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Site review: Grooveshark Lite

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:50:00 UT

Online music community Grooveshark has recently introduced Grooveshark Lite, which lets users search for and listen to music on demand.

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There are a number of useful music sites out there, so let's see how Grooveshark compares with Last.fm, Deezer, Imeem and other rivals....�

The five factors of compelling content

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:45:00 UT

I've been involved with online content in a number of capacities. I've run my own online content ventures, consulted with people running online content businesses and obviously am a content producer myself.

For consumers and advertisers, content is still king

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT

Recently, Viacom's CEO Philippe Dauman declared that content is still king. Some, myself included, never believed it had been dethroned.

Q&A: Paul Ricard of on-demand music site Deezer

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT

Deezer, based in France, is an on-demand music streaming service, which offers an impressive range of tracks from a mix of major labels and independents.

It recently launched in the UK (see our review of the site), and we have been talking to UK Manager Paul Ricard to find out more...

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:15:00 UT

Given my�posts on Viacom's $1bn Google/YouTube lawsuit, it's no surprise that I was in a legal state of mind this week and that the news that caught my attention typically had some legal aspect to it.

Site review: Deezer - free on-demand music

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:40:00 UT

Formerly known as Blogmusik.net, Deezer offers free,�on-demand music�from record labels, including Universal, Warner and Sony BMG.

Already popular in France,�it has recently launched a version of its service in the UK. We have been taking a look...�

Does on-demand content lead to on-demand advertising?

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:01:00 UT

For the past 300 years or so, media has been a one-to-many broadcast model. But now we see TV, radio and press all moving towards an on-demand model.

In a world where content is delivered on-demand, would on-demand advertising be a more relevant approach in the future of broadcasting?

Site review: Last.fm beta

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:30:00 UT

Online music provider Last.fm is currently in the process of revamping its website, with a beta version running alongside the old site.

We've taken a look at to see what improvements (if any) have been made...

Should bloggers be considered members of the "press"?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Recently, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch lambasted the CEO of online music startup TuneCore, Jeff Price, for refusing to provide one of his interns, Peter, with information about his company's funding.

I criticized Arrington for what I saw as an unnecessary use of his "podium" to disparage Price when he had no legitimate reason to do so.

Has Last.fm fallen victim to the demands of a record label?

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT

In a past post, I discussed the fact that record labels are increasingly�demanding an "arm and a leg" for the rights to their music catalogs.

Is Bebo really worth eight Virgin Radios?

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

As Drama 2.0 pointed out recently, AOL is starting to think it may have paid too much for Bebo.

The recent sale of Virgin Radio for 'just' �53m seems to confirm that.

Site review: The Filter

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

The Filter, Peter Gabriel's�new�online�music, movies and video recommendation service launched this week.

As with Last.fm, it aims to provide users with recommendations based on their preferences and listening habits, but is it as good?

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Understatement of the Year: AOL "may have overpaid" for Bebo

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:31:00 UT

We have a winner for Drama 2.0's Understatement of the Year Award.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:46:00 UT

The news that captured my attention this week took a big media slant...

Tesco's iTunes competitor - how does it shape up?

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:40:00 UT

This week sees the launch of Tesco Digital, the supermarket giant's answer to iTunes.

We've taken a look at the new site to see how it compares with Apple's all-conquering download store, which has accounted for�around 70% of worldwide online digital music sales.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 2 May 2008 08:00:00 UT

This week's hodgepodge of articles I found interesting includes news that could impact the Microsoft-Yahoo courtship, online streaming music, digital thieves and young entrepreneurs.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:24:00 UT

This week's The Web Week in Review is a hodgepodge of news.

Companies pay a hefty price for record label deals

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:20:00 UT

Record labels, faced with declining CD sales due in large part to rampant digital piracy at the consumer level, have increasingly been willing to "play ball" with internet companies.

The recently-announced MySpace Music joint venture between MySpace, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group is the latest example.

The Web Week in Review - Special Music Edition

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:06:00 UT

The headlines were filled with music-related news this week and given my recent�posts on the topic of music in the digital age, I felt it was appropriate to write a Special Music Edition of Drama 2.0's The Web Week in Review.

MySpace lines up music labels to compete with iTunes

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:49:00 UT

MySpace has teamed up with three of the four major record�labels,�Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal, to make their catalogues available via MySpace Music.

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