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A New Kind Of Heist: Six Apps For Free

Those crazy MacHeisters are at it again, and this time the deal is even harder to resist.
The first ever MacHeist Nano won’t cost you a penny. You can download, without charge, fully licensed copies of ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitterific, TinyGrab, and Hordes of Orcs. If 500,000 people take part (which I think is a pretty safe [...]

Getting More iPhone Home Screens – And Keeping Them

A couple of weeks back, I wrote Temporarily Get More iPhone Home Screens Via Cunning Bug Exploit, but had heard staying away from the iTunes Applications tab within my iPhone was probably a Very Good Idea. Reader Larry Pressnell noted that since the most recent iTunes update, his extra screens have been accessible in iTunes.
Since [...]

Cult of Mac Favorite: MobileStacks Is the Best Reason To Jailbreak. Period.

I really like Stacks on my Mac. Stacks makes it fast and easy to find files, folders and apps right from the Dock. It makes managing a Mac pretty slick with all sorts of little UI tricks. That’s why I recently gave MobileStack a go on my jailbroken iPhone.
I must say that it lives up to the [...]

Gallery: Behind the Scenes From Two Classic Apple TV Ads

Is this Steve Jobs driving a tank in a classic Apple TV spot from the late 1990s? That was the rumor at the time: Jobs was making cameos in Apple commercials.
Ken Segall, the TBWA ad man responsible for naming the iMac and Think Different, reveals the truth after the jump. He also shares some rare [...]

Digital Music Distribution 101 – A Primer for Labels and Artists

FATdrop has the skinny on everything you always wanted to know about digital music distribution in a comprehensive comparison of the policies and practices of 14 major on-line stores.

Those in the business of making or selling music may be familiar with a lot of the information, but FATdrop drops a lot of interesting tidbits for music fans, artists and industry types alike.

The post confirms that Apple pays between 60-65-cents for each 99-cent song download through its service, doesn’t demand exclusivity and offers various marketing tools, including a link maker and Tell-a-Friend, a viral email marketing tool.

If you’re interested in learning a bit about the world of digital distribution Apple created with iTunes, or curious about the raft of other concerns offering their spin on the platter, the FATrrop piece is worth checking out.

FATdrop is a digital music delivery company which this week won a prestigious Digital Media Award for ‘Best Breakthrough Business 2008′ in recognition for the growth and success it’s achieved with its digital promo service, used by industry to manage pre-release music.

Via Distorted Loop

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Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie Lazar is a writer, musician, web designer attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie's photos on Flickr.

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3 comments

    [...] See the original post here: Digital bMusic/b Distribution 101 – A Primer for Labels and Artists b…/b [...]

    What a fun “boombox” mockup made from the pieces of a Mac Pro and other gear. :) Who made it?

    artists!
    Check also http://www.lacupulamusic.com