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First Twitter laid off half the company. Now it’s Meta’s turn to can THOUSANDS.

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta

Mark Zuckerberg isn’t doing well with investors and analysts these days. Revenues are cratering, the stock price is falling, and

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Random music news for Thursday, November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beatles, Elton John, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mariah Carey, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Piracy, Spotify, Tammy Faye Bakker, Tidal

Anyone else find it disturbing that scientists can’t figure out how AI works? What could possibly go wrong? Ponder that

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Gadgets 

Meta unveils another part of its view of the metaverse with a new AR/VR headset

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Headset, Meta Quest Pro, Metaverse, VR

Meta–what we’re supposed to call Facebook now–would have you believe that it’s building THE capital-M metaverse. It’s not. It’s building

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Tech 

Social media is dead. Welcome “recommendation media.” This is important.

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Recommendation Media, Social Media

Social media has been with us for nearly 20 years and in that time, it’s transformed the way we communicate–and

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Music Industry 

This is why the music industry is paying such close attention to social media

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Instagram, Pew Research Center, Snapchat, Social Media, Teens, TikTok, YouTube

There’s a new survey by the Pew Research Centre into how American teens use social media. The music industry would

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arabic Pop, Bruce Springsteen, CDs, Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fuji Rock Festival, India, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, R Kelly, Shania Twain, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, YouTube

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Apple, Drake, Facebook, Imagine Dragons, Pulp, Ratt, Sexual Misconduct, T-Shirts, Ticketmaster, YouTube

Wait: Climate change is affecting gravity? That would get people’s attention. So might music news for July 27, 2022. Sexual

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coachella, Eddie Vedder, Eurovision, Facebook, Happy Mondays, Instagram, Joni Mitchell, Kobalt, Liam Gallagher, Paul Ryder, Ticketmaster, Tori Amos

Sermons gone wrong. Music news done right for July 26, 2022. Eddie Vedder’s voice is back. He’s recovered after damaging

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Random music news for Saturday, July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia, Drake, Facebook, Instagram, Kennedy Center, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Music Festivals, Music Therapy, Musical Taste, Pat Benetar, Pete Seeger, Ricky Martin, TikTok, U2

Why would a robot dog with a machine gun bother anyone? Oh, right. More indications of the dystopian future ahead.

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Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, iPhone, John Lennon, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Megadeth, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Toronto Raptors, VR

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

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Random music news for Saturday, May 14, 2022

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Eurovision, Facebook, Halsey, Krakatoa, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcastings, Randy Rhoads, Songwriting, South Park, Wembley Stadium

The loudest sound ever heard on Earth was an estimated 310 dB. What could possibly make that much noise? This.

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