By Ryan Van Etten on 04/30/2010
Apple caused a Twitter storm today with the abrupt announcement that their newly acquired cloud-based music service “Lala is shutting down.” I won’t speculate today on what this may mean for the future of iTunes and the music industry. Instead, here’s our top ten reactions to the news—reader discretion is advised.
Posted in Discussion, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged Amazon, Apple, cloud, Grooveshark, humor, iTunes, Lala, Music, music industry, piracy, reactions, Spotify, subscription model, top list |
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/29/2010
Mac computers rock, but I’m no apple addict. When I talk on my iPhone 3G I feel like my head is melting, and even though iTunes launches every time I sync, I’ve never purchased music on iTunes. (I have downloaded apps.) The bottom line of this microwavable disclaimer is that I’m not your average music consumer. Apple continues to create a major dependence on iTunes through their mobile products, and I don’t think that anything is going to “kill” iTunes without a war. iTunes is the 7-Eleven of media—
Posted in Editorial, Music, Music Flux | Tagged 7-11, adaptation, affinity, Apple, behavior, business, change, cloud, consumers, consumption, convenience, generation, Grooveshark, integration, iPad, iPhone, ipod, iTunes, iTunes killer, Lala, last.fm, Mark Mulligan, mobility, Music, music industry, social music, Spotify, stats, streaming, youth |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/31/2009
Pandora is blowing music consumption off the grid. Myriad digital choices are sending audio junkies into sensory overload—music wants to be everywhere. The stage is lit—music has always been social, and the web continues to make it even more so. Communication is on the rise.
Posted in Apps, Editorial, Gaming, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, Popular, Visual | Tagged Activision, Amie Street, analysis, AOL Music, Apps, blip.fm, ccMixter, chart, collaboration, comparison, consumption, Creative Commons, deezer, Delicious, Digidrummer, DJ Hero, DJing, EA Mobile, emusic, Facebook, friends, games, gigzee, Grooveshark, Guitar Rock Tour, Harmonix, Hip Hop All Star, Hype Machine, iheart radio, iLike, Imeem, Indaba Music, indie, influencers, iPhone, iTunes, jamble music mashups, jamendo, jamglue, Lala, last.fm, Looptastic, mashups, mobile, mobile music, mobility, MOG, music gaming, music industry, music sites, musicians, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, networks, NIN, NLog Synth, pandora, predictions, project playlist, PureVolume, recommendation engine, ReverbNation, Rhapsody, rhythm games, Rock Band Network, scratching, Second Life, seeqpod, sensory overload, Sirius, Slacker Radio, social intelligence, social media, social music, songza, SoundCloud, Spotify, stats, streaming, Tap Tap Revenge, Tapulous, The Beatles Rock Band, thesixtyone, tinysong, trends, twisten.fm, ustream, Vevo, video, Virtuoso Piano, visualization, we7, year in review, your friends are your filter, YouTube |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/15/2009
Based on estimated traffic data from compete.com, this visualization compares November 2009 website visits for 27 popular, legal, music stream-or-download destinations. The heat map is scaled—larger map areas represent higher website traffic. Green indicates positive growth in 2009. Red indicates negative growth in 2009. Hold your mouse over each section for stats on each site.
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News, Popular, Visual | Tagged Amie Street, AOL Music, Apple, Apps, big media, blip.fm, cloud, comparison, compete, data, deezer, emusic, finetune, Grooveshark, heat map, Hype Machine, iLike, Imeem, infographic, iPhone, iTunes, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, list, mobile, mobility, MOG, music sites, musicovery, MySpace, Napster, pandora, project playlist, PureVolume, Rhapsody, seeqpod, Slacker Radio, social media, social music, songza, Spotify, startups, stats, table, thesixtyone, traffic, trends, visualization, we7, year in review |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/13/2009
If you often use Google to lookup artists then you’ve no doubt already seen the new Google Music Search that includes playable audio right in the search results. The streaming audio is served via iLike or Lala. Links to other streaming music sites are shown as well—namely Rhapsody, Pandora, Imeem, and Lala.
Posted in Discussion, Music, Music Flux | Tagged crowdsourcing, data, Google, iLike, Imeem, information, integration, iTunes, Lala, media, music industry, MusicBiz, MySpace, OneBox, pandora, Rhapsody, search, social music, streaming, The Cardigans, trends, Wikipedia, YouTube |
By Ryan Van Etten on 08/27/2009
While all of us on planet Earth are different, many of us here share the desire to discover cool, new music. But how exactly do we do it? I brainstormed with some friends to think of all the ways in which we discover music. I’ll share the ideas we came up with, and hopefully you can share your favorite ways in the comments.
Posted in Apps, Discussion, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Amie Street, Apps, blip.fm, deezer, Grooveshark, Imeem, Indaba Music, integration, interaction, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, mobile, music discovery, MusicBiz, MySpace, networks, pandora, sharing, social media, social music, songza, Spotify, thesixtyone, twisten.fm, Twitter, twones, ustream, YouTube |
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