Facebook did away with an mp3 sharing application for copyright reasons, one of the first new third party applications to be pulled. The application, called Audio, allowed users to upload MP3 files and share them with their friends–yup, that’s a recipe for copyright disaster. Audio had been created by a single developer, not an existing company.
Meanwhile the social networking site has doubled its ad rates since February, according to the Valleywag blog, upping sponsorship rates from $150,000 to $300,000.
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Frank Wilson is a retired teacher with over 30 years of combined experience in the education, small business technology, and real estate business. He now blogs as a hobby and spends most days tinkering with old computers. Wilson is passionate about tech, enjoys fishing, and loves drinking beer.
