Facebook Traffic Reaches Google Levels
For now at least, Google and Facebook are in different businesses. But for both survival a growth depend on two things: traffic and advertisers. Google has always been the king. Continue reading
ArtistData Has Now Made 3.75 Million Updates
Adds 7 New Syndication Partners ArtistData recently delivered the 3.75 millionth syndicated update on behalf of its artist members. They've also made their syndication offering more powerful by adding 7 more. Continue reading
TuneCore Launches Distribution to Mog, iLike, Tesco
And 10+ More Stores Via MediaNet Flat fee digital music distributor TuneCore has announced the addition of iLike, Mog, Tesco, iMesh and 10+ more stores via digital media services provider. Continue reading
iTunes Top 10
For the week ending June 7, 2010 Top 10 Singles 1. "California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)," Katy Perry2. "Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)," B.o.B.3. "OMG (feat. will.i.am)," Usher4. "Billionaire. Continue reading
Study Says Perfomance Rights Act Could Shutter Some Radio Stations & Help Labels Invest In Artists
A new U.S. Government Accountabilty Office study which surveyed "stakeholders" predictably concludes that some that the proposed Performance Rights Act requiring broadcast radio to pay performance royalties might force some. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Second Life, Facebook On Yahoo, ScatterTunes, iTunes 9.2 & More
Second Life's thriving music scene. – Craig Lyons and other indie artists are leading the charge in the virtual online world. It's a way to earn a living, promote their. Continue reading
23% Of Mobile Users Now Have A Smartphone
But Music Is Not A Top Use New Nielsen data from Q1 2010 shows that 23% of mobile consumers now have a smartphone, up from just 16% in Q2 2009.. Continue reading
David Pakman: “We Need A Digital Locker.”
David Pakman was the long time CEO of eMusic and now works in venture capital. In a post on his blog Disruption, he recently made the argument that We Need Digital. Continue reading
Our Favorite Retweet From Yesterday… Maybe Ever
On our post welcoming Kyle Bylin to Hypebot as full time Editor came this retweet from @dotnetmusic: Guess the industry's death spiral won't cover itself. RT @hypebot: Hypebot Welcome's Kyle. Continue reading
iPad By The Numbers
The iPad and devices like it open up whole new possibilities for delivering and monetizing music packaged with bonus content. Mashable offers this graphic depiction of the current state of. Continue reading
