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Facebook Music: It’s Back!
All Facebook —
... Over the past year and a half, rumors of Facebook music have come and gone. We even had sources previously report to us about an executive search going on for an individual to run the Facebook music arm. Today the New York Post is reporting that in the wake of MySpace Music launching last month, Mark Zuckerberg has stated plans to enter into the online music business. ...
Facebook Mulls Digital Music Business
WebProNews Feed —
... In talks with several parties Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly considering entering into the digital music business and becoming a streaming competitor to iTunes and MySpace. Zuckerberg is in talks with several song streaming services and music community sites including Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, iLike.com, and Lala.com, sources familiar with the situation said, according to the New York Post . ...
My(Facebook)Music?
p2pnet news —
... “Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is plotting a possible push into the digital-music business in the wake of MySpace’s launch of MySpace Music last month,” states the New York Post. ...
Around the Web 10.17.08: Staying alive in a shaky market
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- I Will Survive: Are there deals for ravaged portfolios? Maybe Google, since it's just $370. LAT
-- Long live the Queen: Even the Queen is touting Google, with a visit to the Internet giant in London. GeekSugar
-- Get your groove on: Time to start a start-up. PaulGraham
-- You should be dancing: Facebook to start a music service a la MySpace Music? NYPost
-- Upside down: MySpace may defy gravity. It's expected to reach ...
Facebook is So Launching a Digital Music Service
Mashable! —
... The long-standing rumor that Facebook will launch its own digital music service is back in the news today. According to The New York Post, the social network is in talks with a number of existing players in the online music space regarding what the paper calls an “outsourcing deal.” ...
Let’s get excited, maybe, over a possible Facebook Music service
CrunchGear —
... lst mnth—whtevr tht is!—ppl are clamoring for sme srt of Facebook rspns to MySpace’s call. A Facebook Music, if u wll. Is it in the crds? The New York Post seems to thnk so, and it put its art dptmnt into ovrdrv cmng up with tht piece of wrk. To thnk, someone is paid to do tht. ...
Facebook Wants Music, But Doesn't Want To Tangle With Labels
paidContent —
... last month, Facebook is revealing more details about its musical ambitions, the New York Post reports. We have heard about this a few times before, but the project is not as much a ...
BREAKING: Facebook May or May Not Launch Music Service
Digital Daily —
... ,” Facebook is said to be looking for a foothold in the digital music business as well. The New York Post reports that the social network is busy poking the major record labels to gauge their interest in a Facebook music offering. Unlike MySpace Music, which is a joint venture between MySpace and the “Big Four” music labels, Facebook’s music service would more likely take the form of an outsourcing deal with a streaming service like Rhapsody.com or iMeem.com. If there’s a music service at all. Said the Post, “Insiders familiar with the talks ...
Facebook's music service still hot air [Rumormonger]
Gawker: valleywag —
... All you need to know is the New York Post — a good newspaper for breaking stories — did a "thumbsucker" article. It speculates on whether or not Mark Zuckerberg is doing more, or less, to launch a music service. It tells you nothing Jordan Golson didn't post ...
Facebook's music service still imaginary [Rumormonger]
Gawker: valleywag —
... All you need to know is the New York Post — a good newspaper for breaking stories — did a "thumbsucker" article. It speculates on whether or not Mark Zuckerberg is doing more, or less, to launch a music service. It tells you nothing Jordan Golson didn't post ...
Quick Bits: Fat Times for Google, Lean Ones for Credit Thieves
Bits —
... [NYT] Google argues that its ad sales will hold up better than other advertising supported companies, but the growth of its revenue still slowed in the third quarter. Profits actually beat what analysts had been expecting. The reason: It was able to cut costs, such as outside consultants. And it only hired about 500 people, a much slower pace than last year. Friday, Google’s shares bounced up, as other tech stocks were flat. Facebook Hears the Music Zuckerberg Ponders Facebook Music Biz [NY Post] I’ve ...
Facebook Should Acquire iLike Instead Of Launching A Music Service On Their Own
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews —
... Facebook’s on and off rumors about a Music feature is getting pretty repetitive and stale. If they want to launch it, JUST DO IT ALREADY! The media (specifically the New York Post) ...
I read a new rumor about “Facebook Music” but all I got was this stupid picture
VentureBeat —
Facebook is perpetually rumored to have some sort of in-house music service in the works. The latest story is a vague piece today in the pseudo-tabloid New York Post. Apparently Facebook has been talking to people in the music industry about partnering with a bunch of streaming media services and record labels to integrate music more deeply into the site.
However, says the Post, “Facebook doesn’t want to bog itself down in securing their own licenses to distribute music or building a proprietary service from scratch, sources ...
Opinion: The Facebook music mess
Latest from Computerworld —
October 21, 2008 (Industry Standard) Facebook is a mess when it comes to music. The Facebook Music service launched in late 2007 and since then has faced wide-ranging criticism due to its lack of any serious strategy. But is all of that changing? There has been a recent flurry of speculation about Facebook's music service following an article in The New York Post reporting that Facebook is again considering its options for a new digital music service. While this story has generated buzz about Facebook Music, the rumored changes are ...
Facebook Music is getting its act together
VentureBeat —
... Facebook is indeed working on a plan to deeply integrate streaming music into its site, I’ve learned. The details of a rumor published last week in the New York Post are, from my understanding, basically accurate. The social network is considering a partnership deal with one of four companies, including iLike, imeem, LaLa and iLike’s streaming music partner, Rhapsody. Of course, Facebook may also try building its own service, or scratch the plans entirely. ...
Questions For The Digital Music Business and The Rise of Band Blogs
ReadWriteWeb —
... MySpace Music is definitely the big player, but criticism about the service ranges from a poor UI to how they treat indie labels. Add to that a potential competitor like Facebook and the issues intensify. Brooks took repeated questions about why they gave the major labels preferential treatment. Brooks said that MySpace Music will phase in new services to provide the indies more of a presence. That reality materialized today. Digital music distributor ...
How Would Facebook Music Affect the Facebook Platform?
Inside Facebook —
... about rumors originally reported by the NY Post that Facebook is stirring the music pot again by talking to potential partners about putting together a deal to integrate their music experience inside Facebook. ...
