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Archive for October, 2008

Talk Radio helps find talk shows on iPhone

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Talk Radio helps talk radio enthusiasts locate when and on what local radio frequency they can find their favorite syndicated talk radio programs.  [MORE]

Source: Macworld

Compare Your Stats vs. Your Competitors

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Are your clients less than impressed by your Web site’s stats? How does your web traffic compare with your competitors?

It’s important to keep track of your Web site’s statistics. These numbers can tell you where your site is excelling and where it is falling flat. Having detailed stats is a good way to show your clients the potential your Web site offers. Even if you have stats through your hosting provider, it would still be a good idea to sign up for a free service like Google Analytics. Google Analytics provides a lot of useful information and it is a great source to check your current stats against.

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According To New Study, Traditional Radio Gaining Popularity

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

While the stock market and music sales continue to decline, radio listening is reportedly on the rise. [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

Perhaps iPods Aren’t Replacing Radio

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The firm, Paragon Media Strategies, reports that 14- to 24-year-olds mostly say their radio listening has increased over the last year or two, while they said the opposite last year. [MORE]

Source: New York Times

Even if Royalties for Web Radio Fall, Revenue Remains Elusive

Monday, October 27th, 2008

After a 19-month battle over Internet radio royalties, a truce between record labels and webcasters is finally in sight that would allow Internet radio start-ups to eke out an existence for at least a little while longer. [MORE]

Source: New York Times

MySpace Music Signs IODA, Gains 6,000 Indie Labels And 50,000 Artists

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

MySpace Music continues to sign key music deals – today they announced the addition of the no. 2 independent music aggregator, IODA, to the platform. Orchard, the no. 1 indie aggregator, has been on board since the launch. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

Imeem For Android Takes The Jukebox In The Sky And Puts It In Your Pocket

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

What good is an endless jukebox in the sky if you can only listen to it while you are sitting in front of your computer? [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

LaLa: How Does 10 Cents a Song Strike You?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Steve Jobs decreed the price of digital music to be 99 cents per download over five years ago, but competing with free has been difficult for Apple and others that have followed in its footsteps. Jobs himself admitted that only three percent of the music on iPods was purchased from the iTunes music store. [MORE]

Source: Wired

Microsoft Says “Rock Band,” “Guitar Hero” Average 3.8 Million Downloads Per Month

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

While the music industry struggles to sell CDs, Microsoft revealed yesterday that gamers purchase around 3.8 million Guitar Hero and Rock Band downloads per month via their XBox Live network. [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

Digital radio ‘without frontiers’

Monday, October 20th, 2008

A new form of digital broadcasting, David Reid discovered, has the potential to re-draw the global radio map. [MORE]

Source: BBC News