Staples Center Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets

Arrangements have officially been set for the Michael Jackson public memorial and funeral service. The service will be held for thousands of fans this coming Tuesday, July 7th, at 10 AM at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. There will be approximately 17,500 tickets randomly distributed to fans who register at the Staples Center website. Additionally there will be about 11,000 tickets given randomly to fans already registered via MJ's website. More info from StaplesCenter.com: If your application is successful, you will receive an email on Sunday, July 5, 2009 after 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time with your exclusive unique code and instructions on how to obtain your two free tickets to attend the Public Memorial Service. A valid ticket will be required to enter the STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE area on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The tickets will be distributed for either the public memorial service in STAPLES Center or a live television broadcast in the adjacent Nokia Theatre. According to website techbanyan.com, the Staples Center website got a massive burst in visitor traffic once the news of the Jackson funeral and memorial service tickets broke. Apparently more than 500 million hits came to the website and it continues to see flourishing traffic. Staples Center website crashed at one point, requiring them to buy a new server to host the site. Also, over a million fans have already applied for tickets from all corners of the world. Remembering Michael Jackson via ringtones Michael Jackson's Music Videos, Lyrics, News

Vibe Magazine Shuts Down

In breaking news Tuesday it was announced on website Dailyfinance.com that longtime hip-hop and R&B magazine, Vibe Magazine, would be immediately shutting down production of its print magazine. The main reason for the shutdown was the company's inability to reduce its large debt down, due to a collapse in print media advertising. With auto manufacturers and other companies scaling back on their advertising costs, it's hurt TV shows, newspapers and magazines, including Vibe. Vibe's circulation had apparently fallen by about 200,000 in the past year or so. According to the NY Times, the only major hip hop magazine left in circulation now is The Source, however hip hop heads will be quick to mention XXL Magazine, another popular publication. The website Vibe.com is still operational as of this writing, and includes a large tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, splashed across the front page. The site also still offers a "Subscribe to Vibe" link but that is likely to change soon. It's sad to see Vibe go, but once again it's a sign of the times. These days magazines have shifted their presence more to the online realm, as they can reach more people and probably attract more advertising revenue than with printed copies in stores,