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...hard as it sounds. For one thing, it's a lot easier and more convenient to walk into a music store and buy a CD than it is to go on the Internet and master the technology of MP3 file exchange. Napster may be relatively easy to use, but the process of finding music on another person's computer, figuring out what it is, downloading the compressed file and turning it into playable music takes more patience than many think it's worth...
...laying high-speed cable for better Net access. He and a friend, Jared Glugeth, started a Web-based business called Promotion Solutions www.eprolutions.com) which purports to help clients advertise their websites, and PRHost.com a web-hosting service. They're a pair of go-getters. Glugeth had the foresight to use Lebed's media moment last week to hype their Web business. "I'm not here to talk about Jonathan," Glugeth told a swarm of reporters outside Lebed's house. "I'm here to talk about our company...
...days? The one belonging to electronica artist MOBY went for a paltry $41 when it was auctioned last week on eBay by a former longtime friend. Indie-film director Paul Yates claims Moby has been selling out: all 18 songs on his platinum album, Play, have been licensed for use in commercials and TV shows ranging from Nissan ads to Dawson's Creek. Yates also alleges that Moby is trying to doctor his image: the musician is now distancing himself from Yates' upcoming comedy, Porno, which includes a scene of Moby playing guitar with two sex toys strapped...
Moreover, "about half of the high techs end up repurchasing stock near their highs," says Bob Gabele, who tracks stock-option activity for Thomson Financial Securities. That's hardly a wise use of cash. But companies fall into the trap because they've been doling out so many options for so long. They must buy back shares whatever the price--or issue more shares...
...shot putter Randy Barnes, who tested positive for steroids, why wasn't there more of a discussion of cheating by U.S. athletes, who hail from a veritable mecca of sports drugs? Any competent sports-medicine authority will affirm that the top echelon of world-class athletes includes those who use chemical assistance, and Americans are no exception. SEAN BOYLE Geilenkirchen-Gillrath, Germany...