I think that there are some individuals that understand social networking sites and how to leverage them effectively, but most don’t.  Typically, the larger the company/corporation/label/band the more they -don’t- get it. The power in social networking sites doesn’t have anything to do with your own individual or your group’s/company’s presence on it.  You don’t […]

Hey Bob: First of all I have to say I’m a fan of your news letter.  Terrific insights as to where the business of music is heading.  I recieved email from a couple of friends who heard about my video United Breaks Guitars  from YOUR newsletter even after I had released the news to them […]

I am now a Chris Brown fan. Wait, didn’t he beat up Rihanna?  Or was it someone else? Only dedicated readers of TMZ and PerezHilton can keep score.  And isn’t that the point, that gossip has moved online? Perez may be hatable, but he’s the guy who got a deal with Warner because he realized […]

Well, not exactly, but iPod shipments fell 7% to 10.2 million.To quote Tim Cook (via the WSJ): "We sold 10.2 million iPods which was down from 11 million in the year ago quarter. There were two key reasons for this decline: First, we reduced channel inventory by over 400,000. Second, sales declined by 4% year-over-year." […]