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June 2008 - Posts

• When "Teenage Kicks" turn to "Middle-aged Hypocrisy"

  Sometimes I think that the music business today could'nt shock or surprise me anymore - then I realise that while we go through this defining phase where you have to think differently and Generation Y has a very different outlook on how they consume their Read More... Posted 16 June 2008 20:45 by Derek.Dunlop | 1 Comments Filed under: conchango, digital downloads, digital library, mp3, Diary Of A Madman, digital media, EMI, BMR, PPL, Sharing Media, Teenage Kicks, Samsung, F400 Share, GenY, Feargal Sharkey, MCPS/PRS

• Google thinks I'm a virus?

  anyone noticed a LOT of error returns from Google recently, stating that "...your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application " Has Google recently upgraded their servers, added more security??? I know Read More... Posted 06 June 2008 13:08 by Derek.Dunlop | 0 Comments Filed under: conchango, Diary Of A Madman, google

• File Sharers Beware!!

  Anyone who partakes in file sharing music files on P2P services be aware of what's recently been happening out in the world of illegal music sharing. If you have been following the story on Friday and some additional information on Sunday via Torrent Read More... Posted 03 June 2008 11:17 by Derek.Dunlop | 1 Comments Filed under: conchango, digital downloads, digital library, free music, BPI, Diary Of A Madman, torrents, digital media, Music Industry, IFPI, OiNK, Torrent Freak, Operation Ark Royal, Alan Ellis, File Sharing, P2P, illegal file sharing

• BBC (a follow up..)

  Some of you may recall my blog a few weeks ago - with me ranting on about the BBC and how it doesn't really fit into todays digital media world - as well as the sheer amount that it spends on technology and "talent" click here for a recap! Anyway today Read More... Posted 02 June 2008 17:11 by Derek.Dunlop | 0 Comments Filed under: Diary Of A Madman, BBC Television, BBC Radio, The value of the TV Licence in the 21st Century, TV Licence, BBC, Radio 1