David Emery OnlineBuzznet Acquires Music Blog Idolator from Gawker Media
I can’t help but think that Buzznet (and hence Universal) owning two of the largest music blogs is really not a good thing. Luckily for us, 10 more – just as good – will spring up to take their place.
Visit ➔Monocle: design notes
Possibly one of the longest blog posts I’ve ever read, but well worth getting through – while I’m not really a fan of Monocle’s content (a little too pretentious for my liking) the design of both the web site and the magazine is exemplary.
Visit ➔Last.fm: Free music streams turn into increased music sales
Guess what? Listening to music makes people want to buy music. Who’d have thought it?
Visit ➔The MySpace Deal
Bob hits the nail on the head here – a year ago the MySpace music deal would have been interesting but in today’s market it’s quite pedestrian.
Visit ➔Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
It’s pretty remarkable that a once ailing computer company can move into such an established market and completely dominate it so quickly.
Visit ➔Next to Last.fm
I’d love an interface for Last.fm that works for tracks I just ‘hear’ (not play) – using Twitter sounds like a good way of making it work.
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