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Live Music Needs A Tuneup To Entice The Audiences Of Tomorrow

BY Jim McCarthyThu Nov 10, 2011

Music sales may be slowing, but the concert business is thriving. That may not be the case for long, though, with its dinosaur-aged touring acts, high prices, and lack of zeal in promoting fresh blood. Here's how the live-music industry can thrive and attract new and larger audiences. READ»

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Social Media And The Modern Startup

BY Aaron ArnoldSun May 1, 2011

How Social Media allows early adopters to share an experience without the risk of being the entrepreneur creating it.READ»

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Google Readying Music Service. What the Hey?

BY Kit EatonWed Oct 21, 2009

Here's one you probably weren't expecting: There's a rumor Google's poised to leap into yet another business sector--music. Actually, given Google's expansionist habits it's probably not a surprise. But it is confusing. The rumor's ...READ»

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Will Fans Pay Public Enemy to Make a New Album or Just Buy Old Hits on CD?

BY Tyler GrayWed Oct 7, 2009

Rap Group Public Enemy is upending the major-label record deal routine by asking fans to finance its new album through Dutch company SellaBand. Meanwhile, Def Jam is re-releasing five discs worth of classic hits from P.E. and others in a plastic milk crate.READ»

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How Led Zeppelin Changed the Music Business [Slideshow]

BY Noah RobischonFri Oct 2, 2009

Led Zeppelin gave meaning to the term "rock star," and changed the music business forever. In Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times, A Visual Biography of the Ultimate Band, the lives of the members of the quintessential rock band are documented and captured from their Denmark debut in 1968 to their last performance in London 2007. READ»

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MP3s Drive the Music Biz Into Multiple Personality Spin

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 17, 2009

Ah, the music biz--source of fun for the masses, and craziness for businesspeople. We all know about the first part of that, but the second bit's been highlighted by some odd news this week, hinging on MP3s. The American Society of ...READ»

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How Jane Fonda Became the Face of the Aging Adult Social Media World

BY James AndrewsThu Sep 3, 2009

Over the past year I was introduced to Jane Fonda and have become known as her "tech guy" (a funny term she referred to me as on NBC's Today Show). In truth, I am a part of a trio that included my blogging wife, who gave a 71-year-old ...READ»

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Socially Networked Content: Why TV & Film Need Social Media

BY James AndrewsWed Sep 2, 2009

Socially Networked Content: How the best TV shows in the future will be measured by how many viewers are telling stories.READ»

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Finding Your Social Media Curators: 11 People Who Could Make Your Twitter Experience More Interesting

BY James AndrewsMon Aug 31, 2009

One of the most redeeming qualities of the social media landscape revolves around the unique ability microblogging (eg. Twitter, Facebook status updates, Blog comments) offers in the creation of "Thought Viruses." Everyone knows you ...READ»

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European MPs Reject Calls For Internet Ban On Illegal File Sharers

BY sunny liciousFri Apr 11, 2008

Well this is an interesting event. Should file sharers be disconnected from the internet? http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=42292 European MPs Reject Calls For Internet Ban On Illegal File Sharers They propose ...READ»

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Castle Venture Group Launches New Music Division

BY Michael MonroeSun Mar 30, 2008

Castle Venture Group, Inc., a venture capital firm located in Nashville, TN, announced the launching of its new music division named Castle Music Group. Castle Music will take over the operation of several music related ventures ...READ»

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Long Tails and Nine Inch Nails

BY Clay DillowTue Mar 11, 2008

Originally published on March 11th, 2008. The music industry has been bleeding out for nearly a decade now, and last week Trent Reznor drove yet another nail into its coffin. The frontman for Nine Inch Nails, Reznor cut ...READ»