CNet launches Free Music Service

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CNET Launches Free Music Download
Service (Reuters)

CNET Launches Free Music Download
Service (Reuters) 04/26/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - Online technology company CNET Networks Inc. (CNET.O) on Monday launched a free digital music service, allowing users to search and download what it said were thousands of songs contributed by independent and unsigned artists.

CNET launches free music downloads

CNET launches free music downloads 04/26/2004 04:01 PM

CNET launches music download service

CNET launches music download service 04/26/2004 11:34 AM
CNET Apr 26 2004 3:48PM GMT

CNET Announces "Music Discovery Service"

CNET Announces "Music Discovery Service" 05/03/2004 08:10 AM
CNET has announced a new "music discovery" and download service, now available at http://music.download.com . With the dismantling of MP3.com I was very happy to see a new alternative available,...

CNET acquires Mp3.com, plans new music
service

CNET acquires Mp3.com, plans new music
service 11/14/2003 02:51 PM
Mp3.com, Inc. told its subscribers today that CNET Networks, Inc. has acquired the assets of the company, and that on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at noon PST, the MP3.com Web site will no longer be accessible in its current form.

CNet to Launch Indie Music Service

CNet to Launch Indie Music Service 12/02/2003 12:22 AM
CNet announced that they would be launching a free service for independent musicians online. The news comes in the wake of CNet's acquisition of MP...

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service

AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service 04/15/2004 07:51 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 15 2004 11:50PM GMT

Sony launches music service

Sony launches music service 05/05/2004 11:19 AM
globetechnology.com May 5 2004 3:41PM GMT

AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service
(AP)

AT&T Wireless Launches Music Service
(AP) 04/15/2004 03:54 PM
AP - AT&T Wireless began offering its U.S. subscribers a service Thursday that uses mobile phones to identify the names and performers of more than 1 million popular songs.

Napster launches UK music service

Napster launches UK music service 05/20/2004 06:54 AM
The former file-sharing pioneer Napster returns to the UK with a paid-for music download service.

Napster launches music service in UK

Napster launches music service in UK 05/20/2004 07:13 AM
Napster is the first Internet music stores to make its European debut, with its launch today at www.napster.co.uk, reports Reuters...

Microsoft launches MSN Music service

Microsoft launches MSN Music service 09/02/2004 10:15 AM
Microsoft Corp. is offering a "preview release" of MSN Music, its answer to Apple's popular iTunes Music Store. The music download service is available in the United States exclusively for users of the Windows operating system, and is built in to Microsoft's new Windows Media Player 10 software as well. Microsoft's introduction gives the public a look at what Apple may be up against as the company enjoys a dominant position in the digital music download market.

WhatHelps? Launches Free Service

WhatHelps? Launches Free Service 12/24/2004 12:54 PM
WhatHelps?, a global provider of social networking and online community web services, recently released a new package of web tools and webware that customers may use absolutely free of charge. The Freebie Package consists of more than a dozen professional-grade, customizable web tools, including their proprietary Online Community webware. Included are classifieds/personals, Match Maker matchmaking webware, Access Shield password-protection tool, a chat room, message board, email list, and web calendar - to name just a few. All web tools, and the online community's web pages, are HTML customizable, allowing the owner to seamlessly integrate their tools and/or community into their web site. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004]

Oxfam Launches Music Download Service

Oxfam Launches Music Download Service 05/23/2004 07:31 PM

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP)

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP) 05/04/2004 07:54 PM
AP - Sony Corp. entered the bourgeoning digital music market Tuesday, launching an online music download service that the electronics and media conglomerate is banking will also generate sales for its line of portable audio players.

Napster Launches Music-To-Go Service
(NewsFactor)

Napster Launches Music-To-Go Service
(NewsFactor) 09/03/2004 02:36 PM
NewsFactor - U.S. music-downloading service Napster has launched a preview version of its Napster To Go portable music service, which incorporates Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) latest digital-rights management software, Janus.

