Protecting The Present While Building The Future
Eric Garland, CEO of Big Champagne, argues that the cultural industries must protect the present without forgetting to build the future. In his interview with CNET, Garland had a number. Continue reading
What Is Twitter? Do You Have An Answer?
Bruce Warila posts an interesting question on Music Think Tank: What is Twitter? Twitter describes itself as “The best way to discover what’s new in your world”. Bruce asked this. Continue reading
Indie Artists Might Spend $2 Just To Make A Dollar.
This part two of my interview segment with Dave Cool, who is director and producer of the documentary film “What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians.”. Continue reading
Official: The Beatles Available On iTunes
(UPDATED) It's official, Apple's promised big announcement was not music in the cloud, but rather the digital debut of The Beatles. Both individual track and full album downloads went live. Continue reading
Major Cuts Planned At Universal Music Group
As profits at The Universal Music Group stumbled in the first 9 months of 2010, senior executives promised new cost cutting measures particularly in the U.S. There is “very, very. Continue reading
MP3 Player On Steroids vs. Radio On Crack Cocaine
Rhapsody has enabled offline playback for Android users. Most interesting though, is the quote contained within the press release, wherein chief product officer Brendan Benzing says that he believes "all. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Ticketmaster Gets Interactive, Apple And iTunes, New Girl Talk Album & More
What We Wish Apple Would Do With iTunes. (GagetLab) Ticketmaster has partnered with IOMEDIA to offer interactive ticketing technology that enables fans to see the view from a seat before they buy. RightsFlow,. Continue reading
Facebook Introduces “Modern Messaging System”
(Updated) During a press conference today Facebook announced a new "modern messaging system" that combines email, text messaging, instant messages and Facebook messaging into a single stream that founder Mark. Continue reading
Does Litigation Drive Innovation In Media Piracy?
The harder the cultural industries drop the hammer down, the better infringers seem to get at avoiding detection and designing more robust file-sharing clients. For instance, LimeWire remained a rather. Continue reading
Grab A Free Copy Of The New Rockstar Philosophy
The crew at The New Rockstar Philosophy wants you to take their book while it's still free. On November 30, they're taking the download off their site. In the meantime,. Continue reading
