Monthly Archives: August 2010

Social Network Advertising Soars

Posted on August 30, 2010 by scoADMINot

According to their most recent study, Digital research group EMarketer says US advertising on social media sites is expected to increase 20% over last year to $1.68 billion.  The study, which is conducted every 6 months measures sites around ther … Continue reading →

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DVR Usage Growing

Posted on August 23, 2010 by scoADMINot

A recent survey conducted on the eve of the new fall season shows what we have all suspected:  Fewer and fewer people are actually watching television programming at the time it actually airs.  According to the survey, 62% of television … Continue reading →

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Cool New Music Discovery Site

Posted on August 20, 2010 by scoADMINot

Like discovering new artists?  Or maybe you just like staying on top of  the latest music buzz.  Well, here is a cool site you should check out.  Rather than charting music based on albums shipped or songs downloaded, We Are … Continue reading →

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Re-Inventing MySpace

Posted on August 19, 2010 by scoADMINot

Having been surpassed and left for dead by the social media juggernaut Facebook, MySpace is struggling to find it’s identity.  To that end, they are making continued efforts to define themselves within the context of music discovery. Last week MySpace … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down Creative Commons

Posted on August 17, 2010 by scoADMINot

Rick Carnes, President of the Songwriters Guild of America wrote a piece last week for the Huffington Post regarding the pros and cons of Creative Commons Licenses on the future of songwriters.  While he might be a bit idealistic, Rick … Continue reading →

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Limewire Trial Update

Posted on August 13, 2010 by scoADMINot

Lime Wire has been in the news quite a bit for their legal issues regarding their file-sharing site.  In fact, we’ve touched on the subject a couple of times here. Here is the recap and the latest news in the … Continue reading →

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Is MySpace Toast?

Posted on August 10, 2010 by scoADMINot

In 2005 News Corp purchased MySpace as part of a $580 million deal. As part of it’s earnings call last week, they announced that they lost $174 million in the fourth quarter. They lost $136 million in the same quarter … Continue reading →

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Piracy Hurts Everybody

Posted on August 6, 2010 by scoADMINot

There has been much discussion about the effects of digital piracy on the large record labels, the megastar artists, and the James Camerons of Hollywood.  Piracy effects those of us in the stock music industry as well.  What most people … Continue reading →

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Navy SEAL vs. Pirates?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by scoADMINot

Former United States Senator Bob Kerrey has agreed to lead the Motion Picture Association of America.  Kerrey, who some may remember from his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination of 1992, will replace Dan Glickman as the CEO of the … Continue reading →

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A Pandora-like Avenue for New Artists

Posted on August 2, 2010 by scoADMINot

In an environment where one or two companies dominate a given product or service, the term “niche” becomes a necessity for smaller companies to carve out their own place.  Pandora is an amazing service and does a fantastic job at … Continue reading →

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