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Pop Music Causes Traffic Jams
You’re driving—what’s the first thing you do when you hear a siren? You take your foot off the gas, you (hopefully) scan your mirrors, and you might even put your foot on the brake, right? But there’s no police, no ambulance, no fire truck, no motorcade, and no Polish parade. You’ve realize you’ve been duped by a lame sound effect in the latest Z100 hit.
Lala Shutdown: Twitter Top 20
Apple caused a Twitter storm today with the abrupt announcement that their newly acquired cloud-based music service “Lala is shutting down.” I won’t speculate today on what this may mean for the future of iTunes and the music industry. Instead, here’s our top ten reactions to the news—reader discretion is advised.
