Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians
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The next Friendster, MySpace,  Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there,  all claiming to be the next bonanza.
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PayPlay.FM is offering its 1.3 million indie songs in DRM-free MP3 format for $0.88 each.
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Blog: Contrastream, a new social music site, employs a similar voting system to Digg to determine the hottest new indie songs.
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MADISON, Wis., May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes, Inc. announced today it has engaged the newly formed online advertising firm Rebel Digital to manage ad sales for the world's first free and licensed guitar, bass and drum tablature web site, MXTabs.net.
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The music industry is using alternative routes to get new music heard, such as music blogs and 'viral marketing.'
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As more and more retailers try to cash in on the online music scene, things are becoming increasingly befuddling for consumers -- especially for consumers who stray from the Apple iPod fold.
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Nearly all of the 2,755 musicians who participated in a recent survey reported using the Internet for ideas and inspiration, with nine out of 10 going online to promote, advertise and post their music.
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Here's how a tiny web outfit became the most influential tastemaker on the music scene. By Dave Itzkoff from Wired magazine.
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Software developer Wurld Media has devised a way to bridge the gap between the freewheeling peer to peer downloads community and the music companies who would like to be paid.
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New music sharing network allows users to amass points by referring buyers.
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By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  May 25--Musicnotes Inc. of Madison said Thursday that it has signed licensing agreements with several thousand music publishers and administrators as part of a bid to build a Web site offering free, legal guitar notation for copyrighted songs.
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After a disappointing start, live online music is poised for success. With new technology and Web 2.0 networks in place to fuel the boom, record labels become the last remaining sticking point between you and some rockin' web shows. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Performers are turning to video sites that share ad revenue or pay by number of viewers.
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When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proportions.
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Social networking website MySpace is to allow unsigned bands to sell their music as downloads.
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MySpace.com is launching a new music download service that emphasizes music from independent artists, the latest in a string of services announced in recent weeks that hope to topple iTunes from its crown.