Virgin launches Digital music service

Virgin launches Digital music service 09/27/2004 05:24 AM
'Me too' offering, but leads on price

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Launches

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Launches 12/19/2003 11:30 AM

Virgin launches online music service

Virgin launches online music service 09/26/2004 11:25 PM
Move could help test viability of bridge--if there is one--between old offline world of music selling and new digital medium.

Microsoft launches online music service

Microsoft launches online music service 09/02/2004 06:18 AM
Thestate.com - Thu Sep 2, 10:07 am GMT

Sony Launches Online Music Service

Sony Launches Online Music Service 05/04/2004 09:13 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 5 2004 1:53AM GMT

Sony launches music download service:
Connect

Sony launches music download service:
Connect 05/06/2004 11:38 AM

Sony launched a noninfringing music downloading service, entering a growing market still dominated by Apple's iTunes and including a revised Napster .

Connect is based on a downloadable client , offers more than five hundred thousand songs, and offers now-traditional pricing: ninety-nine cents per song, with a subscription option. Additionally, Connect is appealing to indepedent labels for more content. As with iTunes, a digital rights management ( DRM ) application, MagicGate DRM , restricts sharing of downloaded music files. Connect's file format, ATRAC 3 , is not compatible with the popular iPod portable music player. The desktop client is available for Windows machines only.

MSN Launches Preview Release of Music
Download Service

MSN Launches Preview Release of Music
Download Service 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
MSN today launched a preview release of its MSN® Music service in the United States, providing music fans with an easy, comprehensive service for discovering and downloading legal, digital music. MSN Music offers simple sign-up, no-hassle purchasing and superior sound quality, either through a Web browser or the new Windows Media® Player 10. The new service delivers a vast selection of music with more than 1 million tracks licensed, from new releases to rare classical compositions, from major labels including EMI Music North America, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as well as more than 3,000 independent labels.

Surfwax Launches Free Version of LawKT
Service

Surfwax Launches Free Version of LawKT
Service 12/16/2003 07:52 AM
Surfwax has launched a free version of their LawKT service. The free service allows a user to search an index of over 60,000 law firm publications from over 280 law firms. There's also a legal news section that aggregates news...

PlayLouder launches royalty paying music
share service

PlayLouder launches royalty paying music
share service 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Updated Share as much as you like - with other subscribers

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: MSN Music launched today. From a CBS Marketwatch report:

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details of a new service for downloading digital music, placing it squarely in competition with Apple's rival iTunes music service. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will launch a preview version of its new MSN Music service tomorrow that will allow users to legally download songs mostly for 99 cents each. The service will also make entire albums available, the majority of which will cost $9.99, the company said. Microsoft's push into the arena for downloadable music trails Apple's hugely successful iPod digital music player and its own iTunes music service. Apple also charges 99 cents for each song downloaded through iTunes.

Link to news report, and Link to MSN Music home page. (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

Update: Jason Schultz points out the system requirements list, which contains some interesting items:

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
Speakers and sound capability
Payment with a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address
To enjoy high-quality audio as a Radio Plus subscriber, you will need Windows Media Player 9 Series (or later)

Link

UMaine launches free
culture/code/knowledge service

UMaine launches free
culture/code/knowledge service 12/16/2003 11:12 AM
The University of Maine has launched "Still Water," a copyright-free zone for posting and sharing images, music, videos, programming code and texts.

"We are training revolutionaries -- not by indoctrinating them with dogma but by exposing them to a process in which sharing culture rather than hoarding it is the norm," said Joline Blais, a professor of new media at the University of Maine and Still Water co-director.

