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The Mobilization of Music

Source: HypeBot
January 20, 2009

A key theme at Midemnet and Midem this year is what I like to call the mobilization of music. From services like Nokia's Comes With Music to over the air downloads to new mobile music apps, the cell phone seems to set to grab a larger piece of the music market and fan attention.

You already see it in Japan, Korea and other markets where up to 90% of all download sales happen via mobile. U.S. cell networks are just ...

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The Echo Nest Launches "Promobot" - Web's First Targeted Online Music Promotion System

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2009

PromoBot finds the needle in the musical haystack by putting blogs and review sites within reach for artists and labels marketing their music Cannes, France and Somerville, MA -- The Echo Nest, a music intelligence company powering advanced digital music applications, launched the web's first targeted online music promotion system, PromoBot at MidemNet '09. PromoBot was selected from hundreds of new offerings to be presented at the MidemNet New Business Showcase, hosted by Music Ally. PromoBot utilizes The Echo Nest's ...

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In the Obama Era, Will the Media Change Too?

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2009

On Jan. 20, change will come to Washington. To part of it, anyway. Barack Obama will take office, but another Washington fixture, the press that covered George W. Bush, will still be there: a whole roster of newly minted network White House correspondents, yes, but the same apparatus behind them.

Come Jan. 21 and beyond after nearly three months of offering the President-elect free advice and producing stories about his struggles to choose a puppy and keep his BlackBerry the ...

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Midemnet Day 1

Source: HypeBot
January 19, 2009

This year's MidemNet conference is primarily exploring the opportunities & solutions to enhance the artist-fan relationship. What are the most promising ways to foster this relationship further?

This is a very well run conference with something for almost everyone if you are open to new ideas and a good networker. I've heard that attendance is down a bit to 8000. Many waiting until the last minute to pay; so no hard numbers. The companies and people that move and ...

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MidemNet Day 2

Source: HypeBot
January 19, 2009

This was the final day of MidemNet and the first day of the broader Midem music industry trade show. MidemNet was a real success though like most things there is always room for improvement. If you attended and have suggestions, please email me - bruce(at)skylineonline(dot)com - as they will debrief me in a week or so. The wonderful Reed Midem team are fabulous hosts and very much about creating the best show possible.

In our closing Visionary Chair Committee sedsion, ...

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MidemNet: Social Networking and Online Fandom

Source: HypeBot
January 19, 2009

University professor Nancy Baym has studied, lectured and blogged about online social media for more than 10 years. She suggests that its important to remember that fans care about the artist, but they care more about each other: Some highlights from her MidemNet presentation:

Important behaviors:

Sharing emotion Building social identity Collective intelligence (set lists, fan reviews) Sharing interpretations (analyzing lyrics) Creating for each other (fan videos, remixes, playlists)

How the net empowers and changes fandom:

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We Are One: HBO Obama Webcast

Source: JamBase
January 19, 2009

BIG NAMES IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATE NEW PRESIDENT'S ARRIVAL

Mr. Wonder Cable network HBO is covering the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial today. The event is titled We Are One and features performances from Bruce Springsteen, U2, Stevie Wonder, Pete Seeger, Herbie Hancock and many more, plus various speakers like Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks and others. The event is being broadcast live online right now, and you can check it out here.

Encore performances of this ...

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Yahoo Gets More Social with Twitter, Youtube

Source: PC Magazine
January 18, 2009

As part of the Yahoo Open Strategy, the company today announced update connections to its Yahoo Updates feature, offering activity updates with Twitter, YouTube, and more. While the debate over the social graph and how to monetize it continues among Facebook and Google watchers, Yahoo has made a more conscious effort at being more social. The company today announced some enhancements to its Yahoo Updates feature as part of its Yahoo Open Strategy (Y!OS). Up until now, the updates, which ...

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