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MySpace Shakeup — CEO Steps Down

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:52:52 +0000

As Bloomberg reports: “MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down as chief executive officer of the social-networking Web site, after falling behind rival Facebook Inc. ” Rumors are than Owen Van Natta, Facebook’s former COO, might replace DeWolfe.

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How to Become a Rock Star in These (Internet) Times

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:47:23 +0000

In the old days, a musician’s dream was to get signed by a major music label, which was the path to the “topper most of the popper most,” as Johnny and the boys might say. U2 has (or is it have) a new album; they, as the industry wags have been discussing, might be the last of a great rock bands — or at least the last of the successful big label bands. Ultimately that remains to been seen. But it is true these days that the A&R man — the label guy who could bless you with a chance — is no longer the single gateway. Part of the story is how technology has turned a hits business into a niche business. But a more specific example is this: At the end of his book, Click (reviewed here), Bill Tancer told the story of the Arctic Monkeys:

In 2003, The Arctic Monkeys, a “post punk revival” band in England started handing out demo CDs at their shows. They “unwittingly created a new music distribution system.” Fans started file-swapping the music online. The distribution exploded on MySpace and other sites, where “super-connectors” like Tila Tequila passed the song around and around. Tancer also charts the band, Fall Out Boy, as he saw their internet activity precede their climb to the top of the charts in February 2007.

This isn’t just a fundamental change in the music industry; it’s happening just about everythere, from publishing to e-commerce of all kinds of product and services. The corporate middle-man is obsolete. Of course, we expect that such folks will throw obstacles in the way whenever they can. (It wasn’t that long ago when a few of the telecom giants were trying to get legislation defining different grades of internet traffic. Remember that? Commercial traffic was to have priority over non-commercial/private traffic, or some crap like that). Anyway, we still have our free internet, and all the opportunities it brings.

Technorati Tags: Bill Tancer, Click the book, MySpace, Social Marketing, Tila Tequila, U2

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“FCC Studies Goal of National Affordable, Fast Internet”

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:45:10 +0000

As USA Today reports: “The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday begins work on a national broadband plan, with the goal of ensuring that all consumers have access to services that are fast and affordable.” Story here.

This is essential infrastructure for any nation today. A good comparison is the United States’ interstate highway system, which was authorized in 1956. Imagine us today without interstate highways or freeways, trying to cross the country on an endless number of unorganized and independent roads. Do you know the #1-ranked country with broadband penetration ? Bermuda. The U.S. is #19, Japan #22. Check it out in this amazing video. MySpace has 200 million registered users — if it was a country, it would be the 5th largest in the world (between Indonesia and Brazil).

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Did You Know???? (Video)

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:32:36 +0000

Well, here goes: our first post with embedded video. This is an astonishing video that shows we do indeed live in “exponential times.” Amazing stuff. It took radio 38 years to reach a market audience of 50 million; it took TV 13 years — it took the internet 4 years and Facebook 2 years!…1 in 8 couples married last year met online…China will soon be the number #1 English-speaking country in the world…The top 10 in-demand jobs estimated for 2010 did not even exist in 2004…If MySpace were a country, it’d be the 5th-largest in the world (between Indonesia and Brazil)…

BTW, yes the opening titles of the video look like the type-style of our blog but it is a nice coincidence. Maybe it means we’re all connected in these “exponential times.”

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Don’t Forget This

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:27:54 +0000

Here’s a reminder that the internet can, indeed, build gigantic — revolutionary – businesses, and in only a few years. MySpace and Facebook… They were launched in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

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