Myspace for Music Promotion

MySpace.com, a rising star in the Internet world, is a valuable marketing tool for musicians. The networking site has more than 65 million users and receives more daily hits than Google. MySpace allows you to post a free Web page called a “Profile,” which can include photos, music files, and videos. After you set it up, you can invite anyone who has access to the Web to visit your page.

With so many potential pairs of eyes and ears at your fingertips, it is becoming a necessity for any musical artist — whether signed and selling or unsigned and hopeful — to have a profile on MySpace. The site can help you gain a following, promote your recordings and gigs, and expose hungry Web surfers to your music. It can also serve as a functional, albeit limited, music Web site if you don't already have your own.

Set Yourself Up :

1. Have a cool layout. No babyish things, or glittery posters. Keep it clean, and choose a layout that looks good. Or just use the built in profile edit that MySpace provides you; that's your best bet.

2. Although it may look cool to have a lot of friends, it could just make you look desperate if you add tons of people you don't know.

3. Join vanity groups, especially VIP.

4. Have an original display name and URL. Make a simple and classy name.

5. Have a good about me. Talk about yourself, and what kinds of things you like to do. eg: Hi. I'm ____ and I'm in the ninth grade. Being Vegan. Keep it simple. And be confident.

6. Try having a mix of obscure bands and popular bands on your list, so people can relate. Have a song you like, and make sure you put of things that show your personality!

7. Ask people to support you.

Promoting Yourself :

Now that you have your profile up and running, it's time to maximize your presence. Well, now this time most of the Musician believe of outside advertising and commenting to others profile and leave them a links may give them greater visibility.. Yes !! it's true but according to the survey this is the worst idea to get popular in this biggest platform Like Myspace..

1. It is time consuming,

2. The time that you take commenting to others profile the less amount of time is needed to make yourself popular... Yes it's true

To make yourself greater visibility in Myspace and that's too in a very least time, a software company came up with a friendly software named as Hellofriendz that works like a Myspace Plays Increaser and provides you UNLIMITED hits to the profile, Musics, videos and more.

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World's Top Technology Battles

FROM Apple vs Microsoft to Star Wars vs Star Trek, we look at the top battles for technological greatness. Check down the list and let me know if you have some more tech competitors in you mind...

iPhone Vs Android - One of the most recent tech rivalries, the HTC Dream using Google's Android technology came exploding on to the mobile market to compete with the hugely successful Apple iPhone.

The rivalry is set to be epic owing to the Dream's open-sourced software which allows budding developers to fiddle around with it, while the iPhone already has a strong user fan base.

Microsoft Vs Sony - Fanboys come out to play whenever there's an argument about which gaming system is superior — the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

Led by Master Chief from the Halo series, Xbox fanboys rejoice in the wide selection of gaming titles and a seriously awesome online community.

Kratos' minions who support the ginormous black monolith argue the PS3 has better graphics, is more dependable and has free online play.

Nintendo Vs Sega - The great console wars of the late '80s and early '90s saw the early battle for supremacy to win over the hearts and minds of gamers.

Leading the charge for Nintendo was Mario, the stumpy yet heroic Italian plumber, while the poster child for Sega was the speedy Sonic the Hedgehog.

Spanning the 8-bit era up to the 16-bit generation, it was a race that Nintendo eventually won / Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games — Sega

HD-DVD Vs Blu-ray - It was a short-lived high-definition war but when the dust settled on the battle between next generation formats it was Blu-ray that emerged triumphant.

The battle for your viewing pleasure took a sharp turn when HD-DVD pulled out of the market and allowed Blu-ray to take over its market share.

Pirates Vs Ninjas - When the epic battle erupts, which side will you choose?

What started out as an innocent question has escalated into one of internet culture's greatest rivalries.

Debate has raged on who exactly would win a fight between the two. Pirate enthusiasts will tell you that a pirate's battleground consists of three quarters of the earth's surface and is well stocked with weaponry.

Ninja enthusiasts claim that ninjas are quick, professional assassins and pirates lack depth perception due to visual impairment and their drunken nature. It doesn't matter anyway, robots own all

Star Wars Vs Star Trek - Wars in the future will not be fought on land or at sea, they will be fought in space — or possibly a very tall mountain.

One of the most enduring outer space battles is whether Star Wars or Star Trek is better.

On one hand you have Captain Kirk and his lack of sexual inhibition and on the other you have a whinging Luke Skywalker flailing a lightsabre with no conviction.

Star Wars fans will argue that Star Trek fans cannot decide who is better — Captain Kirk or Captain Picard — while Star Trek fans would rather face a Klingon Battleship than sit through a Jar Jar Binks monologue / Paramount Pictures/LucasFilm — Industrial Light and Magic.

