Music industry news from Hypebot:
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eMusic CEO blames indie labels for price increase
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Music profile-wise, I think Myspace still wins because its profile setup is more accessible. But it’s true, more and more people are on Facebook lately – for personal contact, not necessarily for music.
MySpace is what urban musicians are promoting and that’s what I get the overwhelming number of friend requests for at my main email address.
Twitter’s looking strong as well but it’s a bit different, obviously.
I think having that public content on MySpace made the big difference for musicians.
Never before in the history of mankind has it been easier to reach out to people all over the world. Online communitieslike MySpace, make meeting new friends with similar interests incredibly easy. MySpace is a great place to share tips, ideas and stories about the things you find most interesting. If you have a question about your hobby, you can easily find the answer through your network of members with similar interests.
James