Oh, what a sad day to be Spotify, or any other music start up that has hopes of making money through the iPhone. You see there is no doubt that iTunes is going to use a cloud based model for digital music distribution in the near future. That will make iTunes compete with other streaming services such [...]
I’ve heard that Jobs isn’t doing too well. I doubt death is on his doorstep, but like all of us, it can’t be too far away. I’m sure Steve Jobs, a person who’s had a mystical experience, understands that change is constant. From life to death, Windows to Apple, MySpace to Facebook, British Empire to the American [...]
Apple is changing the game as it goes along. Your iPad will no longer be able to access your favourite European newspapers for free. Reports from Europe claim that European daily newspapers will no longer be able to give their users content without first going through Apple. The idea is that Apple builds a sort [...]
The question of “Does iTunes hurt or help you?” has been largely put to rest because of the power of iTunes. If you’re a new artist you’ll want to be on iTunes. They still have the power to launch careers. But the question of will iTunes make you a lot of money…well that depends. It definitely makes some [...]
2010 has been a rough year for Google. Not so much on the cash side, they still have oceans of that. No, 2010 was a rough year because of Google’s great promises and bigger letdowns. For musicians the most important Google Fail was Google Music. The great iTunes crusher, the anointed saviour of digital music, [...]
Wholly mackerel, if the reports are true then the world may not see Google Music for a while. According to Mashable Google isn’t getting what it needs from the Major Labels. Delays can be attributed to the reservations of record label executives, who are said to be balking at the idea of a digital locker [...]
I had heard Steve Jobs was an egomaniac, but this move for greater power over content is bigger than I thought it could ever be. Apple and News Corp, as in Fox News, have got into bed together. Yeah Faux News, the cancer of America, and Apple the apple of America are now in business together in [...]
We all know that Tunecore and CD Baby will help you get your music on to iTunes. Both companies have been doing this for a long time and have this down to a science. They provide things like UPC codes and make sure you meet iTunes formatting and quality standards. It costs money to work with [...]
Guess what?!! iTunes wants to make more money! Guess what?!! Twitter wants to start making money! Guess what?! Twitter, iTunes and the iTunes social network Ping have signed a deal to allow you to log into Ping via Twitter. Why? because then you can share your music tastes with your Twitter followers directing them to spend more [...]
More Proof Email Lists Are Your Golden Ticket
2010 went out as a very big year for Facebook. Zuckerberg had the year’s best movie made about him, was on the cover of time magazine, and talked with Barbara Walters which now means my mother knows who he is. It’s interesting to watch one social network ascend, while it’s forefather of less than 3-5 [...]