In October 2008, I posted something about Lala.com. And I just started using it in January 2010, a few months (or so) after the service was purchased by Apple. I did like it; buying mp3 from Lala is about 10¢ cheaper than Amazon and I get to hear the whole song to see if I want to really buy it.
Well, I got an email the other day… Lala is closing down on May 31.
Since Apple has bought it, probably they will offer “similar” service but of course, not as cheap. Oh well…
A change is coming to Market street in San Franciso tomorrow. The street will be closed to private vehicles from 10th street to the Ferry Building. Based on SFGate.com, this is a test though. So we will see how it goes.
after it was bought by cbs not long ago, today cnet has launched its new look! the yellow site is gone and now the site is in black, white, and red which i personally think it’s more sophisticated. i do like it a lot.
not only the look of the site, the logo has been changed as well. here are the logos (new vs old):
and the new look vs the old one (taken from cnet asia):
dan farber, editor in chief of cnet news, posted this welcome message here.
…is “the king of thailand.” this is from forbes magazine.
via yahoo! news.
ok, stuff here are not so “new.” some has been launched for about a week or so. but i think it’s interesting enough to talk about.
probably there are a lot more interesting stuff. but that’s it for now.
so the city of vallejo has officially filed for bankruptcy today, a move signaled by its city council earlier this month as it struggles to avoid running out of money amid steep city personnel costs and sliding revenues from a housing slump.
this is weird to me but probably normal for the americans.
