Udemy Puts Ivy-League Profs on Your Desktop for Free

Want to learn about the history of modern China from a professor who has taught at Dartmouth since 1985? Until Thursday, your best bet was probably to cough up some serious SAT scores and even more serious tuition. Now Udemy is giving you access to an online courses by professors with such qualifications -- for free.

Is the Digital Music Revolution Really Ruining Sound Quality?

It seems like every advance in digital music brings with it a debate about whether the latest format degrades quality in exchange for convenience. This was true when CDs first came onto the scene, and it's probably even more true today with MP3s and their digital audio brethren. Heck, even the advent of the gramophone in 1889 sparked debates over whether its sound quality was worse than Thomas ...

Over 25,000 Musicians Using CD Baby’s MusicStore for Facebook

CD Baby's MusicStore for Facebook is widely embraced by CD Baby artists as the easiest way to sell CDs, Vinyl, and MP3s on Facebook.Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 CD Baby, the largest digital distributor of independent music in the world, is excited to announce that over 25,000 independent artists around the world are selling music directly to their fans on Facebook using CD Baby’s ...

MusicShake Brings Its Music Creation Tool For Novices To The Classroom

At some point, you may have found yourself bored out of your mind by your current music selection, and resisting the urge to try one of the eleventy million music discovery services out there, you think, "By God, I'm going to do it myself." You rush home, download a music suite, start furiously clicking and recording, only to be sooner or later confronted by the reality that you have no idea ...

Illegal Books Available For Free On Google's Android Market

Dozens of commercial book collections, including the entire Harry Potter series, have been downloaded for free from Google’s official Android Market after being uploaded by an unauthorised publisher.