More Music Industry News: MTV #1 Online, OurStage Grabs $6M, Apple Relaxes App Rules, Klaxons, Quincy Jones, Death Penalty For Pirates & More
As has been the case for months, Apple, Google and EMI continue to dominate the music industry news and the only common thread seems to be change, change and more. Continue reading
MySpace Adds User Generated Video Channels
MySpace has just added a new feature that enables the creation of shared video channel based on vdieo content they’ve created individually or through their network of friends. Powered by. Continue reading
Last.fm Introduces Listening Clock Feature
And Incorporates Time Into Music Recommendations. Music recommendation is fairly straightforward, at a time, when our consumption habits clearly aren’t. The general, algorithmic approach takes the stance that users who. Continue reading
AmieStreet Closure May Show Where Amazon Thinks Music Ownership Is Headed
Amazon was an early investor in AmieStreet, Inc. which until today owned AmieStreet.com and still controls Songza.com. That it was decided to shut down AimeStreet, abandon its dynamic pricing model. Continue reading
DEVO Says This Is “The Best Time To Be In Music.”
In this interview with Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO, he declares that this is “the best time to be in music.” Due to the expansive cultural diversity and explosion of choice,. Continue reading
Music Hack Day Interviews With David Haynes of SoundCloud & Paul Lamere of Echonest
Hypebot corespondent Hilke Ros (@hilkeros) had the opportunity to attend Music Hack Day in London this weekend (see his overview here) and sit down with David Haynes of SoundCloud and. Continue reading
Amazon Buys AmieStreet Just To Shut It Down, Team Shifts Focus To Songza
Amazon has moved from investor in AmieStreet to owner with an acquisition made public today. But don't expect Amazon to embrace dynamic pricing anytime soon, as the internet giant appears. Continue reading
Coming Soon: iTunes App Downloads To Pass Music
Perhaps I'm putting to much on these stats, but what does it say about the hopes for the music industry selling more downloads via its #1 retailer when months from. Continue reading
“Culture Is More Important Than Copyright.”
Last week, TechDirt highlighted this great quote from comic book writer Mark Waid and I hadn't gotten a chance to post about it till now. Waid recently spoke at the. Continue reading
Interview: Jared Moya, Chief Editor of ZeroPaid Pt. 1
Recently, I spoke with Jared Moya (read part 2), who describes himself not as a "tech geek," but rather as an "avid fan of the digital revolution and what it's. Continue reading
