XM Sirius Merge. Does it Matter?
COMMENTARY: Is it possible to be angry and not really care at the same time? That’s how I feel about the XM and Sirius merger. It is finally official. The. Continue reading
Hypebot On Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed
I’m beta testing Hypebot’s RSS up on Twitter, FriendFeed and Tumblr thanks to reader Matt Albiniak. You can find it under username hypebot or email address hypebot (at) skylineonline (dot). Continue reading
Google AdSense On ColumbiaRecords.com
This one comes courtesy of Bob Lefsetz and should he filed under "What Were They Thinking?". Columbia Records is running ads from Vonage and Google’s AdSense on their from page. Continue reading
Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Yahoo! Reverses, Stones Leave EMI & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Google AdSense On ColumbiaRecords.com’s Pages Hypebot Now On Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed D.I,Y. Alert: RAWRIP Pays 100% Download Royalty. Commentary: XM Sirius Merge. Does it Matter? > As we. Continue reading
Music’s Week In Review: UK Crack Down, Universal, eMusic, Napster & More
> UK ISPs and labels make a deal to warn users who share unauthorized files. But there are already cracks in the coalition > Universal Music posts a slightly down. Continue reading
Coming: Hypebot’s Open Source Week
YOU TAKE OVER HYPEBOT I’m getting married on August 8th. So from 10 days from 8/8 – 8/16/08 I’ll be taking a brief break from both Hypebot and Skyline Music.. Continue reading
Weekend Briefing: Amazon & MySpace, Stones To Universal & Sirius XM Merge
I don’t always post new news on weekends, but three stories broke late yesterday that I wanted share now : > TechCrunch is reporting that Amazon is the leader in. Continue reading
Nimbit: Commerce & Data Capture
This is Part 2 in our series looking at the leading companies offering indie and d.i.y artists the services that help them capture, communicate with and monetize their relationship with. Continue reading
2nd Q Results: UMG Does Better Than Most
In the first half of the year, Universal Music Group’s revenues of € 2,044 million grew 4.9% at constant currency which meant a 2.4% decline in actual currency compared to. Continue reading
EU-5 Mobile Music To Hit $1.4B By 2012
Are you active enough in the mobile music space? EU-5mobile music retail revenues will exceed US$1.4 billion by 2012. While the UK is the biggest individual mobile music market in. Continue reading
Cracks In UK ISP Crackdown Surface
What appeared to be a united front to fight UK P2P piracy is already showing signs of wear and tear just one day after an agreement with ISP’s to crackdown. Continue reading