In the bustling city of Bamenda, Cameroon, the symphony of mobile phone ringtones tells a story of individual expression and cultural identity. This book invites you to explore the fascinating world of ringtones, where mundane sounds transform into powerful statements. Through in-depth interviews and keen observations, the authors uncover the diverse meanings behind people’s ringtone choices. Discover how age, gender, faith, and socioeconomic status intertwine with personal preferences to create a vibrant tapestry of unique ringtones. From the young journalist who uses a humorous ringtone to express his easy-going nature to the devout Catholic who carries the Lord’s Prayer with him, each story reveals a deeper connection between technology and personhood. Join us on a journey through the streets of Bamenda, where the symphony of ringtones echoes the aspirations, anxieties, and identities of a community embracing the digital age. “This book is more than just a study of ringtones; it’s an exploration of human connection, identity, and the evolving role of technology in our lives. It challenges us to reconsider our own relationship with our phones and the subtle ways in which they shape our interactions with the world around us.” Billan Omar, Doctoral Research Fellow at HUMA, University of Cape Town

The rise and fall of the ringtone industry and its effect on mobile entertainment, music, television, film, and politics. A decade ago, the customizable ringtone was ubiquitous. Almost any crowd of cell phone owners could produce a carillon of tinkly, beeping, synthy, musicalized ringer signals. Ringtones quickly became a multi-billion-dollar global industry and almost as quickly faded away. In The Ringtone Dialectic, Sumanth Gopinath charts the rise and fall of the ringtone economy and assesses its effect on cultural production. Gopinath describes the technical and economic structure of the ringtone industry, considering the transformation of ringtones from monophonic, single-line synthesizer files to polyphonic MIDI files to digital sound files and the concomitant change in the nature of capital and rent accumulation within the industry. He discusses sociocultural practices that seemed to wane as a result of these shifts, including ringtone labor, certain forms of musical notation and representation, and the creation of musical and artistic works quoting ringtones. Gopinath examines “declines,” “reversals,” and “revivals” of cultural forms associated with the ringtone and its changes, including the Crazy Frog fad, the use of ringtones in political movements (as in the Philippine “Gloriagate” scandal), the ringtone's narrative function in film and television (including its striking use in the films of the Chinese director Jia Zhangke), and the ringtone's relation to pop music (including possible race and class aspects of ringtone consumption). Finally, Gopinath considers the attempt to rebrand ringtones as “mobile music” and the emergence of cloud computing.

This book recounts one of the greatest and most spectacular business successes and downfalls in history: that of Nokia in mobile phones. The analysis of Nokia's story distills more general observations and learning points for leaders of other corporations, management scholars, and students.

Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated, presenting the latest production technologies and including detailed coverage of digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI), signal processing and much more. Modern Recording Techniques is supported by a host of video tutorials, which provide additional listening and visual examples, making this text essential reading for students, instructors and professionals. This updated tenth edition includes: Newly expanded "Art and Technology" chapters, providing more tips, tricks and insights for getting the best out of your recording, mixing, monitoring and mastering An expanded MIDI chapter to include MIDI 2.0 More in-depth coverage of digital audio and the digital audio workstation Greater coverage of immersive audio, including Dolby Atmos Production

Two hopeful, hapless romantics get drunk, get it on, and then get the hell away from each other. In her eyes, he's a mistake. A mistake who keeps turning up at parties. In his eyes, she's perfect. He's short-sighted. This achingly funny, romantic catastrophe fuses poetry and prose to ask if a one-night stand last a lifetime. A very human tale of good intentions and bad timing. Winner of 2012 Fringe First (for innovation and outstanding new writing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Dirty Great Love Story is a tale of the chance of love in a one-night stand. This second edition was published to coincide with the 2017 revival of the play and contains some changes to the original script.

The Beginning of Her Story By: Crystal Ann Mitchell Told through regular appointments with her psychologist, Dr. Martin, Meagan Guy’s life unfolds throughout The Beginning of Her Story. With many struggles, Meagan keeps her faith in God. She walks by her faith and not by sight. By way of her sessions, we learn of life and loss, love and birth, as well as financial issues and relationship struggles. She shares with us, through Dr. Martin, of the challenges Meagan faces. We also learn how she takes each issue in stride, carrying forward as best she can. No matter how hard life gets, you must always have faith in God.

