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Who’s that?

I had a conversation with a friend a few days ago that highlighted one of the major shifts occurring in the music industry. I have known this friend for 14 years. During this time, we have more or less had the same taste in music. We at least would know the band name of who [...]

Big Label Investment Strategies

On June 4th, I wrote about the big labels and their increasing investments in music social networking sites. It’s pretty interesting to see how the investment strategies differ. Here is some info about the strategies of Warner & Universal: Warner – sticking with large investments in lala.com and imeem.com. Lala’s investment was over $20 million. [...]

Melting Pot or Silo?

What is the future of music social networking sites? Will they truly reach the ideal of the melting pot where everyone comes to consume all types of music and everyone shares their thoughts in user-generated utopia? Or will fans generate to silos of rap and silos of country depending on their tastes in music? It [...]

Social Networking Sites

I have a problem. I like rap music and I also like opera. I like other types of music, but for the sake of argument, let’s just say that I like rap and opera music. Now if I go to a social networking site (SNS) that concentrates in music, I will come across many playlists [...]