Hypebot: Facebook vs Twitter, a2f2a, Live Nation Platform, OneBox, Topspin, Tweet For Tracks, Barbie Girl, BlueBeat

Music industry news from Hypebot:

Executive Shuffle: Cameo Carlson was named EVP Universal Motown Republic plus changes at Tunecore and EMI.

Facebook now accounts for 6% of all net traffic in the U.S. and Twitter's growth has slowed. Facebook is also in talks with MySpace to share content.

Billy Bragg's a2f2a Hopes To Close The Artist Fan Divide.

Live Nation opened up its web platform for more contributions from artists and fans.

Google's new OneBox enhanced music search was the big news of the week.  But is it really a game changer? Watch video interviews from the announcement and take it for a test drive yourself to find out.

Major Upgrades At Topspin?

Understanding Facebook Artist Pages vs. Profiles

Tweet For Tracks offers a free viral tool.

RealNetworks reports a small profit but Rhapsody subscriptions are down again.

"Barbie Girl": 12 Years Later The Subject Of A Lawsuit Becomes Mattel's Marketing Tool

BlueBeat is selling The Beatles, ACDC and more at 25 cents a track. Can it be legal?

Seth Godin: "Notice Me"

Video: iLike's Ali Partovi: MySpace and music's brought, a Metallica pinball game, an Alice In Chains Interactive iPhone App and an advance peak at Lala's new iPhone App

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