Full Sail Entertainment Business Staff

"The tech world has been buzzing ever since TechCrunch named Qwiki the most disruptive company at TechCrunch Disrupt, a semi-annual contest between 27 rising startups hand-picked by the news site. "

"Keeping cash on hand is becoming less of a priority, even for cash loving Russian consumers, with mobile payments increasingly important on the Russian market and operators seeing it as a major revenues base. "

"The new mobile tools that Facebook unveiled today for third-party developers offer enormous opportunities for outside companies, whether they're game developers or brick-and-mortar businesses such as hotels or clothing stores. They also tie those companies closer to the social network -- in ways that might be uncomfortable for some. Here are some of the promises of the new features-and one peril:"

"Which metric more fully captures Lady Gaga's global superstardom: the 15 million albums she's sold to date, or the one billion views she reached this week on YouTube? "

Oakley enters the 3-D business with 3-D technology special edition Tron-themed glasses to be retailed worldwide. The company is developing high-quality, passive 3-D glasses that work in theaters, with 3-D video games, and with any passive 3-D TV set of any brand.

A new report from network security firm Arbor Networks says that all Google sites together now account for 6.4 percent of all Internet traffic. That sets a record and marks a full percentage point increase since the beginning of the year.

Mapeas is a new service for geographically exploring the news on sports, entertainment, business, science, and general news stories by clicking on a world map. Stories are provided by ABC, NBC, Fox, the Associated Press, and AFP.

"For an undisclosed amount Lady Gaga purchased six CDs and a DVD that her first manager, Bob Leone, was selling in the auction of nearly 860 celebrity items."

"Dream and Achieve" is an interesting example of how the popular reality TV entertainment genre can be used as a vehicle for social change - in this case, in Afghanistan. The series aired across 13 weeks in 2008, with 20 contestants from all over the country filmed in real time as they worked with seasoned business consultants to build their dream enterprises.

Asia's two biggest film festivals are happening this month: the 15th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea, and the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, in Tokio. Both events celebrate a bustling Asian film market and showcase an eclectic selection of independent films.

In China, the number of video websites has seen a 90% drop. The reasons range from low profits, high operation costs, copyright issues and unappealing contents. Local popular video websites, like Tudou.com, try to remain viable by cooperating with content providers such as China Film Group.

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The Indian film industry is the world's largest in terms of annual production numbers, with more than 1,000 new films hitting cinemas each year. Besides the amount of money available in the domestic box office, Indian films have also been reaching a wider, global audience.

A talking newspaper? India, being  known as a country inclined to new technology, has added yet another innovation to its inventory. Last week, when readers opened to the last page of a popular Indian newspaper, a voice  began to talk resembling a radio commercial for Volkswagen Vento ad. The ad was made with a light-sensitive, voice activated chip.

"Apple is in talks with major record labels to provide a subscription-based music service, allowing unlimited access to songs for a monthly fee, the New York Post said, citing unnamed sources."

"Half of Americans have or want internet-connected TVs"

"XKCD artist Randall Munroe has mapped the online world by size of its communities in this 2010 update of the 2007 original."

"Maryland-based Hillcrest Labs released the latest iteration of Kylo, its free television Web browser that is compatible with both Macs and PCs. "

An interesting interview with Nic Harcourt, curator for the new website "The Live Buzz", which promises to herald a new age of the art house Internet music video.

Good chart and list of PLN adoption stages