10 months ago Jrome said:ringle = single + ringtone
"As the recording industry wakes up from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines the mostly defunct single format with ringtones." - 'Music industry betting on 'ringle' format' by Ed Christman http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-09-10T030707Z_01_N09216730_RTRUKOC_0_US-RINGLES.xml
"As the recording industry wakes up from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines the mostly defunct single format with ringtones." - 'Music industry betting on 'ringle' format' by Ed Christman
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2007-09-10T030707Z_01_N09216730_RTRUKOC_0_US-RINGLES.xml