Posts Tagged: itunes

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26
Jul 08

Amazon Wants a Piece of My Space

It looks like Amazon wants in on the whole MySpace Music ordeal. According to TechCrunch,

MySpace Music will likely partner with Amazon to handle all music e-commerce transactions, we’ve heard from multiple sources. Apple and Rhapsody are also bidding for the business, however, and one source says a final decision hasn’t yet been made.

I’m not sure exactly how well this whole MySpace Music will hold up but if Apple wins this bid it might be in MySpace’s best interest. One question comes to mind though, what happens to everybody that is on the current platform. Will they all be migrated to this new MySpace Music platform? I’m assuming so because it would be ridiculous to have everyone start from scratch, but what about those profiles that aren’t bands? Will they be forced into purchasing a subscription? If so, that may leave a bad taste in the user’s mouth leading to a not so great launch of their new service. I guess we’ll find out in a couple of months as the company unfolds (or folds).

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21
Jul 08

iLike

What happens when myspace and iTunes “hook up” after a long night of patron shots? iLike is born nine months later. iLike is not just another social network (at least I don’t think, I haven’t signed up yet). It seems to be a cool concept where users can share music and also get free downloads from new artists/bands. This would probably be a great tool for artists as well when it comes to marketing to the right listeners unlike myspace (sorry, Tom). In any event, I will create an account and see what they have going on, but I wanted to share the wealth with you nerds as soon as I found it. They seem to be growing exponentially as they are currently at 25 million users. Still not close to the amount of myspace users (over 100 million), but they seem to be gaining attention. Feel free to check out their website for yourself for more information. Until next time…..now back to my Janelle Monae EP. Lates…..