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Why iLike Sold to MySpace for so Little

August 20, 2009

“The recent distressed exit of iLike reminds us of the need to build real value in our startups if we hope to create lasting companies and wealth... If we look over the past fifteen years of webtime, we see a few categories emerge where real value was created: Efficiency/Cost Reduction (DoubleClick, RedHat, PayPal, ...

Music Software Popularity Index

August 20, 2009

They've just released the second Music Software Popularity Index for the second quarter of 2009. The ten most popular music software products based on recent search engine activity, are: PRODUCT (INDEX) 1. DigiDesign Pro Tools (13.3) 2. Steinberg Cubase (10.2) 3. FL Studio (8.3) 4. Cakewalk Sonar (7.1) ...

Official: MySpace Buys iLike

August 20, 2009

+ Owen Van Natta, the Chief Executive Officer of MySpace, has confirmed reports that MySpace has purchased music centered social networker iLike. Sources put the purchase price at a recession battered $20 million. “iLike users and the artist community should expect the iLike experience to be unaffected by the acquisition," MySpace said in a statement. iLike ...

Bandwidth Conference Next Week in SF

August 19, 2009

Next week kicks off the fifth Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference, one of the more interesting gatherings of music, digital music, and media professionals. This year's conference explores how people discover, purchase and interact with new music. On August 27 and 28 in San Francisco, Bandwidth 2009 includes ...

Study Proves Download's Green Advantage

August 19, 2009

MySpace Close to Buying iLike for $20 Million

August 19, 2009

MySpace is close to buying iLike for $20 million according to TechCrunch. Quick analysis: iLike is second only to MySpace in hosting pages for artists. Combining their assets would strongly solidify MySpace's position in music. How will Facebook react ? iLike is the dominate music discovery app on ...

Is Live Music Feeling the Ecomomic Pinch?

August 18, 2009

Live music has been the one place left where many musicians can count on making money, but this summer have been signs that ticket sales are in toruble. This latest in a series of weekly announcements from Live Nation arrived in my inbox just this morning: Concert Fans say 'Give us one ...

Is Apple Planning a September Music Surprise?

August 18, 2009

Apple has traditionally used a post-Labor Day event to roll out new products for the Christmas sales season and this year should prove no different. Rumors are increasing that music related products will play a major part in any 2009 unveiling. But whether the news will be simply a revamped iPod Nano or include Apple's new ...

Does Holywood Share the Same Problems as the Record Industry?

August 13, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor In his article, Paul Suarez of PC World rightly observes that, “Hollywood has a problem. It's red, boxy, lets you rent DVDs for $1 a night, and is severely threatening movie studios from making money. The threat is Redbox self-serve DVD rental kiosks outside McDonalds and in grocery stores." ...

10 Major Milestones in Modern Music Marketing

August 13, 2009

1. Seth Godin writes “Permission Marketing“ way back in 1999 pointing the way towards a new era of artist and fan relationships. 2. CD Baby offers indie and d.i.y. artists a home to reach a wider audience on the net. 3. The Arctic Monkeys parlay internet pre-release buzz into the fastest selling debut album in UK ...