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Overheard @ SF MusicTech

Celia Hirshman: "iTunes market share is down from 90% to 69%."  Is there an opening for more niche stores? Updates on MySpace are now fed directly to Google search. "If. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/12/over-heard-today-sfmusictech.html]

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  • Celia Hirshman: "iTunes market share is down from 90% to 69%."  Is there an opening for more niche stores?
  • Updates on MySpace are now fed directly to Google search.
  • "If your label and your manager don't get digital or social media, FIRE them."
  • "Panelist asked how many people still check their MySpace page, and not many hands went up"
  • Rhapsody's Tim Quirk
    • "People who say 'musicians should just be artists' are feeding bullshit to musicians."
    • "Facebook doesn't need a music strategy, music needs a Facebook strategy."
  • Steve Jenkins of Third Eye Blind: "Piracy gave our band a second chance" let new generation of fans discover them…

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