Technology

Everybody’s heard of outsourcing, the fine art of subcontracting jobs and services to third parties. Computer manufacturers like Dell outsource support services to countries like India, for example, because it’s cheaper than hiring Americans in America to do the job, despite the fact that it frustrates American customers to speak to people with thick accents [...]

***Scroll down for updates*** I was once a great lover of libraries. I haven’t set foot in one in at least two years. Part of the reason is that the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, D.C.’s main branch, is a dilapidated, stinky building with falling ceilings and an overall dingy atmosphere. It made me [...]

***Scroll down for updates. I’m breaking the law!*** SeeqPod is a cool site. It’s the Google of music search. Type in a song, no matter how obscure, and the engine searches servers all over the globe and kicks out links to where you can find the song. You can play the song right there at [...]

The first thing any good band PR person should tell a new artist or band trying to promote their work is to create a free MySpace music page. Love it or hate it, MySpace is where musicians need to be. The site allows artists to embed music players and showcase their best work so that [...]