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American Idol  hopefuls have a new way to audition, and they might not even have to leave their houses to do so, because this season the show will allow aspiring singers to submit audition videos via MySpace.
Singers interested in going on the show will have to perform a song, a capella, from an approved online list. Participants can only submit one video each, and the video can’t be longer than 40 seconds (submissions are due by October 6).
These web auditions will be judged in a manner similar to the usual tryouts. Aspiring musicians with successful audition videos will be called back to the next round in Los Angeles. Viewers will be able to share the videos, and they will also be able to watch highlights on Idol’s MySpace page....

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This Article is written bySamuel Axon
 
Facebook just launched a new web app not-so-memorably dubbed “Discover Facebook’s Popular Pages.” It’s a visual interface intended to help you find more pages to “Like” based on your past selections, what’s popular and what your friends like.
The app divides pages into nine categories: Musicians, Sports, Celebrities, Movies, TV Shows, Media, Politicians, Brands and Games. You can view images representing different pages in each category, or you can view pages from all categories, which include other things like local businesses or photographer friends’ pages, for example.
On the right, Facebook has included a list of the friends who have the most pages in common with you. Clicking on any of the names will pop up a list of your mutual likes, and you can click on the “All Likes” tab to see the other things they like.
You can also look at the most popular pages by country with the drop-down menu in the top right corner of the site.
Facebook provides a ton of ways for you to discover new pages to like as it is. You’ll of course see pages in your friends’ news feed updates and profiles, you’re asked to search for pages to like when you create a new profile, and the site regularly displays boxes with suggestions.
It might all seem like a bit much, but Facebook wants to be a portal that connects consumers and brands because it can provide services or advertise to both, so we’re not surprised that Facebook is adding new ways to build those connections.

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This article is written by Chris Cameron
 
Social check-in app GetGlue has been making significant strides in the mobile space lately with the release of an Android app following success on the iPhone earlier this summer. Today, the popular app which allows users to check-in, rate and like things like movies, TV shows and music, has come to everyone's favorite "lean back" entertainment device, the iPad. With some added functionality (and more sticker deals to boot), GetGlue hopes its iPad app will become your couch surfing app of choice for "second screen" media interaction.....