Tag archive: Party

First it was Sweden, where the Pirate Party, a political party that advocates file-sharing and was inspired by Pirate Bay, won a seat in the European Parliament. Then came Germany, and now it’s in the UK. It’s been approved to stand by the Electoral Commission, which means it can now contest seats. On its official blog, the party says: "Enthusiastic support for the party has, up to now, sometimes blinded us to the… Read More

Last month, Apple warned owners that it does not test iTunes' ability to sync with third party media players, and that the capability could break at any time. For Palm Pre owners, that day has come: iTunes 8.2.1 no longer treats the Pre as if it were just another iPod, and the software will no longer synchronize media with the device. Pre owners who wish to continue syncing their devices with iTunes have a few options. One, of… Read More

There are now pirates in the European Parliament. Or, to be precise, one of them, as Sweden’s Pirate Party captured 7.1% of the vote in their homeland to win a seat in the European Parliament. The party, which wants reform of copyright and patent law, saw its profile greatly raised by the recent trial and conviction of the four people behind file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which party leader Rickard Falkvinge said played a large… Read More

The Pirate Party is almost certainly the first political party inspired by a file-sharing site–in this case the controversial Pirate Bay. It’s become quite a political force in Sweden, racking up 8% support in the polls, according to the Times. That makes it the country’s third-largest political party, and suggest it will win a number of seats in the upcoming elections for the European parliament. Party leader Rick Falk… Read More

At the Tokyo Game Show 2008 this week, Microsoft officially lifted the veil on its New Xbox Experience, a new version of the Xbox 360 Dashboard that integrates social features—like a “Live Party” amongst up to eight friends and customizable gamer avatars—along with community-developed games. And the update will be free to Xbox 360 owners beginning November 19. “Our industry is defining the future of… Read More

  Two major British companies have pulled their advertising from Facebook after their ads appeared randomly on a page from the right-wing British Nationalist Party.   Both Vodafone and First Direct took the step afterthey were alerted to the fact that a rotation system put their ads up on the BNP’s page. Vodafone said it had bought bundles of ads for its mobile phone service in a booking involving Facebookand other sites. That… Read More