DIGITAL MEDIA RECAP NEWS April 28 @ Hollywood2020.blogs.com

Seems like some weeks go by and there is nothing really radically new in the digital media world...blogged by Joyce Schwarz, author & new media expert at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. '

AND then there are days like April 28 -- today-- so many developments that I'll just link you to some of the headlines on Google.com and you can delve into what's new-- and I'll cover some of this at my upcoming seminar/webinar at DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD and in a spring, 2008 digital newsletter version of HOLLYWOOD2020.blogs.com that I'll hand out that day!.

HEADLINES FOR DIGITAL MEDIA NEWS, April 28, 2008 courtesy of www.google.com news, sorted by Joyce Schwarz, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com:

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GRAND THEFT AUTO -- EVEN WITH A HOOKER IN THE FRONT SEAT -- makes news or maybe because of it? For Gamers, the Craving Won’t Quit New York Times - 57 minutes ago By MATT RICHTEL SAN FRANCISCO - The troubled economy and rising prices for food and gas won’t keep fast-twitch video gamers from splurging on their latest must-have diversion, Grand Theft Auto IV. 'Grand Theft' reviews gives Take-Two a boost CNET News.com Killer 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game spree to begin AFP Wired News - Afterdawn.com - USA Today - G4 TV all 521 news articles » JOYCE ASKS -- whatever happened to MICKEY MOUSE????

'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock on video-game sales USA Today - 1 hour ago By Mike Snider, USA TODAY With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game industry is headed for the stratosphere. Shippin' Out April 27-May 2: Grand Theft Auto IV GameSpot Mario Kart for Wii Races off of Retail Shelves GameSHOUT Variety - Punch Jump - Ars Technica - Wired News B Direct Traffic Media Google Shows Off Advanced Image Search Technology PC World - 6 hours ago The paper, titled "PageRank for Product Image Search," (PDF) was published by Yushi Jing and Shumeet Baluja of Google. In it they talk about using PageRank to analyze the "visual link structure" that can be created among a group of similar images. Google trumpets PageRank for pics Register A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search New York Times eFluxMedia - Search Engine Land - TechCrunch - Marketing Vox News all 30 news articles » SO GAMES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR MOOD??  Francisco Chronicle How I Played Games for Science Wired News - 11 hours ago By Susan Arendt April 28, 2008 | 10:46:36 AMCategories: Casual Gaming A new study conducted by researchers at East Carolina University suggests that playing casual games like Peggle or Bejeweled can have a significant impact on a player's mood or ... PopCap-Underwritten Study Shows Casual Games Positively Affecting Mood Gamasutra Study Shows Games Help Reduce Stress GigaOm San Francisco Chronicle - Escapist Magazine - Digitaltrends.com - Earthtimes (press release) all 16 news articles » REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE -- or FEEL? bit-tech.net Haptic Feedback Coming To iPhone? Wired News - 16 hours ago By Charlie Sorrel April 28, 2008 | 6:17:55 AMCategories: iPhone, Rumors Haptic feedback would go a long way to silencing complaints about the iPhone's on-screen keyboard. The latest buzz on the Iphone Inquirer Mobile Content Bits: Greystripe Ad Results; LG Slifter Sweepstakes ... Washington Post RCRNews.com - Techtree.com - CNET News.com - everythingiCafe.com all 37 news articles » UT CAN IT TELL REAL FROM REEL?