It is no secret that Facebook is a social media juggernaut. But not until you spend a little time with the stats like how many people use Facebook, who they are and how often they use it, do you get…
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Grooveshark Email Reveals Execs Proud Of Growth "Without Paying A Dime To Any Of The Labels"
Court documents released in the lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group against Grooveshark include emails that appear to show that company executives set out to build as big an audience as possible while not paying for music. Their strategy appears…
Dizzyjam vs. Bitvibe: Music Merch Store Battle
Dizzyjam.com and Bitvibe offer contrasting models for web-powered music merch stores. Dizzyjam.com is similar to CafePress with more limited options while Bitvibe is an even newer breed of merch store similar to Soulblendr which was previously profiled at Hypebot. Both…
What To Expect At Tomorrow’s Big Spotify Announcement
(UPDATED) We’ll be live blogging Spotify’s promised a "big announcement" tommorrow (11/30) at 12pm EST / 9am PST. The company says it is taking a "new direction". But aside from CEO Daniel Ek hosting along with some "special guests", no…
What Music App Would Rock Your World? Midem Hack Days Wants To Know
Music industry meg-gathering midem will play host to the second edition of its hack day from January 28 – 30. Like Music Hack Days elsewhere, about 30 global developers and hackers globe will be given 48 hours to create new…
NEWS BRIEF: Facebook EU Sanctions & $100B IPO, Music’s Eurozone Crisis, Spotify, Pandora & More
EU appears ready to slap Facebook with privacy sanctions that cut to the core its business model. (Mashable) With a cloud hanging over it, can Facebook pull off a $100 billion IPO (Wired) which some say could happen as early…
New Study Says Average Facebook Fan Worth $9.56
A new study by social-media marketing firm SocialCode puts the value of the average Facebook fan $9.56 per fan, assuming a constant cost-per-click of $1. The study looked at 5 million Facebook ads placed by 50 SocialCode clients between May…