Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Eagles #1, Facebook’s Social Ads, Prince Fights Viral & More
>>> Despite – or perhaps because of – only being available at Wal-Mart, the Eagles easily outdistanced Britney 700K to 290K units to debut at #1. (HITS, press release) >>>. Continue reading
The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class Parts I-III
Our series on the on a new Middle Class of musicians who never ride in limos but who make a decent living has been getting a lot of attention and. Continue reading
MySpace Launches HyperTargeting And SelfServe
Want to target only fans of like minded music on MySpace? The day got a lot closer with two programs that the social networking giant launched yesterday. HyperTargeting allows advertisers. Continue reading
Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: US Dominates UK Chart, OiNK Piglets Multiply & Radiohead Fans Like Free & Much More
>>> Think the music fans in the UK are so damn hip? The Eagles and Britney Spears have grabbed #1 and #2 on the British charts. (BBC) >>> "OiNK’s new. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Sets Sail With Band Sponsorship, Torrent Tool & More
Notorious Bit Torrent aggregator Pirate Bay has made news thumbing its nose at the authorities and enabling millions of unauthorized music downloads. Now Pirate Bay has "sponsored" Scandinavian glam rockers. Continue reading
Rise Of The Musical Middle Class Part III – A Global Perspective
Last week’s start to Hypebot’s series, The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class (Part I & II) pointed to a growing group of artists that may never ride in limos,. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: OiNK Part II, Reznor Gets Out & Much More
>>> Details on why WMG is not a part of the new Nokia Music Store. (ars) OMG! File sharing! Meanwhile the company’s stock keeps getting hammered with another sub $10. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: The Musical Middle Class, Social Nets Open Up, EMI Deals & Much More
>>> In one of Hypebot’s most read posts ever, The Rise Of The Musical Middle Class – Part I & II outlines how the fragmentation of media and rising power. Continue reading
MySpace, Others Join Google’s OpenSocial
Just a day after Google launched OpenSocial, MySpace has joined the effort to make widgets and other applications usable across multiple social networking platforms. With 110 million users worldwide, top. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Napster Looses $5M And 20K Subs, WMG Nixes Nokia & Much More
>>> Napster’s second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago on higher revenue from subscriptions and mobile music sales despite a decline of 20,000 paid subscribers. The company reported a net. Continue reading