Microsoft Vs Apple - It's the tech rivalry to end all tech rivalries. For years the computer community has been divided between which is better ¿ PC or Mac.

Both sides will tell you that the other is inferior. PC fans will tell you that Macs are an over-priced gimmick while Mac fans will tell you that PCs are overly vulnerable to viruses and they aren't as stylish as the Mac.

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Top 10 Amazing Robots From Animals

Mother Nature's animal factory regularly cranks out sophisticated living machines designed to function in fascinating ways. So it's no surprise that researchers look to nature for inspiration when designing robots. 

The resulting machines that blend biology with computer science are called biomimetic robots. And it's not just their uncanny resemblance to living creatures that makes them special. These bots are designed to fly, swim, climb, crawl and walk into places that humans can't. Here are 10 of our most favorites ... tell me what's you view ?

1. We Have Liftoff!

Meet Carlton, an aerial scouting robot developed to support rescue and security teams. Inspired by the flying motion of flies and bees, Carlton can maintain speed and still move in the opposite direction. Imaging sensors are able produce photos of whatever surface it flies over. These photos can be used, for example, to assess the territory on the other side of a tree line before sending in real humans. Bzzz. 

2. Flying Spies

It may look like an adorable butterfly toy, but the Morphing Micro Air and Land Vehicle is a serious device. 

An air/land hybrid robot, the vehicle can fly into hostile areas, land, walk around and gather and send intelligence back to its controller. The controller can then assess how dangerous the situation is without having to physically send people in to do the data collection.

3. Slithering Segments

This modular snake robot, dubbed "Modsnake," climbs, side-winds and swims by moving its segmented frame and joints just like a snake constricts and contracts its muscles. 

Shown here in the lab and then in action, Modsnake can slip through pipes, chain link fences, rocky areas and water easily with its waterproof skin and wireless remote controls. Here's how it works: Sine waves are sent through the robot's body, propelling it either forwards or backwards. Linear progression of these movements can bend or turn it.

4. All-Terrian Vehicle

Inspired by four-legged animals, Asguard is a surveillance robot that can walk over multiple kinds of terrain and swim in water, much like how dogs and horses can. It can move indoors and out, and be sent to crawl around disaster areas to assess the conditions.

5. Big Wheel 

There's no passing IMPASS. With it's novel spoke-wheel mechanism, the Intelligent Mobility Platform with Active Spoke System, or IMPASS, can climb multiple steps at a time or explore deep holes with its long, protruding legs. The robot's rimless wheels and spokes that shorten or lengthen individually allows IMPASS to propel itself forward. Each foot at the end of its legs is equipped with a terrain sensor so the robot can assess its surroundings and maintain balance while recording the ground's stability. 

The Robotics & Mechanisms Lab (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech believe IMPASS could be useful in search-and-rescue missions, anti-terrorist operations and scientific exploration. 

6. The Rock Climber

This four-legged robot can leap into action at a moment's notice, scaling walls (or stairs in this case) like a goat would scale a mountainside. Called ARAMIES, for Ambulating Robot for Autonomous Martian Investigation, Exploration and Science, the robot is part of the space robot series at the University of Bremen and was developed for exploring canyons and crater walls on Mars and the moon. 

Each one of its 26 active joints -- six in each leg and two in its head -- is equipped with position sensors, electrical current sensors and temperature sensors for analyzing extreme environments. It also features an extending claw that can help it rock climb walls up to a 70-degree incline.

Although Scorpion is in its third year of development at the University of Bremen, a copy of the robot is being tested at the NASA Ames Research Center to study if there are advantages for using legged systems in future missions.

7. Hey, I'm Flexible

Don't be afraid of getting stung, Scorpion is here to help. This eight-legged, walking robot  imitates the movements of the arthropod from which it gets its name. 

Controlled through voice commands and a data glove, this insect-looking robot has very flexible legs and a biological motor system to allow quick, smooth movement over all kinds of terrain, from hazardous to planetary. Its creators hope Scorpion can be used as an assistant to other robots for gathering photos and other data on space missions.

8. Double Jointed 

Another creepy, crawly insect-looking robot is the Multi-Appendaged Robotic System, or MARS, which moves very much like a spider racing along the ground. Its six-legged walking algorithm allows the robot to simultaneously change its direction, speed, height and orientation -- quickly adapting to uneven terrain.

In lifting its "knees,” MARS' limb configurations with individually controlled joints also allow it to adjust its gait to counter any "foot sinkage" on soft ground. It can even send emails!

9. Man On!

Meet our future fellow man : DARwIn

The Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence imitates a multitude of human function, including vision processing, reaction, standing up, cooperating and coordinating with other robots (playing nicely with others) and, most importantly, walking and running successfully. It's used to study two-legged robot locomotion. 

