Fan Management Lessons From The Grateful Dead
On the eve of the band's archives going public at the University of Calitfornia at Santa Cruz, The Atlantic looks at the business practices of the Grateful Dead and the. Continue reading
MySpace CEO Van Natta Is Out After Just 10 Months
(News & Analysis) – MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta is being forced to step down effectively immediately after just 10 months as the helm of the struggling social networker. Van. Continue reading
Fangirl Power
From Faith Korpi on Popmatters: "What distinguishes a fangirl from the average fan are unrivaled displays of devotion and a willingness to spend countless hours and dollars paying homage to. Continue reading
Real & Sprint Partner On Mobile Music Storefront
RealNetworks has announced an agreement to streamline the music offerings (ringtones, ringbacks and full-track music) available on Sprint phones into a unified user-friendly digital music storefront. The mobile store will. Continue reading
Copyright Law vs. Art As A Shared Experience
Mike Masnick of Techdirt writes," …While people sit back and claim that remixing is "stealing" or "lazy" or "not art" at all, that's totally missing the point. Art is not. Continue reading
Suzanne Vega Takes Charge
"I’m back to where I started from. Taking names, making mailing lists… It’s a relief not to have to deal with a record company, and their A.D.D. attention spans.” –. Continue reading
Gmail Gets Social With Buzz, Facebook To Add Chat
Sometime over the coming week's you'll see a new Buzz tab appear on your Gmail page as Google rolls out its latest efforts to get social. Unlike Google WAVE, which. Continue reading
RealNetworks And MTV To Spin Off Rhapsody
Just as cracks are starting to appear in the iTunes armor and streaming music is gaining real steam, Rhapsody is being told to go it alone. RealNetworks and Viacom's MTVN. Continue reading
SoundExchange Hits The Road
SoundExchange, the nonprofit performance rights organization that collects and distributes performance royalties from satellite radio, internet radio, cable TV music channels and other services that stream sound recordings, is traveling. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: YouTube Data Doubts, UMG Makes It Official, Tapulous “Riddim” & More
YouTube's traffic data for music questioned. (cNet) It's Official: Lucian Grainge promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group. Doug Morris to remain as Chairman. (press release) EMI has reached. Continue reading
