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News: Music Industry

Kompoz Offers Collaborative Self-Publishing

October 27, 2009

Music collaboration site Kompoz, has launched an online publishing feature which allows musicians to self-publish collaborative projects while retaining all rights to the original work. Musicians can use Kompoz to launch a project, work with other musicians around the world to complete the song, publish it and offer customized licensing options for use in films, TV, ...

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Survey: Who Uses Twitter?

October 24, 2009

A new Pew Internet survey offers some insights into just who uses Twitter. 19% of internet users say they use Twitter. A significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009 when 11% used Twitter Three groups are driving the growth social network website users those who ...

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NARM Launches a Digital Music Think Tank

October 24, 2009

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers has launched a Digital Think Tank task force of NARM members dedicated to resolving issues surrounding the business of digital music. Members include: 7digital, Amazon.com, E1, EMI, IODA, Iris, iTunes, Microsoft, Mix & Burn, Napster, Nokia, The Orchard, Rhapsody, Rhino, Sony, Topspin, Universal, Verizon, WEA, and Wind-up. At yesterday's kick-off ...

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Five More Worth Following

October 24, 2009

Overwhelmed by Twitter-mania? From time to time Hypebot will help you sift through the tweet pileup to find the few music industry, tech and business voices that are really worth following. Here's the second installment of Hypebot's Five Worth Following: @musicadium - Australian based flat free digital distributor (think Tuncecore Downunder) Musicadium uses ...

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Myspace Music Gets a Major Upgrade

October 23, 2009

More Video, Artist Dashboard, iTunes Purchase MySpace Music has gotten a major upgrade with the addition of a new music video hub, an artist dashboard offering analytics and track purchase via iTunes. The new features come at a time when the parent MySpace site is losing market share to Facebook. Music Video Hub MySpace hopes to ...

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Facebook Says "Give the Gift of Music"

October 23, 2009

Facebook has been experimenting with virtual gifts and e-cards for several months and now music via LaLa is being added to the mix. In the U.S., according to Facebook: “You now will be able to purchase songs as gifts for your friends. The “Music and MP3s" section of the Gift Shop, powered by ...

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Google Music Update: Don't Get Too Excited

October 23, 2009

As information from a variety of media and private sources coalesces into something closer to facts, it's become apparent that Google's new music service, while a nice upgrade to music search, is not the big news that the media - as it does with most things Google - is making it out to be. The new ...

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5 New Tech Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore

October 23, 2009

Keeping up with the latest technologies and how consumers use them can feel like a full time job. But ignoring it can also torpedo your best marketing efforts. Here are 5 cutting edge tech trends that you may not be paying enough attention to: 1. Facebook Lite - A lighter cleaner version of Facebook ...

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Google to Launch Music Service

October 22, 2009

Several sources are reporting that Google will be launching a music service as early as next week. Rumored to be called, depending on who you talk to, Google Music, Google Audio or Google OneBox, the service will center on streaming rather than download sales. Wired and TechCrunch seem to have the best sources so far with ...

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Your Digital Record Offers Alternative to iTunes LP

October 21, 2009

The album is not dead; it's just evolving. iTunes LP is one iteration, but it's not the only one. Recently launched Your Digital Record offers artists and labels another branch of album's evolutionary tree with a (currently) free platform that transforms albums from mere digital files into an interactive multimedia bundle. Now in beta, artists and ...