>>> Much of the big Music 2.0 news this week continues to come from the social networking sector:
- Facebook launched its music initiative with artist pages and targeted marketing opportunities.
- MySpace announced Hypertargeting and SelfServe ads.
- iLike expanded its cross-platform music marketing tools.
>>> Despite being sold exclusively to Wal-Mart, the Eagles' new CD found its way into other retailers via re-sales and imports. The record topped the charts selling 750,000 units; almost 3 times the Britney debut.
>>> eMusic hit 350,000 subscribers and added several key labels.
>>> Patrick Faucher, the head of Music 2.0 artist service's company Nimbit answered four questions that Hypebot will be putting to music industry leaders in the coming months in a new series called 4QFor.
>>> Bruce Houghton's essay on The Rising Musical Middle Class drew reaction across the blogosphere. Here is a roundup of some of the best comments. Join the debate.
>>> Notorious file sharing site Pirate Bay expanded its reach by sponsoring a band and starting work on a effort to to create and open source Bit Torrent replacement.
