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News Corp COO Carey Says Myspace Makeover Makes It Easier to Sell
News Corp seemed more ready than ever to divest itself of Myspace in a Monday interview with the parent company's COO Chase Carey. “I'm not going to break down (the number of) quarters," he said. “It's not years ... We need to deal with this with urgency." He praised the recent makeover saying that made the ...
Why We're All Fans, and We're All Artists Now
This is part two of my interview segment with Aram Sinnreich, who is assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University and author of the book Mashed Up: Music, Technology, And The Rise Of Configurable Culture. In this interview, Sinneich talks about the challenges of democracy in the digital age; why we're all fans ...
Pandora Leading Streaming Brand, but Not Dominant
According to a new study released by Coleman Insights, one in every six Americans stream audio at least once a week. As the number of houses with broadband access rises and smart phones proliferate, they expect this number to increase. Overall, they indicate that streaming is an underdeveloped brand category. The average consumer has top-of-mind awareness ...
German "Spotify Clone" Pairs with Social Network
Amidst the Spotify drama, its German clone Simfy has collaborated with the country's largest social network. Now the 16M users on StudiVZ will gain access to the free, ad-supported desktop app. What if Spotify partnered with Facebook? The music service is also launching a new student price point of 6.99 for its premium edition. Since Spotify ...
The Plastic Disc Business Languishes
It should be no surprise that the plastic disc business is languishing. In a piece in the Guardian, Adam Sherwin documents the DVD industry crisis. The reasons for the decline range from the proliferation of streaming through Netflix, the fledgling need of consumers to buy a TV show box set to view a missed episode, and ...
Diaspora, Privacy-Aware Facebook Rival Goes Beta
Chances are you don't need another social network to join. You're already doing enough tweeting and status updating and not doing nearly enough working and creating the way it is. However, if you remember the great threat of a mass exodus from Facebook several months back. Then, you likely recall talk of an open-source, decentralized network ...
Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will "Reform" Music, Film and TV Within 5 Years
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used last week's Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco to share his most sweeping vision yet of how Facebook will fundamentally change the music, film, TV and media industries within the next five years. Zuckerberg believes strongly that insurgent entrepreneurs will “reform" the music, film, TV, news, e-commerce and perhaps many other ...
Track and Fields: New Remix and Music Licensing Site
Track and Fields, a Berlin-based remix and licensing opportunity site, offers a number of tools for musicians and producers alike. They provide pre-cleared samples and stems to use; referrals for sync and production opportunities; catalogued submissions for music supervisors; and collaboration opportunities. Thus far, the company has attracted participation in remix contests, among other efforts, from ...
The Importance of Great Website Visuals
You've heard it before. Keep fans on your site. Visuals are important. The first is straightforward. Don't bring fans to your site and send them to Myspace. Your site is yours, while Myspace is not. Likewise, if fans find you on Myspace, give them a reason to visit your site. That way, you can take ownership ...
Bruce Warila: Can Computers Really Analyze Songs for Hit Potential?
(Updated) This guest post comes from consultant and entrepreneur Bruce Warila. Bruce has studied the technologies and services that measure a song's hit potential. In response to the ASCAP and HITLAB announcement that basically endorses the use of algorithms to analyze the hit potential of songs, I thought I would weigh in on the subject. Proceed ...