Built with sensors in every joint and limb, a brain-like computer and cameras, this battery-powered robot can actually identify and process objects. 

DARwIn also scored big in this past summer's International RoboCup at the only American-built robot to challenge. RoboCup is a worldwide competition for robotics labs to build humaniod robot soccer players and have them go head-to-head in heated matches. Their hope is to create a robot time by 2050 that can beat real human soccer players.

10. Crawling Towards the Future

Toddlers can be difficult study subjects. They communicate and process the world differently than children and adults so it can be a real challenge to learn more about the way their body functions. What's the solution?

The EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Lausanne Switzerland has a student team working on a robot that has the size and appearance of a three-and-a-half-year-old child. Named iCub, the robot is a joint project between 15 different partners across Europe, including EPFL, to study how infants learn to crawl and manipulate objects, without the late-night feedings and crying.

The computerized brain of this baby bot was built from research gathered on the cognitive function of real infants. The iCub brain can think about several actions, choose one, act on it and then reflect on that action.

Source : discover.com

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Dream Technologies Of Future

Plug and play ... the Brix phone is a Lego-inspired mobile that can connect to other Brix to watch TV and play movies.

The creator, Seokwon Hong, believes his creation will bring people together.

"I want to make people... communicate with each other through individual products.

Don't forget to wipe ... easy to recycle, the Napkin PC may eliminate the need for printers, paper and ink with an instant "print" feature. Using touch input, the palm-sized design is ideal for business professionals and work groups.

"It can have multiple users, multiple interfaces, and multiple configurations. It breaks the PC down to only the interface - a pen and a space - and then gives you a multitude of both so you can let your creativity run wild," says designer Avery Holleman.

Instead of ever putting ink on paper, the interfaces themselves instantly become "prints" when the power is removed .

Small machine, big mission ... the prototype XO-2 touchscreen laptop is the second machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation as a cheap learning tool for impoverished and developing communities.

This dual-screen laptop, expected in 2010, has been built with real-world conditions in mind - it is energy-efficient, can withstand extreme weather conditions and has local language support. The dual touchpad supports written input and includes a virtual keyboard with 80+ keys.

ICU ... the iCom is a sophisticated communication station that makes use of your home Wi-Fi connection and showcases it on a touch-controlled display.

The iCom concept design shows an all-in-one multimedia machine that can act as a picture frame, music streamer, and news feed reader.

With a design heavily influenced by Apple Macs, the LCD screen displays three iPhone-like interfaces side-by-side, along with a scrolling toolbar populated with a number of icons - and it has a holographic 3D display .

Flip out ... the iPhone Flip is a smaller clamshell version of Apple's smartphone, adding a dual-sided trackpad to separate the touch sensor and phone display into two separate units.

The touch sensor is on a transparent panel hinged onto to the iPhone. If you want to dial a number, you can draw it on your trackpad.

While the iPhone Flip is just a concept design, it would be interesting to see if Apple actually take it into consideration .

Wild fold ... When it comes to mobile phones - how small is too small? Mac Funamizu tests these limits with his conceptual design of foldable phone.

The Wild Fold uses Samsung's flexible OLED technology, how you fold your phone is up to you. According to Mac, "how we fold a mobile phone could be limitless especially if it could work as a touch screen.

It's freezing in here ... the iFreeze is a future iMac concept design by UK-based illustrator and designer Adam Benton.

Fully wireless, the iFreeze features a 30" LCD screen that becomes transparent when not in use. The keyboard is also transparent and uses light-sensitive illuminated keys. The whole machine will packed with a 5TB hard drive.

The future of gaming ... the Prime Gaming Laptop (PGL) could become the gamer's weapon of choice as they step out onto the battlefield.

When fully opened, this design has a super-wide 26" screen (13" when closed) with a 32:10 aspect for better in-game visibility.

Boasting a sturdy aluminium design, the PGL allows for an efficient cooling system and has room for 2 CPUs - perfect for fluid gameplay at fast speeds. Look out for this collapsible gem in 2010.

Next generation laptop ... created by German industrial designer Felix Schmidberger, the Compenion is a classy, elegant, futuristic laptop that uses an OLED touchscreen.

The whole screen also slides out to reveal a second OLED touchscreen underneath, where you can have a keyboard or working controls.

"Because of its interactivity you can place exactly the controls there that you need at the moment or have individual styles and themes to fit your taste. It is also possible to either have a keyboard displayed there or to write directly on it with the pen," says Schmidberger.

The Compenion is expected to be released in 2011.

Triple your experience ... the TriBook concept features three screens and an ultra-wide 21" landscape display.

