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Radical.fm takes its ‘pay-what-you-can’ music-streaming service to Android in the US

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by on July 2, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Almost a year after Radical.fm brought its ad-free ‘pay-what-you-can’ music-streaming service to iOS in the US, it’s finally arrived for Android users too. We first covered the service way back in 2012, when it was available globally as a Web-only affair restricted mainly to artists from the non-major record labels. But it’s shifted focus slightly since then to mobile, and is now only available in the US. That’s all very well and good, but its main differentiator for now is that it’s funded entirely from donations. You like it? You pay what you think it’s worth via PayPal, either as…

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Online retailer Fab announces Hem, its new brand for customizable home furnishings

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Fab, a design-focused online retailer which recently changed its focus of operations to concentrate on selling its own products rather than third-parties’, has announced that it will be launching a new brand called Hem for “private label furnishings” from Fab and its recently purchased One Nordic Design. Jason Goldberg, founder and CEO of Fab, said on Twitter that the new Hem portal will be a spin-off business from Fab, rather than a rebranding exercise. The portal isn’t actually up-and-running just yet, but it’s due to open its doors in more than 30 countries in September. Goldberg said Hem would provide its own range…

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Online retailer Fab announces Hem, its new brand for customizable home furnishings

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Fab, a design-focused online retailer which recently changed its focus of operations to concentrate on selling its own products rather than third-parties’, has announced that it will be launching a new brand called Hem for “private label furnishings” from Fab and its recently purchased One Nordic Design. Jason Goldberg, founder and CEO of Fab, said on Twitter that the new Hem portal will be a spin-off business from Fab, rather than a rebranding exercise. The portal isn’t actually up-and-running just yet, but it’s due to open its doors in more than 30 countries in September. Goldberg said Hem would provide its own range…

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The bare minimum skills required to work for yourself in a creative field

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 2:14 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Paul Jarvis experiments with words and design. His latest book is called The Good Creative: 18 ways to make better art. Wouldn’t it be great if being a brilliant artist was all it took to earn a living? We could spend our days with words, canvases and music, creating our art until we dropped of beautiful exhaustion. Rent, food, college funds, insurance could be worries for someone else. Sadly, when art mixes with money, we’ve got to take on (or hire) several responsibilities beyond just creating our art. We’ve got to be lawyers, accountants, sales people, researchers, and marketers too, if…

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The bare minimum skills required to work for yourself in a creative field

Jul02
by on July 2, 2014 at 2:14 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

girl taking photo
Paul Jarvis experiments with words and design. His latest book is called The Good Creative: 18 ways to make better art. Wouldn’t it be great if being a brilliant artist was all it took to earn a living? We could spend our days with words, canvases and music, creating our art until we dropped of beautiful exhaustion. Rent, food, college funds, insurance could be worries for someone else. Sadly, when art mixes with money, we’ve got to take on (or hire) several responsibilities beyond just creating our art. We’ve got to be lawyers, accountants, sales people, researchers, and marketers too, if…

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