Tasks for today

Shorter research task:

We have looked at Kickstarter - there has been a case study regarding Zach Braff using the site for funding a new film:

Find out as much as you can about this and post as a case study example of Kickstarter (Crowdsourcing) being used in the Film Industry today.

Longer research task:

T*itter released an App this week to do with listening to music online. Read as much as you can about this and find out the details - How does it work? What services do you think it will be rivalling? What have people been saying about it in relation to the "social music revolution"

Twitter acquisition move hints at music service

Micro-blogging site Twitter is rumoured to be launching a new music service after buying the music discovery site We Are Hunted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22121338?print=true

Digital music: Can streaming save music sales?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22064353?print=true

Streaming services have reversed the fortunes of the music industry in Sweden and now generate more income than downloads or CDs. But can the model be replicated worldwide?

BBC - The Virtual Revolution

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n4j0r/episodes/guide

Carly Rae Jepson uses crowdsourcing in new song

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/26/carly-rae-jepson-voting

Has Street View changed the way we behave?

Google's Street View cars have driven millions of miles, picturing the streets and landscapes of 39 countries. But while many people use its 3D maps to look at the places they already know, has it also changed the way they relate to the wider world?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21880217

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