -- http://www.o-donnells.com -- now offer cheap music CDs and DVDs online, pre-empting increased consumer demand as music industry watchdogs IFPI go on the offensive to curb piracy (source: http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/antipiracy/piracy-report-current.html).By selling cheap CDs
and DVDs, O'Donnell's hope to encourage the trend away from illegal peer-to-peer downloading and music CD piracy by making CD and DVD acquisition almost a steal ? rather than theft.Business owner Tracey O'Donnell has been immersed in the music industry for many years and wonders, "Why risk prosecution, heavy fines and equipment seizure when legitimate, cheap CDs and DVDs are available for as little as 4 for ?20? Whichever way you cut it, it's illegal and damaging to the music and film industries. It's plain theft. And the feeble argument that they're too expensive is simply no longer justifiable."But she does admit the recent Dell initiative with now whistle-clean Napster to facilitate music downloads and sharing in educational establishments will likely impact CD sales, yet illustrates the current trend towards cheaper legitimate online music (source: http://news.com.com/Dell+Napster+ink+higher-ed+deal/2100-1047_3-5776354.htm).However, even with the quantity of songs legally downloaded from the Internet in the UK during 2005 topping an unprecedented 10 million (source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4671283.stm), BPI chairman Peter Jamieson commented: "Despite the incredible growth in download sales it would be wrong to write-off physical formats just yet."Especially if the price is right. Which is where O'Donnell's calls the tune.Along with music CDs from diverse genres, O'Donnell's also offer cheap DVDs and books with similar multi-purchase discounts and cross-medium selection: any 4 items from any category - CDs, DVDs, books ? for just ?20. "We turned up the heat to remain competitive," Tracey O'Donnell explains, "not only to counter market forces but to offer illegal download consumers a legitimate and cheap music and film resource, especially as the BPI is now taking a tough stance against music theft."Illegal downloading of online music CDs and DVD films is now more perilous than ever.
The increasing wave of arrests and seizures like those recently in the Netherlands and 12 other countries (source: http://news.com.com/Suspected+file+swappers+arrested+in+global+raid/2100-1027_3-5770035.html) illustrates that governments the world over are empowering the music and film industry with legislation to counter illegal file downloading and sharing, and have the will, intelligence and resources to act.Not only are individuals culpable. On 27 June, 2005 the US Supreme Court ruled that peer-to-peer (P2P) companies such as Grokster could be liable for copyright piracy on their networks (source: http://news.com.com/Supreme+Court+rules+against+file+swapping/2100-1030_3-5764135.html)."We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement," Justice David Souter wrote in the majority opinion.The final Star Wars film "Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" was released illegally on the Web six hours before the film's official cinematic debut, with tens of thousands of copies being downloaded via the likes of BitTorrent, Kazaa and LimeWire (source: http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=18891) but it wasn't long before the FBI seized control of BitTorrent's central server (source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/26/feds_close_elite/) and permanently shut down the site. http://www.elitetorrents.org now bears the seals of the FBI.US prosecutors are bringing not only domestic miscreants to account. Professional British file sharers are being called to justice by the US movie industry, who are demanding a multi-million dollar settlement (source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/06/mpaa_bittorrent_brit_summons/). However, US law does not stretch to the UK and unless the defendants enter the US, they remain immune -? until UK legislation is enacted.In the UK, similar legislation exists.
The British Phonographic Industry's recent June, 2005 sting resulted in 90 people targeted for illegal music file sharing, with average fines of ?2,600 imposed and a stark lesson of ?4,500 for one music downloader. (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4116710.stm).Quite apart from the risk of prosecution through copyright piracy and product theft, there exists a more insidious and far more immediate threat: systems infection. Millions of computer users have inadequate or no protection against malware, trojan horses, worms, viruses or spyware designed to infect, disrupt or destroy data or steal personal information. As virus developers use more sophisticated techniques to circumvent or disable firewalls, the risk of infection becomes greater, and P2P networks present an ideal spawning ground.Part of the allure of illegal online music and DVD downloading is the promise of instant gratification; the reality is different. P2P networks are notoriously slow and downloading a film, even at broadband speeds, may take many hours or days to complete.
Then there is the question of fidelity -- quality of sound and vision -- invariably poor via pirated, cheap copies ripped from DVD, videocam or converted to MP3, resulting in frustration and disappointment.Instead of waiting for poor quality digital albums or films to finish downloading, visit O'Donnell's -- http://www.o-donnells.com -- and buy quality, cheap DVDs and CDs..
