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Ruckus: when "free music" can't compete with free music
arstechnica.com - 2/11/2009
Ruckus: when "free music" can't compete with free music
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The music industry, struggling to find workable business models for the digital age, apparently can't even give its product away. Ad-supported services like SpiralFrog have generated what can only be charitably called a "lack of enthusiasm," while another ad-supported service ...
techcrunch.com - 2/7/2009
College Music Service Ruckus Shuts Down
— techcrunch.com — Ruckus, an online music service geared towards universities that allows students to stream an unlimited amount of... music, has apparently just closed its doors. The service was designed to appeal to college students, offering a legal alternative ... (more) College Music Service Ruckus Shuts Down

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Ruckus music service
ruckus.net - 2/7/2009
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daringfireball.net - 2/12/2009
Total Music, Uh-Huh
— daringfireball.net — Friday, 12 October 2007 BusinessWeek has a story — “ Universal Music Takes on iTunes ” 1... — regarding a supposed proposal from Universal Music chief Doug Morris to create a music-industry-owned subscription service called Total Music. BusinessWeek ... (more) Total Music, Uh-Huh

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The Open Road — ... Buried in an insightful Ars Technica article on digital music is this casual throwaway line, "At Princeton, Macs accounted for an astonishing 40 percent of all student computers in 2008." ...

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