It also features an 8x SuperDrive, a whopping 1TB hard drive, and a MacBook Pro-calibre CPU. All that plus a generous keyboard and an expanded multitouch trackpad that supports a whole new complement of touch gestures. Shame it's just a fantasy.

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Google's Biggest Failure Is Marissa Mayer

Google's perfectionist cupcake princess is totally misunderstood! That's the claim Marissa Mayer the VP who oversees Google search, makes to a credulous New York Times, which licks up the frosted version of her career.

Mayer, who runs Google's core search business, is the best known Google executive outside the search engine's CEO, Eric Schmidt, and its billionaire founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. And she's proven far more willing to pose for magazine covers and appear on morning news shows, making her the company's public face.

But she seems surprised that with such publicity comes criticism. According to Mayer, the reason why she draws negative press is because of sexism and stereotypes:

I think it's very comforting for people to put me in a box. ‘Oh, she's a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.'

It's true that San Francisco, the last mainstream publication to profile her, focused on her most girly habits. But that has nothing to do with why so many rank-and-file Googlers outside the company's cloistered management despise Mayer.

To grasp that, it helps to understand Google's grandiose self-image: The company's spoiled engineers are led to believe they work in the most perfect meritocracy of ideas that the world has ever seen, motivated by the betterment of mankind through technology. At Google, the theory goes, who you are and who you know doesn't matter. It's only your ideas that count.

And yet, as the Times profile reveals, the real source of her power is the ability to manipulate Schmidt, Page, and Brin:

" Given her longstanding relationship with Google's founders and Mr. Schmidt, she has become something of a sounding board for other managers, a number of whom routinely gravitate to her office.

At the end of a recent day, she met with two senior executives, Joe Kraus and Sundar Pichai, to discuss the company's social networking projects. Many executives at Google believe that social networking is important to its future. Ms. Mayer was meeting with Mr. Kraus and Mr. Pichai to help them prepare for a meeting the next day with Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Brin and Mr. Page to discuss how the company could leverage information-sharing among Google's many services.

"It's important you pregame Eric or it will be a disaster," Mr. Pichai tells Ms. Mayer about the pending meeting, asking her to seek Mr. Schmidt's support on their behalf.

"I know, I know," she responds. "I will call him or write an e-mail. I want them to see how complicated this will be."

Ms. Mayer e-mails Mr. Schmidt that evening. At the meeting the next day, Mr. Pichai's and Mr. Kraus's ideas are approved

The Times article does not mention a key reason why Mayer has such influence: Early in the company's history, she dated Page. (He is now married, and Mayer is engaged to Zack Bogue, a real-estate investment manager and lawyer.)

In dictating the appearance of Google's Web pages, Mayer freely admits she makes subjective decisions. In more than a decade on the job, she has not yet codified her design instinct into a written style guide. Instead, Mayer's whims, which managers under her must make a study of, are what rule.

Mayer may be talented. But her personal ties to Google's top management and her exerscise of arbitrary power are a betrayal of Google's supposedly meritocratic values — a betrayal obviously tolerated at the very top of the company. That, and not her spending time putting cupcake recipes in spreadsheets, is what exasperates her fellow Googlers.

That, and her perfectionist streak. Look at how Mayer dismisses a potential hire over a single bad grade:

" One candidate got a C in macroeconomics. "That's troubling to me," Ms. Mayer says. "Good students are good at all things."

Another candidate looked promising with a quarterly rating from a supervisor of 3.5, out of 4, which meant she had exceeded her manager's expectations. Ms. Mayer is suspicious, however, because her rating hasn't changed in several quarters.

"She is looking for a way out," Ms. Mayer says.

Mayer complains that the media has not examined her life deeply:

Besides, Ms. Mayer says, there are some things that she hasn't previously revealed about herself and that the media have overlooked. Like her self-described athletic prowess.

"It hasn't shown up anywhere that I am really physically active," she says. "I ran the San Francisco half marathon this year. I did the Portland marathon. I went skiing just yesterday. I'm going to do the Birkebeiner, which is North America's longest cross-country ski race. That just shows you how much there are gaps."

Ah yes, the Portland Marathon, in which Mayer placed 7,074th out of 7,862 contestants. Or the Birkebeiner ski race, in which she placed dead last in the women's competition. Good students are good at all things.

Did she really mean to invite media scrutiny of her athletic career? What's really telling about it: In the handful of times where Mayer has competed on her own, without the backing of a billionaire ex-boyfriend and a pliant boss, she has proven to be an outright failure.

At the beginning of the piece, Mayer once again denies rumors of her impending departure from Google — rumors which Valleywag first reported. Perhaps she has realized that without Google, she's nothing. Can you blame her for clinging to her job?

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