Posts made in August, 2016

on Aug 29, 2016

By Tony Connelly Nike has come under heavy criticism from runners after it redesigned its Nike+ Running app and left a number of key features out in the process. The app, which has between 10 and 50 million installs on Google Play and many more on iOS, has been rebranded as ‘Nike+ Run Club’ with a tagline claiming the new version has been made “for runners, by runners”. The reception has been overwhelmingly negative however, with many users angered by the sudden switch and subsequent loss of functionality and features which originally made the app popular in the first place. Its average rating on Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Aug 29, 2016

By Rebecca Stewart Frank Ocean’s hotly-anticipated album, Blonde, racked up close to a million illegal downloads in the UK alone less than one week after its exclusive release on Apple Music. The record, which was launched on 20 August, was illegally downloaded more than 750,000 times by Brits in the six days that followed; a figure that shines a spotlight on the pitfalls faced by labels and artists when it comes to exclusive streaming. According to Music Business Worldwide, Blonde had sold about 250,000 copies on Apple Music for $9.99, less than one third of those obtained on illegal torrent and download sites. Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Aug 29, 2016

By John McCarthy Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s legal scuffles with the far-reaching hand of the US over copyright infringements accusations continue as the New Zealand-based defendant asks the court to live-stream his extradition case. Dotcom’s file-hosting site Megaupload was seized by the US government in 2012 over claims it was hosting files in breach of copyright, as a result the entire network was taken down, legitimate files included in addition to a number of his assets. The US is currently filing for the extradition of the internet personality, a case of major concern to Dotcom, who is asking the case, which is expected to last Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Aug 29, 2016

By Natan Edelsburg Loading… YouTube Star Collins Key (nearly 123 million views on YouTube) is a magician, America’s Got Talent finalist and is now entering a new frontier of his digital presence – going live. Recently live streaming has taken on a new maturity. Facebook Live was a centerpiece of the Olympics coverage and other apps that make it easy to live stream are continuing to grow. There is even going to be a Live Fronts that Roker Media and BRaVe Ventures are producing in the fall. Key decided to take his Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Aug 29, 2016

By Rebecca Stewart From Beyonce’s Francesco Scognamiglio dress through to Rita Ora’s Marc Jacobs’ heels, celebrities sported a host of designer look at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) last night but there was one unlikely name that wanted to steal the red carpet spotlight, Trojan Condoms. The contraceptive company asked YouTuber and ‘clinical sexologist’ Shannon Boodram to don a custom condom dress ahead of the event last last night as part of a bigger push to “spark conversations and reinforce the importance of safe sex”. Designed by Arielle Silva the outfit was part of Trojan’s wider influener VMA campaign, which also Read full story › Source: The Drum...