Link

Penn State begins free music download
service for students

Penn State begins free music download
service for students 01/18/2004 02:46 PM

On January 12, the University of Pennsylvania began providing its on campus student body free access to Napster 2.0's subscription music service through a campus-wide contract with Napster. The contract allows students to listen to streaming audio or "tethered downloads" for free. (Tethered downloads are downloaded music files that will only play as long as the user maintains a subscription to Napster, or in this case, as long as the student remains at Penn State.) Alternately, students can pay 99¢ a track to burn songs to disk or transfer them to a mp3 player.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) other schools are watching the experiment closely to see if the availability of free legal music downloads will reduce illegal file sharing on campus. As part of the contract, Napster has provided local caching servers for about 90 percent of the most requested songs which is expected to improve performance and reduce network congestion. According to Penn State Live , almost 3000 students (of 17,000 eligible students) registered for the service on the first day, streaming or downloading about 100,000 songs. No network congestion was reported.

Comcast adding free music service to its
high-speed Internet

Comcast adding free music service to its
high-speed Internet 01/04/2005 08:47 PM
MENAFN Jan 5 2005 12:47AM GMT

PhishGuard Launches Free Service to
Combat Internet "Phishing" and
"Spoofing" Scams

PhishGuard Launches Free Service to
Combat Internet "Phishing" and
"Spoofing" Scams 09/24/2004 03:13 AM
PhishGuard Corporation today launched their FREE anti-phishing service to detect and disable Internet "phishing" and "spoofing" attacks. PhishGuard utilizes the collective observations of Internet users plus a very rapid submission and distribution system to short-circuit new scams. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004]

Free Sony PSP Alert Notification Service
& Price Watch For Consumers Launches

Free Sony PSP Alert Notification Service
& Price Watch For Consumers Launches 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
PSP4US Offers Help To Consumers Looking To Buy Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) Game Console. Sign Up For The PSP4US Alert Service So You Won’t Be Left Without A PSP. [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005]

How2Share Technologies Launches New
Global Imaging Website with Free eCard
Photo Card Service

How2Share Technologies Launches New
Global Imaging Website with Free eCard
Photo Card Service 09/22/2004 02:32 AM
How2Share Technologies Inc. announced today the launch of a new website to power the PiXPO™ global picture sharing network, www.PiXPO.com. The new site features the free PiXPOstcard service, to enable visitors to send customized photo eCards for free, as well as the ability to upload images directly to the PiXPO Global Picture Sharing network. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2004]

Three O’clock Ltd. Launches Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones with Special Coverage of
UEFA Euro 2004

Three O’clock Ltd. Launches Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones with Special Coverage of
UEFA Euro 2004 06/10/2004 02:51 AM
Three O’clock Ltd. has launched the world’s first video magazine service for mobile phones, offering free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O’clock video magazine service, the company is offering free coverage of UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal. [PRWEB Jun 10, 2004]

LookWow Launches First Web-based Photo
Enhancement Service for Consumers -
Easy-to-Use Website Gives Users the
Power of High-End Graphics Software for
Free

LookWow Launches First Web-based Photo
Enhancement Service for Consumers -
Easy-to-Use Website Gives Users the
Power of High-End Graphics Software for
Free 08/31/2004 02:11 AM
LookWow, Inc., provider of the first web-based photo enhancement service for consumers, today announced availability of the first solution that gives users the power of high-end graphics software on the web. Easy to use and free, LookWow can be used for online dating, sharing photos with friends and family, corporate photos and more. With LookWow, anyone can instantly revitalize digital photos, and bring out their best qualities, while creating a better image. [PRWEB Aug 31, 2004]

"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..."

"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..." 11/10/2003 11:14 PM

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas. 08/05/2004 03:39 AM
Los Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

CNET Hops Aboard Digital Music Wagon

CNET Hops Aboard Digital Music Wagon 11/14/2003 07:32 PM
Internet News Nov 14 2003 6:26PM ET

CNET to Launch Digital Music Services
Guide (Reuters)

CNET to Launch Digital Music Services
Guide (Reuters) 05/03/2004 01:47 PM
Reuters - CNET Networks Inc. (CNET.O), which runs a technology news and commentary site and helps users comparison shop for a broad range of products, on Monday said it would extend its online clearinghouse approach to digital music.
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