Independent Film Service by TuneCore

Posted in internet & network, multimedia, online services by Ananda Perwira. Published September 23rd, 2008


Now TuneCore offer sale service for independent films, documentaries, and concerts. Users can sell the films through iTunes with small charges. TuneCore service present in beta version, and will be released starting mid-November with the same basic proportions as that offered in TuneCore music service.

TuneCore does not have a patent or a percentage of profits, so the artists or the singers can maintain the integrity of their fund. Each music album cost between EUR 20 and EUR 30, while the film is more expensive, depending on the duration. For 60 minutes movies, it is around $550 and $770 for the 90 minutes.

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Kenai Site Hosting for Open Source Project

Posted in corporate, internet & network, online services, open source, software & application by Ananda Perwira. Published September 20th, 2008


Sun Microsystems attempted to compete with Google Code and GitHub, through Kenai Project, a hosting site for open source project from Sun, which is launched in beta version. According to Nick Sieger, project engineer of Kenai, the main objective of this project is not to compete with the existing hosting sites.

Developers can become the host of their project without additional cost at the site, plus the ease of Subversion and Mercurial control system. It also provides traffic tracking service, forums and other features. Project Kenai is an awareness of Sun, as the largest open-source company in the world. Read the rest of this entry »