MTV Wants a Twitter Jockey – It Might as Well be You!

Jun 14, 2010 | No Comments

I want my M. Teeeeee. Veeeeeeeeeeee! Okay, so I can’t sing the song very well. Who cares? This is pretty big news, and it’s an awesome opportunity for someone out there. MTV wants to hire what they are calling (for now) a Twitter Jockey. The company plans to pay 100 THOUSAND dollars to the person [...]

Cancel Napster

Aug 23, 2006 | 64 Comments

Hey, Napster? Thanks for making it an absolute pain in the ass to cancel our account – yet another reason to abandon your service. I had to call a phone number to tell you that I wanted to quit. Why? MTV’s new URGE service is far less problematic. Far less. I really like the Clix, [...]

Windows Media DRM is Corrupted

Jul 19, 2006 | 16 Comments

So, I’m getting ready for a trip to Colorado Springs for my future brother-in-law’s nuptuals. I figured I’d give the Clix a shot with Urge. I fire up the Windows Media Player and… blammo: “Your Windows Media DRM is Corrupted.” *sigh* I love DRM. It’s awesome. DRM is teh shiz. I want to make love [...]

Why DRM Sucks

May 28, 2006 | 30 Comments

I’m not the first (and I certainly won’t be the last) person to claim that DRM sucks. But DRM doesn’t stand for “Digital Rights Management.” No, it’s really an acronym for “Dramatic Resource Mangler.” Here’s the problem I’m now running into: I’ve currently got a subscription to Napster, a trial account with Rhapsody, and another [...]