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I didn't know about any of the companies you mentioned, but it is good to hear that this kind of stuff is happening. I've been saying for a while that the music distribution model has to evolve and change rather then trying to hold on to CD's with both hands. This is certainly a step in the right direction.

Chances are the google phone is not going to get it right the first time, so it is doubtful the first version of their phone is going to be worth getting (although i could very well be wrong, stranger things have happened :)). Having said that, I for one don't like the culture that apple are fostering around everything (elitist, super-secret and proprietary) they do including the iphone. So for the moment i am sitting on the fence, i can always get an iphone any time i want i have no pressing need for it (my current phone works fine) and who knows maybe google will create something special.

Digg banned my domain for submitting my own content.

At least thats the only reason i can think of since they didn't actually say, but simply stated that "some users" reported my blog as spam and so digg decided to ban my blog.

My blog had only been alive for about 4 weeks before this, I had only written 12 posts or so. The posts certainly were not spam, as each one took me several hours to write and contained either my opinion on an issue or a list that i thought others would either find helpful or fun.

I had no ads on my blog so I wasn't making any money from any of my posts (except for amazon affiliate links that I had in my lists of books).

At the very least I would have liked to know the reasons why my domain was banned without warning if for no other reason than to actually find out if i was doing something wrong without knowing it. I am aware that ignorance is no excuse, but the "if you don't know than we won't tell you" attitude is completely unhelpful.

Digg banned my domain for submitting my own content.

At least thats the only reason i can think of since they didn't actually say, but simply stated that "some users" reported my blog as spam and so digg decided to ban my blog.

My blog had only been alive for about 4 weeks before this, I had only written 12 posts or so. The posts certainly were not spam, as each one took me several hours to write and contained either my opinion on an issue or a list that i thought others would either find helpful or fun.

I had no ads on my blog so I wasn't making any money from any of my posts (except for amazon affiliate links that I had in my lists of books).

At the very least I would have liked to know the reasons why my domain was banned without warning if for no other reason than to actually find out if i was doing something wrong without knowing it. I am aware that ignorance is no excuse, but the "if you don't know than we won't tell you" attitude is completely unhelpful.