Behind the Screen unveils Nokia's phenomenal success story through people, business initiatives and products. The book explores key moments, key technologies and key managers who contributed to the company's growth to become the world's favorite mobile phone brand. In the 1990s, Nokia outrivaled the traditional telecommunications companies Motorola and Ericsson by introducing innovative products that allowed personalization and gaming, and by exploiting new technologies which created businesses that didn't exist before, such as ringtones. Once the dot-com bubble had burst and 3G licence bidding had driven the industry into a downturn, Nokia faced new competition. Microsoft challenged Nokia in software, and Samsung and LG in hardware. Yet, Nokia was thriving as the competition heated up. It wasn't enough, because the biggest disruption in mobile communications was yet to come - the Internet. After Apple introduced the iPhone, Google gave away an open-source operating system for smartphones, and Skype generated revenues from a free telephone service, it wasn't enough for Nokia just to crank out products for the vast Indian market or tailor phones for AT&T or Vodafone. The industry had changed irrevocably. Whereas people in established markets wanted to access their favorite social networking services like Facebook or Twitter using a mobile device, people in emerging markets needed their first e-mail accounts. That's where Nokia's strategic Internet service Ovi came in. Behind the Screen unfolds the stories of businesses and technologies that Nokia created and turned into global successes or into miserable failures. It might be impossible to replicate Nokia's success, but the stories offer valuable nuggets on how to thrive in global markets.

Why is LOVE spelled with a Zero in it? Find out in Chapter 13 and 5 different endings! Thirty-Six hours in Incessant Rain! Thunder! Lightening! Floods! - No electricity & telephones! Is this scary environment right for romance? An eligible bachelor who picked up a gorgeous beauty thought so. Coy, innocent, playful, and naughty - This enchantress stole his heart and took it away with her! No phone number! No address! No message! Not even a goodbye! Guess why? Betrayal? Love Triangle? Mafia? Kidnapping? Orthodox Family? Race? Religion? Diseases? Wealth? No! Our sensitive heartbroken handsome was also clueless. Help came unexpectedly. A genius hacked servers and found the damsel. Reuniting with her beau, she was crazier in love than ever before. Now, two happy endings were on the cards! But the end was more bizarre than the disappearing act! Angelic, childlike & lovable young adults meet accidentally, and then Karma separates them. When things become too sweet, they turn sour. And when one puzzle is solved, another comes up. Unique characters in this tale: Luv: Intelligent & smart. IIT graduate. India Head of an MNC. This stylish single rides a cruiser bike & lives in a posh locality of Mumbai. Despite being young, tall, handsome, and fit, this stud has no girlfriends. Is he waiting for the right girl? Or is he too shy? Anamika: BFF of Shruti. Attractive enough to win a beauty pageant or Miss World title. Shruti: Queen bee & Luv's younger sister is looking for a beautiful & cultured sister-in-law. One who can woo her brother & live happily ever after with him. Her secret desire is that Anamika & Luv should marry each other. With great expectations, she creates conditions to help the perfect couple kickstart their romantic journey. All three look forward to it. But will the sword of destiny chop their plan? Surveen: Luv's next-door diva. Loyal & devotional fans worship her. The hot & spicy neighbor wants to hook the domesticated cash cow, Luv. Gul: Oozing sensuality, this dove-eyed Bengali is here to make the simple story complex. Manohar Lal: Luv's best friend & engineering college classmate. A poor man's educated & talented son who becomes a determined python coder. This CEO of a Fortune 500 software giant makes academics look easy. From MIT to Cornell, every library has papers written by him. This natural actor dreams of acting in movies - being an American spy, a yoga guru, or a musician. But his parents want him to prepare for competitive exams. Optimistic, he learns to Tango and develops skills to charm an unidentified chic - his future wife. Suzie: French intern & a florist. Studying in the USA. The best sparkling wine that France has ever brewed. Manohar's fiancée? His traditional parents have different ideas. Bulbul: A dark horse with the potential to win any race. Old Monk & Kingfisher: College education is incomplete if you don't do assignments of these honorary professors. They teach how to do nothing. If a timid student gets their blessings, he transforms into a bold and confident leader. In their presence, opponents become buddies. Some accept them with reverence and humility - others hate him. Their teachings guide & aid disciples till eternity. Thor: The paranormal God of lightning & thunder plays a memorable cameo - striking loudly & often - scaring tender venerable girls. Is he working hand-in-hand with Cupid? Meeta: Nerdy batchmate of Luv. This nagging wife has no role, but her harassed husband wants to have a few beers in peace. So we let him in, for old times' sake. A fun-filled & humorous encounter between teens who have grown up. Devor this addictive collection of joyful & gleeful incidents, & share happiness. Sweet Romance - no offensive language, explicit sexual details

I am a tree lover, born on a snowy December day on top of Phu Lung mountain. A year ago, I opened a pastry shop in a city called Vong Xuyen. The shop has an odd name - Don't Stop. As a shop owner, I like to drink tea with special guests. The cup of tea called Phu Sinh is a special drink owned by Non-Stop shop. Green tea water is as clear as jade, pure aroma, bitter before sweet after. On sunny afternoons, or starlit nights, I sit across from the guests, watching them drink this cup of tea, listening to them slowly tell their stories, love and hate, love and hate. floating, all presented in the span of a cup of tea.

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.