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Interview: Rob MacArthur Of IOUmusic

Recently, I spoke with Rob MacArthur, who describes himself as a music fanatic and entrepreneur; he is currently overseeing operations at the online crowd-funding site IOU Music and Rock Garden. Continue reading

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iPod Sales Dwindle, But Apple Isn’t Worried

While no one is calling for the death of the iPod just yet; it has been reported that "the latest sales figures for the quarter to June showed 9 million. Continue reading

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Chart: The New 24 Hour Song Discovery Cycle

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More Music Industry News: FTC Drops LimeWire Probe, Amanda Palmer, YouTube Legal Challenge Fails, Google Buys Angstro, ExtensionFM & More

Summer is winding down, which means that the pr machines are cranking up. Some of the action is about the Christmas sales season, some is about trying to improve yearly. Continue reading

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Last Week On Music Think Tank

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Jason Mencer: Building A Festival: One Beer At A Time Josiah Mann: Making It In One Year – Is It Possible?  Ariel Hyatt:. Continue reading

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REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review

Cary Sherman, The RIAA, And Their Failure To Change The Culture of File-Sharing. The Case For The Billboard Top 40 Over 40 List. Top Ten Government Mandates Needed To Save. Continue reading

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Stevie Nicks And The Overconsumption Of Music

Before I continue my deconstruction of the viewpoints expressed by Steve Nicks in a recent interview with the NY Daily News, I wanted to take a moment and point you. Continue reading

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It’s Not The Size Of Your Collection That Matters…

Or Does It? The Biggest Crisis In Music Fandom. Remember the days when you could judge a music fan by the size of their collection? When I started out, it. Continue reading

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Google Realtime Makes It Much Easier To Track The Real-time Web

Google is making it easier to track a topic in real-time across a myriad of web sources with a single search.On the newly launched Google Realtime homepage are a continually. Continue reading

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FTC Confirms Fake Reviews Are Illegal

A  Federal Trade Commission settlement with California based music marketer Reverb Communications (not to be confused with ReverbNation) confirms that unlabeled paid reviews violate truth in advertising regulations. The guidelines. Continue reading

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