Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Social Marketing Arrives, Eagles Spread, 4QFor Nimbit & Much More

>>> 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.