charbarred

I'm the editor and writer of The Plugg (www.thplugg.com) and also a member of the band Shrugged (www.shrugged.co.uk). I'm hoping to enlarge the music and entertainment community in Netscape.

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Member Since: June 25, 2006

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Is The World Ready For A $40 Music CD?

Music – With The Music Industry Switching To Downloads, Is The World Ready For A $40 Music CD?

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Submitted and Voted for on June 10, 2008 01:27pm

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Save Polaroid. Save the World.

Gadgets & Tech – On February 8, 2008, Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of all instant film. This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has so carelessly abandoned.

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Submitted and Voted for on April 10, 2008 05:58am

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8 Graphic Novels You Might Not Know (and Should)

Books – Everyone knows about the handful of really BIG graphic novels. However, like every other field of endeavor the crÃ;¨me de la crÃ;¨me of graphic novels are merely the uppermost visible layer of a number of equally worthy efforts.

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Submitted and Voted for on March 04, 2008 05:37am

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Why the TV Industry Might lose 28% of its Audience Forever

Television – It's no big secret that the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is bound to change the future of television, as we know it. Will it boost internet TV? Will our favorite TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, Lost, 24 ever come back? Will the strike ever end? Will there be any way of turning back for the Hollywood studios?

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Submitted and Voted for on December 27, 2007 07:13am

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Women return to rock limelight in 2007

Women – A wave of vibrant rock music surged from women artists in 2007.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 27, 2007 07:10am

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Forty Reasons We Loved Television in '07

Television – #4: Getting stoned and watching PLANET EARTH in high-definition. Makes us want to high-five God.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 24, 2007 04:02am

Best Moments in Film 2007
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Best Moments in Film 2007

Movies – A list of the best moments this year's cinema experience had to offer.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 06, 2007 06:38am

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A Proposal For The Monetization Of The File Sharing Of Music

Music – An interesting proposal to make file sharing legal and charge the consumer $5 a month to be able to download and share everything. This is Canadian proposal but it might just be the first step.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 05, 2007 10:19am

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Wal-Mart Joins Amazon to Push Labels to Ditch DRM Once and For All

Music – Even if the remaining major labels who have yet to ditch DRM are dragging their feet on the road of inevitability, major online retailers don't feel like waiting around for them to finally do the deed.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 03, 2007 07:24pm

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Microsoft's Santa Talks Of "Oral Sex", Calls A Kid A "Dirty Bastard"

Humor – Microsoft has started running its annual Santa chat bot (northpole@live.com) for Christmas on its MSN Messenger service - but this year it appears Santa is very naughty.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 03, 2007 07:21pm

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New reality show: Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen?

Television – In an example of "no concept is too trashy" a Los Angeles-based company is trying to sell a new game show called Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen which shows matrimony between immigrants and legal citizens of the United States.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 02, 2007 11:00am

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Terminator Comes To Small Screen

Television – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premieres on the Fox network in January with a two night special event. The first night being Sunday January 13th.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 02, 2007 09:06am

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Those Elusive Indiana 4 Pictures

Movies – All across the Internet, a collection of pictures from the new Indiana Jones movie keep surfacing, only to be pulled off the sites...

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Submitted and Voted for on December 01, 2007 06:55pm

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'4 Months' tops Euro Film Awards

Movies – Romanian helmer Cristian Mungiu was the major victor at the 20th European Film Awards on Saturday, taking both the best picture and director prizes for his Palm d'Or winner "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days."

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Submitted and Voted for on December 01, 2007 06:51pm

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30 Million Lead-laden TVs Dumped on Poor Countries

Do No Evil – U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital televisions this year alone, sending their old lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely, overseas to China or India.

View Story Discuss (1) (stephenleahy.wordpress.com) 245 days ago by charbarred

Submitted and Voted for on November 22, 2007 11:26am

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