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A Democratic Solution to File-Sharing
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We All Make Music
[The following post was written by Robin Millar, a guitarist, record producer, and musician mentor whose productions have sold over 55 million copies. It is an expanded version of a comment he made on U2 manager Paul McGuinness's recent article for British GQ, “How to Save the Music Industry"] I first organised a public meeting to highlight the rise of digital music and the Internet at George Martin's Air Studios in London in 1991. At that conference I stated that ...
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Carl Jacobson, New VP of Marketing at Nimbit
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HypeBot
Direct-to-fan marketing platform Nimbit has appointed Carl Jacobson to VP of Marketing. He brings to the table over 15 years of marketing experience through which he brought empowering solutions to music makers and listeners. Prior to this position, Jacobson was the VP of Marketing for the music software and hardware provider Cakewalk, Inc. “The music industry is changing and it's now more important than ever for artists, managers, and emerging labels to take control of their music business and relationship ...
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NMS Partners with BigChampagne to Find Artists...
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That Are “On The Verge" Of Breaking. New Music Seminar has partnered with BigChampagne and their Ultimate Chart Technology to support their Artist on the Verge Project, which, twice a year, at the industry conference, seeks to identify artists that are on the verge of breaking. Three finalists—meeting this unique criteria—are chosen by the NMS Music Committee are then invited to perform at the event; winner receiving over $50,000 in prizes. In utilizing BigChampagne's comprehensive data set, the NMS crew ...
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Study: Going Global Means Going Mobile
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HypeBot
A Nielson and Cambridge Group study of trends in information and communication technologies also provides a glimpse at the future od music consumption particularly in emerging markets: concentrate on mobile as much as the internet. Global consumers are hungry for access to information and communication, says the study. especially in countries with a growing middle class. Defying classic economic models, the demand for communication (cell phones) leads traditional media growth, signifying a global, disruptive phenomenon. The demand for information via ...
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Android Developers Are Losing Money, but Why?
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HypeBot
Application developers for Google's Andorid platform are concerned about piracy; it's drastically high. Yes, Google is aware of this and has announced plans to combat the piracy outbreak with DRM systems that app developers can integrate into their apps. Problem solved—right? Not so fast. Less than 30% of Android phone users can pay for the apps in countries where the platform is available. So, they are pirating them instead. In other words, users aren't pirating the apps because they refuse ...
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Chris Anderson: "The Web is Dead."
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Ever one to envelope web memes, Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson is at it again. This time around though, he's not writing about The Long Tail, Free, or saying that “Atoms Are The New Bits." Rather, he's declaring that the web is dead. Basically, Anderson makes the argument that mobile device revolution has caused many people to move from the computer screen and the browser to accessing things powered by the internet, but not actually visiting the web itself. “The Internet is the real ...
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Google and Verizon Net Neutrality Plan: Is It the Devil's Work?
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PC Magazine
This uninspired document has led to an interesting debate about content, wireless, and the future of broadband. I love the irony: The Net Neutrality Debate is a debate in which virtually no one can stay neutral. We're all picking sides. Now that Google and Verizon tried to step in (with a new Legislative Framework Proposal) and guide us all to a theoretically better place, many have chosen to stand on the opposite side of these two giant companies. I was ...
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