Dancing With Digital Natives Requires Going Beyond Responding to True Interaction
Dancing With Digital Natives is a new collection of essays offering insights into the lives and perspectives of "digital natives" including material of interest to music marketers. Marc Prensky's definition. Continue reading
Apple Hits 15 Billion App Downloads
Apple announced today that more than 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide. The. Continue reading
Top Swedish Music Exec Shares What To Expect As Spotify Launches In U.S.
With the U.S. launch of Sweden based Spotify imminent, we asked one of that country's top music executives to share how the popular music service has changed music consumption and. Continue reading
Amazon Cloud Adds Free Unlimited Music Storage
(UPDATED) Amazon has enhanced it's cloud music offering to stay competitive with Apple and Google. Paid Amazon cloud storage plans now include unlimited space for music, Amazon MP3 purchases are. Continue reading
More News: Spotify Lacks WMG Deal, Facebook + Skype, Citi Readies EMI, McCartney, Google+, More
Spotify may have announced that it's coming to the US, but it still doesn't have a deal done with Warner Music Group, according to the LA Times. Plus: A Top. Continue reading
Warner Music Reportedly Plans $1.05 Billion Junk Bond Issue Prior To Sale
Warner Music Group Corp. reportedly plans to sell $1.05 billion of high yield junk bonds before its sale to Len Blavatnik's Access Industries. The sale, which could happen as early. Continue reading
Facebook Adds Skype Video, Group Chat
Today Facebook announced video chat powered by Skype and a number of upgrades to its messaging system. "A few months ago, we started working with Skype to bring video calling. Continue reading
Spotify Launches U.S. Site
(UPDATED) "Spotify is coming to the U.S." declares a new landing page launched by the company today. The page includes to sign up to be one of the first to. Continue reading
Jay Frank: What Does iCloud Really Mean For Music?
Jay Frank is the SVP of Music Strategy at CMT. His book and FutureHitDNA blog are must-reads. After Apple’s announcement of the iCloud, my instinct, as always, was to write. Continue reading
Bre.ad Offers Promotional Url Shortening
If you follow all things Lady Gaga, you may have heard about her investment in social networking platform called the Backplane. It's a project spearheaded by her business manager Troy. Continue reading