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Vevo Update and Why the Rocky Start May Not Matter

Source: HypeBot
December 12, 2009

Things are improving at new music video site VEVO, though some timeouts continue. The company reportedly added 25 servers overnight and is working to improve the user exper

But in the long run, the people running VEVO may not really care that fans are less than excited by the site's delivery. This time, it's not the suits at the major labels trying to control fans. VEVO, it turns out, was always intended to be a business-to business vehicle much more ...

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Why Apple Really Bought Lala

Source: HypeBot
December 12, 2009

Apple's Lala Purchase Creates New Minefield For Labels & Fans

As the dust settles on the recent deals and launches in the digital music space, the motivations behind each is becoming clearer. But none of the shifts are more dramatic than the changes that appear ahead at Apple and iTunes as signaled by its purchase of Lala.

Next year, iTunes will undergo an overhaul aimed at extending its influence from the iPod to the cloud. It's a natural shift for ...

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Can VEVO Recover from a Rough First Day?

Source: HypeBot
December 11, 2009

Yesterday was a tough day for new music video site VEVO. The backing of 2 major labels, $300 million form Adu Dhabi and tech from Google and you still couldn't sign up or get a page to load. Many that could get on to look around were seriously underwhelmed.

Hypebot Associate Editor Kyle Bylin wrote in: “Like a growing number of you, I wake up, go out into the kitchen, grab a bowl of cereal, sit down in front of ...

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The Square = More Mechandise Sales

Source: HypeBot
December 11, 2009

This guest post is from Christopher Joel, an independent musician from Nashville, TN who plays with The Intrepid Travelers and is the author of Your Band Blog: How to Use WordPress As Your Band's Website.

I just read about a new product coming out early next year that will be a massive help to performing musicians running into an age-old problem. You have an excited fan who really wants to buy your CD, t-shirt, sticker, whatever, but they only have ...

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Tube Time Continues to Rise

Source: HypeBot
December 11, 2009

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MySpace Opens API. Issues Developer Challenge.

Source: HypeBot
December 10, 2009

MySpace has announced a suite of new API interfaces to encourage developers to leverage public data (status updates, music, photos, videos) in real time and create applications to socialize content on and off the site.

To encourage developers, MySpace has launched a Developer Challenge competition, which kicks off January 4, rewarding developers who create the most interesting use of the new APIs with cash prizes and promotion on MySpace. (Details after the jump.)

The new API includes:

Economy Doesn't Slow Move to Portable

Source: HypeBot
December 10, 2009

Even the weak economy isn't slowing the migration to mobile and portable devices and shipments will grow more than 10% in 2009 over the previous year according to market research firm, In-Stat.

The category includes MP3 players, portable media players, digital radio receivers, e-readers, edutainment toys, handheld game consoles and personal navigation devices, is expanding to over 400 million units in 2009. By 2013, it will approach 600 million units. While some segments, such as handheld game consoles and MP3 ...

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More on MySpace Music's imeem Purchase

Source: HypeBot
December 10, 2009

Sources tell Hypebot that the primary reason for yesterday's abrupt shift of imeem users to MySpace Music was because the deal only worked economically if imeem were shuttered. That meant that they no longer had the licenses or assets to continue operating the site. MySpace essentially bought the few parts of imeem that it cared about after the shutdown.

Visitors to imeem are now directed straight to MySpace Music and the special page above where they are told that “imeem ...

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