The AOL Online Accounting Forum Has Been Discontinued
(ContentDesk) July 7, 2005 -- The trademark slogan "You have mail" helped push America On-Line to be the largest commercial Internet Service Provider this nation had ever seen. A dot-com that made it through the Technology bubble burst only to fall into the hands of a brick and mortar publisher of news and books. A part of that success was its volunteer force called Community Leaders who either founded their individual forums or became its leader and recruited from similar interested individuals to help growth the forum.I had, back in March 1996, the rare opportunity to develop a forum for the accounting professionals throughout the world to come and discuss issues that we all faced. A place where the underemployed or unemployed professional accountants could gather and network with each other in obtaining a new position. And a discussion or message board area where the small CPA firms could gather and get information on how to market their services.I also provided a spot where those...
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Million Dollar Ideas - How to Make a Million Dollars Online
Copyright 2006 Chris Connors
There was a lot of buzz recently over Alex Tew's Million Dollar Homepage. He made a million dollars within 6 months selling pixels for a buck a piece. This feat created a stir within the Internet Marketing Community and people were formulating million dollar ideas of their own. Many tried to replicate Alex's pixel phenomenon but without much success.
Alex made us realize that making a million dollars online is possible and all it requires is some smart, out of the box thinking. In this article, I will try to categorize the ingredients required to formulate your own million dollar idea.
The Internet is vast and you can get lost in all the information, unless you have a clear thinking.
When you start working on your million dollar idea, you have to answer three essential questions - who will pay you, why will they pay you and how much will they pay you? Answer these basic questions to all your ideas and you will...
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Performed Online...Possibly the Coolest Card Trick in the World
LONDON, (ContentDesk) December 7, 2005 -- Magic audiences can now view internationally renowned close-up magician, David Redfearn, perform his "cool magic" trick online at his new web site "event magic".During the 2-minute video, David comments that he is about to perform possibly the coolest trick in the world, before amazing his audience as he makes a torn, chosen playing card appear within a frozen block of ice.Originally aired on ITV1 in the UK, and performed for TV presenter Carol Smillie, the trick is one of David's favourites.As
resident magician at Chelsea Football Club, David has performed in front of celebrities and royalty around the globe and regularly features at corporate hospitality functions and events.To view "Cool magic" in action visit David's new site at http://www.eventmagic.co.ukAbout David RedfearnDavid's magical skills have been seen in top London hotels as well as taking him to such places as...
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High-Fashion Shopping Online
An exclusive internationally known dealer/collector of fashion has brought online shopping to a new level. Marilyn Glass, of New York and Los Angeles, who, for the past 10 years has provided designer vintage and modern fashion to wealthy and fashionable private clients, collectors and museums in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, announces the launch of the online high-end shopping website, MarilynGlass.com. The website features authentic and often rare high-end high-style vintage and modern couture evening wear and entrance pieces, gowns, dresses, suits and accessories. MarilynGlass.com is geared to the high-end wearable, collector, and entertainment markets worldwide. How do you buy expensive vintage or modern designer couture garments online?
According to Ms Glass, "first you have to know what styles and designers look good on you.
Experienced high-end shoppers usually know.
Then, as long as you go by the measurements of the garment and your own...
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Online Discounts Get Easier with Specialized Search Engine
As an internet geek of nearly 10 years now, I am constantly being asked by friends and family for assistance while shopping online. Two of the most frequent questions I'm asked are "which is the best (insert electronic gadget here)", and "how can I find a good deal on (insert any product here)". The answer to the first question is usually fairly simple. I can direct them to Consumer Reports and CNet and be on my merry way. After all, it's tough to beat those sites for overall product comparisons and reviews.
The answer to the second question is a bit more complicated. My answer usually starts with "well, it depends". Online discounts can be tricky to locate if you aren't sure where to look. Price comparison sites such as pricegrabber or pricescan work well for estimating ballpark cost, but it's much harder to pin down additional savings (such as percent off coupons, or mail in rebates) beyond that. Say, for example, you're interested in purchasing the PalmOne Tungsten T5 PDA....
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BestPartyEver.com - A New Online Resource for the Special Events Industry
Scottsdale, AZ (ContentDesk) February 15, 2006 -- With the recent launch of www.bestpartyever.com, the special events industry has a new resource for online advertising.
BestPartyEver.com is an online directory of event and party planning vendors, complete with party planning tips, and event ideas for the Do-It-Yourself party planner.BestPartyEver.com currently lists over 50,000 vendors in 10 major markets. Industries include: Wedding Planners, Event Planners, Caterers, Party Supply Rental, Restaurants, Limousine Rental, Disc Jockeys, Beauty Salons, and more.Advertisers may register for free listings for their business, or chose from up to 5 upgrade options, some offering exposure on over 70,000 pages of the www.bestpartyever.com website.BestPartyEver.com was founded by Sally Strebel, of Cheers To You LLC, an Arizona Corporation, with the single purpose of helping...
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