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For starving musicians and champagne-sipping mega-stars alike, a strong digital presence is essential. The ways in which artists can present and sell their work online are constantly expanding, changing the face of the music industry in the process. The need for intermediaries between artist and audience, such as record labels and publicists, is a thing of the past. Enter Bandcamp, a service ...

The Google unboxing ninjas are back again, this time taking on the successor to the Nexus One, the Nexus S. What was initially an endearing YouTube-friendly stop-motion riff on unboxing, has transformed into an over-the-top YouTube takeover, complete with fake comments, interface and video suggestions. And yes, you can drag those nunchucks around to trash the screen. Does anyone find this amusing ...

Romance novels are enjoying a renaissance, largely thanks to the discreet power of the e-book reader. The tawdry books have always been popular among female readers, but many of the more self-conscious readers out there would be too embarrassed to read the books in public, in part due to their bodice-ripping covers, bearing long-locked Fabio clones and breathless damsels. But, since e-readers ...