Rob Glaser Gets Real
 Rob Glaser has been in streaming since before the beginning: He founded RealNetworks in 1994, and the company soon debuted the groundbreaking RealAudio, which essentially created the market for real-time streaming audio. When KPIG in Freedom, CA, became one of the first stations to stream its over-the-air programming, way back in 1995, it got online via RealAudio.
Glaser, who was RealNetworks' CEO from 1994-2010, will be a keynote speaker at Radio Ink's Convergence, June 4-5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley.
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Radio's Driving Force
The automobile has always been radio's territory, but that stronghold is being invaded -- and not just by smartphone apps like Pandora and TuneIn. Pandora is built into the digital dashboards of more and more auto models, while Aha Mobile, Stitcher, and others are moving to get their own spots on that coveted in-car real estate.
On the Convergence 12 panel "The Digital Dashboard and Beyond," engineers and automakers' representatives will show you exactly what radio is competing with, and what's coming up within the year.
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The Finalists: Radio Ink Digital Awards
We've pored over the many nominations, and we've selected the finalists for the 2012 Radio Ink Digital Awards. It's time to recognize and reward the people, stations, and companies that drive the industry in new media.
All the winners will be announced at Convergence 12, to be held June 4-5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley.
Click here to view the complete list of finalists.
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What Radio Can Learn From A Newspaper Guy
 The irrepressible Rob Curley returns to Convergence this year by popular demand and, as always, with fresh ideas and new material. Curley, who heads up the new media division at the Las Vegas Sun and Greenspun Media Group, will deliver another dose of wit and commentary at Radio Ink's Convergence 12, set for June 4-5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley.
If you've been lucky enough to hear Curley speak at the last two Convergence conferences, you know that Rob is one of the smartest, most innovative people working in new media today, and a dynamic and insightful speaker.
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Borrell Unveils Eye-Popping Research At Convergence 2012
 Gordon Borrell will be at Radio Ink's Convergence 12 in June, with some startling research on what's really happening in local media -- and how you can get in on it.
Borrell's message to the industry: "Wake Up, Kick Ass, and Take Names." He believes radio has a huge advantage when it comes to the Internet, and he has the research to back it up. Those who see the opportunity, and follow the example of the early leaders, can make the transition from "medium company" to real 21st-century media company.
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What Do You Know About SEO?
At Radio Ink's Convergence 12, set for June 4-5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, Kristopher Jones will clear up the confusion and superstition that surrounds SEO. The best-selling author of Search Engine Optimization: Your Visual Blueprint For Effective Internet Marketing will give you practical tips and strategies to help you better understand the real opportunity to leverage Google and other search engines -- and he'll tell you exactly how to use social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest to drive free traffic to your websites.
Click here for more.
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