REWIND: The New Music Industry Week In Review

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• Megauload launches direct-to-fan startup to compete with Topspin & Bandcamp.
• MySpace reboots with focus on music, Facebook integration and then unleashes "World's Largest (100% FREE) Online Music Library."
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• Megauload launches direct-to-fan startup to compete with Topspin & Bandcamp.
• MySpace reboots with focus on music, Facebook integration and then unleashes "World's Largest (100% FREE) Online Music Library."
• SoundCloud names the Best Music Campaigns Of 2011.
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• TuneRights launches as an investment platform for songs and albums.
• Study confirms most social media time is spent on Facebook.
• Holiday ecommerce wars in full swing as Google Music offers 500,000 $4.99 Albums, 10 Million $.49 Tracks.
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