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Apple Buys Lala
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HypeBot
(UPDATE 2) An Apple spokesperson confirmed on Sunday that Apple has bought Lala.com.
Apple is reportedly close to acquiring Lala. “Talks are very advanced." according to CNet. “One of the sources said that the sides have already agreed on terms and have only to sign a final agreement."
Exactly what Apple's plans are for Lala remain unclear, but its an indication that the the tech giant finally understands that music consumption is moving to more than the buy ...
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Analysis from Around the Net on Lala + Apple
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HypeBot
ars technica: “...for the
moment, there's nothing about the purchase that seems to provide the
company with any key technologies it was missing in terms of diving
into markets. Until another company demonstrates that there's money to
be made (or iPods to be sold) through streaming, there's no reason to
think that a move of this sort is immanent.
Billboard: Glen Peoples writes, “With its acquisition of online music start-up Lala, Apple appears to have bet on a ...
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Ross Gentile Files Suit Against Siue
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Edwardsville Intelligencer has published an article detailing a lawsuit brought by Ross Gentile, the longtime host of the “Standards in Jazz" program on WSIE (88.7 FM), against Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, which operates the radio station. The article by the Intelligencer's Steve Horrell says Gentile alleges that “for more than a decade the university's Board of Trustees intentionally misclassified his employment status to keep from paying him pension, health insurance, vacation, holidays and other benefits."
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A New Way of Making Music: Artistshare Introduces New Jazz Singer Yeahwon Shin's CD Project
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All About Jazz
ArtistShare is very pleased to announce the latest fan-funded project by singer Yeahwon Shin. In this exciting new project, Yeahwon will be unfolding her musical world for listeners by fusing jazz and Brazilian music--one of those experiences include her past collaborations with legendary Brazilian artist Egberto Gismonti who had the following to say about her, “I really appreciated the delicacy and phraseology in her singing...I invited her to perform together during the night concert at the Incheon Jazz Festival. It ...
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Read This Now: Musicans - Please Be Brilliant or Get out of the Way
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HypeBot
“The future does not fit in the containers of the past."
“...musicians need to drop the notion of making money from CD sales through record labels and concentrate on making money from the experiential awareness that surrounds their brand; a brand they own, no one else. The downside to this for musicians is that they need to get organized and work hard, or arrange for what I call the “fifth Beatle" to help with online communications, selling merchandise etc...
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Jazz Bums 2
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Indaba Music Artist in Residence with Greg Osby
I'd like to offer a few last points here in order to clarify my position, then I'll be done with this subject. Please bear in mind that my opinions and offerings here are based on my own experiences and observations, and that I'm well aware that many will disagree with them. That said, to those who aren't receptive to my position, it isn't necessary for you to post mean spirited jabs in an attempt to make your point. Opposing opinions ...
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Mobile Marketing Grows, but Targeting Necessary
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HypeBot
Mobile ad spending will grow 27% to $2.1 billion in 2010, according to the Mobile Marketing Association. But while the audience for mobile marketing is growing, it's still relatively small and confined to a limited segment of the market.
Marketers who employ mobile marketing to the wrong group risk turning them off according to an analysis of BIGresearch's Simultaneous Media Usage Survey of over 22,000. Those who like mobile marketing tend to be young men. They are cell phone-centered and ...
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