Headlines for June 3rd, 2009
Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- TV Industry Watches You Watch TV, Says You Watch More TV Than You Think – "A new salvo from the 'TV isn’t dead, it’s bigger than ever' crowd: Another study that argues that given the choice, most people spend most of their time with their eyes glued to their TV sets, not their laptops."
- Sony Goes Official With Disc-Less PlayStation Portable – "Admitting the PSP Go was the company’s 'worst kept secret,' Sony confirmed that earlier leaks previewing the device were legitimate. The main difference from the PSP? The PSP Go ditches Universal Media Discs, allowing gamers to fully rely on digital distribution to buy new titles."
- Apple’s new iPhone software may let users share applications – "Apple's forthcoming iPhone Software 3.0 may introduce features that let users share their purchased applications with family or friends, a move that would give iPhone and iPod touch owners a greater say over which apps deserve the spotlight in the overly-congested App Store."
- Time Spent on Social Networks Doubles in a Year – "Time spent last year reading our friends' Facebook Updates and sharing '25 Random Things About Me' questionnaires totaled 1.7 billion minutes compared to this year's total of 13.9 billion. That's a 700 percent increase in time spent virtually loafing around, according to Nielsen Online that just loves to tell us how we waste our time. (First, television. Now, Twitter.)"
- For Microsoft, Bing’s Thing Might Be Advertising – "Microsoft has equipped Bing with the ability to focus searches on market segments like shopping, health, travel and local—focuses that could make Bing's platform very attractive to Internet advertisers."
