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...Sept. 24 launch of MySpace Music has made it easier to find and listen to free, major-label music on the Web. But it's not the only game in town. As online-music aficionados already know, there are several other free sites where you can pretty much do the same thing, including Imeem, Last.fm and SpiralFrog. Among these, Imeem has the largest following and the vastest selection of free, mainstream music - something it has been offering for more than a year...
Here's how Imeem and MySpace Music stack up against each other. Both have rights to millions of songs from the four major music labels - EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner Music. Both allow users to stream tunes for free on the Web and create playlists that can be shared with friends. MySpace Music has the tidier and more efficient interface, but its playlists cap out at 100 songs (or just 10 tracks, if users post them to their MySpace profile page). Imeem's playlists, meanwhile, are unlimited in length...
...crucify them on the national stage (James Frey). The all-powerful Oprah Book Club is not so much a club as a ruthlessly influential marketing vehicle, with the power to fundamentally alter best-seller lists, Amazon rankings and royalty payments. Sure, the "club" has 2 million "members" and a web site that provides a space for users to share thoughts on featured titles, read excerpts and get advice like, "How to Read a Hard Book." But in the 12 years Oprah's Book Club has existed, its significance has been - from the perspective of authors and editors, at least...
...grading system and curriculum allow a level of flexibility and freedom that is unparalleled," reads the testimony of one Yale student on the school's Web site. "Yale allows you to make your education truly yours without worrying about grade competition...
...Anyone on a pro-choice mailing list is acquainted with documents like the Center for Reproductive Rights' 124-page What if Roe Fell or NARAL's "Who Decides" web-compilation of state profiles. But Linton's work represents a whole new level of play; and, while the book never totally acknowledges it, it's written for the opposing team...