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Entropy 2.0
Steve Rubel posted a risky bet on his personal blog, Micro Persuasion, yesterday, that ‘By January 2014 I will wager that in the US almost all forms of tangible media will either be in sharp decline or...
View ArticleAre we still debating whether music can be free?
I just read the piece by Mark Mulligan (of Jupiter Research), reposted on PaidContent, on Why Music Can’t ‘Just Be Free’, and I have to say I disagree almost entirely (As you can see in my comment on...
View ArticleWill this be the Christmas of the MP3? Or could convergence save record shops?
With some time to kill before a meeting, I took the chance to browse round the Oxford Street branch of HMV, looking for inspiration for what to buy with a gift voucher I’ve had kicking around, and also...
View ArticleEssential viewing for content providers
It’s not often I would say a video is essential, but not only is this keynote by USC Annenberg Professor Jeffrey Cole full of brilliant comments and quotes, but after eight years of research in 20...
View ArticlePassion is why Nine Inch Nails and vinyl are succeeding
There’s already a lot of commentary on the fact that Nine Inch Nails topped Amazon MP3 Album sales for 2008, despite the fact the first nine tracks of the album had already been released by the band...
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New musical solutions to social humans
I’ve been reading a bit about the discussions happening at the MIDEM event taking place in Cannes at the moment, which is a big business 2 business event for the music industry. Highlights include the...
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Internet discovery still amazes me…
Having been active online for over a decade, I’m happy to say that I’m still pleasantly amazed by some of the things I’m able to find online. For instance, due to the seemingly endless repeats of...
View ArticleOf utmost importance for businesses to remember
There’s a great article by Umair Haque on ‘Why the war against file-sharing is unwinnable‘, which was collected in a post on Music Industry Manifesto. And one quote particularly stood out for me as...
View ArticleNew stuff in Beta from Absolute Radio
I’m two weeks into my new role as Digital Marketing Manager at Absolute Radio – I’m really enjoying it, I’m getting used to the commute, and hopefully I’ll be back up to speed with my blogging shortly...
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Why is mainstream media still confused by the 80/20 rule?
A recent study by Purewire revealed that only around 20% of Twitter users are contributing to the service, with 80% having fewer than 10 followers, and 37.1% having no tweets – leading Techcrunch to...
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