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2009-06-13: The @RLavigne42 Tweet Round-Up

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  1. Project Natal basis for new Xbox console coming Fall 2010? http://tinyurl.com/ldwug210:23 AM Jun 13th from Echofon
  2. Chronicle of an industry death foretold http://tinyurl.com/knkozp http://tinyurl.com/5qocrk11:41 AM Jun 13th from Echofon
  3. @YORKMotorsport Nice to see Dempsey make it to LeMans. I thought you were going to watch it live this year?11:42 AM Jun 13th from Echofon in reply to YORKMotorsport
  4. Danger Room What’s Next in National Security Raw Video: Inside a Blue Angel Cockpit http://tinyurl.com/loxmal http://tinyurl.com/muamty11:45 AM Jun 13th from Echofon
  5. 200,000 Facebook Vanity Names in 3 Minutes! http://tinyurl.com/lfnj9r http://tinyurl.com/nuhhwr11:50 AM Jun 13th from Echofon
  6. Medical Twittering?11:52 AM Jun 13th from Echofon
  7. The collaborative dilemma that is Twitter. Should its initial push model be further tweaked to facilitate efficient collaborative dialogue?12:51 PM Jun 13th from Echofon
  8. “Facebook URL Madness” – Fire sale, missed opportunity, another example of property squatting, or outright lunacy? http://tinyurl.com/l9crqj1:08 PM Jun 13th from Echofon
  9. #branding http://bit.ly/XtBaA1:09 PM Jun 13th from Echofon
  10. @YORKMotorsport That’s going to be huge for Colin.4:05 PM Jun 13th from Echofon in reply to YORKMotorsport
  11. #natal #xbox360 http://bit.ly/3WaMXY http://kotaku.com/5289168/n…5:14 PM Jun 13th from Echofon
  12. RT: @rww: Google to Launch Microblogging Search Engine? http://bit.ly/ucku26:13 PM Jun 13th from Echofon
  13. The Value of Code Reviews Discussed http://bit.ly/qyh9c6:37 PM Jun 13th from Echofon

The Guitar Hero/Rock Band Music Distribution Machine

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I was at a friend’s place a few weekends ago for some much needed Rock Band, Sushi, and a car wash.  As with many of our get togethers, music was at the forefront of our entertainment and discussion.  As part of our listening enjoyment, I got introduced to a band called Flyleaf.  I heard about them before, but never really got a good listen to them.  My first impression was what would the love child of Avril Lavigne (cousin Avril as we call her jokingly in my family) and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park sound like.  I was clearly impressed enough and proceeded to listen more of the band afterward.

What actually got my interest more after thinking about it was how it was with Rock Band that I first really heard this band.  In an age where the music industry is being challenged in more ways then one, I was immediately impressed that a video game could expand my music selection more than it already was.  Not only from an awareness point of view, but also as a distribution method.  This brought back recent memories of Metallica’s latest album Death Magnetic.

My Thoughts Enclosed…Rb

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