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# MTT: Passive Promotion, Lost in Translation, The Music Manipulation Curve, & Fragmentation of Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mtt-passive-promotion-lost-in-translation-do-music-fans-have-too-much-control-the-music-manipulation/
- Published: 2010-10-16T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-16T14:00:00.000Z
- Description: This week on Music Think Tank there were some interesting new posts: Brian Hazard started the week off with a post on WordPress plugins that allowed for passive promotion. Max. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/mtt-passive-promotion-lost-in-translation-do-music-fans-have-too-
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, Brian Hazard, Bruce Warila, control, Dante Cullari, fragmentation of music, Kyle Bylin, listening formats, lost in translation, Max Willens, music fans, Natalie Cheng, passive promotion, The Music Manipulation Curve, Website, WordPress plugins, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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This week on **[Music Think Tank](www.musicthinktank.com)** there were some interesting new posts: **Brian Hazard** started the week off with a post on WordPress [plugins](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/7-best-wordpress-plugins-for-passive-promotion.html?ref=hypebot.com) that allowed for passive promotion. **Max Willens** posted about the difficulty in [transforming an idea](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/does-your-music-always-come-out-the-way-you-want-it-to.html?ref=hypebot.com) into reality. **Kyle Bylin** asks the question: Do music fans have [too much control](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/ask-the-readers-do-music-fans-today-have-too-much-control.html?ref=hypebot.com)? **Bruce Warila** posts an in-depth look at [The Music Manipulation Curve](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-music-manipulation-curve-theory.html?ref=hypebot.com) and the trend towards easier listening formats. **Dante Cullari** finishes the week with a post on the [ fragmentation of music](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/a-fragmented-music-community-the-sum-of-the-parts-equals-les.html?ref=hypebot.com) all over the internet and the benefits of having only one website.