Category Archives: Advertising

Social Network Advertising Soars

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

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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Is MySpace Toast?

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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Corporate Music Has a New Meaning

With the rapid decline in record sales and traditional music sales, there is no shortage of new ideas, business models, and attempts to redefine where the money will come from. It’s no surprise that one of the newest entries into … Continue reading

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The Year of the App

Three years ago none of us had ever heard of a Mobile App.  Now, according to the research firm Gartner, mobile application stores are expected to generate revenues of nearly seven billion dollars during 2010.  Yes, that was a B. … Continue reading

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Production Music and Heart Rate

There is a new digital music player on the market called Activa.  The Active can be worn on your wrist like a watch and store up to 4GB of music.  The interesting thing about the Activa is that it is … Continue reading

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The quest for the new music model rages on

By now everyone knows the music industry is in total disarray.  There have been several failed attempts at ad-supported sites.  The latest in line to test their business model is Free All Music. Under this model, the user would be … Continue reading

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Apple to Offer Television Subscriptions

According to anonymous sources, Apple is planning to offer television subscriptions over the internet.  As the rumors stand, the service would give customers access to certain TV shows from participating networks for a monthly fee.  One would assume that the … Continue reading

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Royalty Free Music, The Affordable Alternative

While on the surface, it appears that our country has at least sidestepped the major financial crises of the last year, he economy still remains sluggish. The fact is that companies simply don’t have the budgets of past years available … Continue reading

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The Online Media Boom

As the web continues to evolve and the advertising world continues to scramble for new ways to reach consumers, new web sites are beginning to look less like magazines and newspapers and more like television stations. Sites like ESPN.com and … Continue reading

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