Awakened Voice

Apple has just tossed a huge bone to high traffic social media sites. But will they pick it up?
Sites like Twitter, FriendFeed and yes even the mighty Facebook are grappling with the issue of exactly how they can earn enough revenue to continue to support their services without the need for future rounds of funding. [...]

Alexa Ray Joel, that’s who? I keep finding more good music there every day. The key to making this work is that users need to be generous and reward artists they like by sharing music, recommending tracks and spending a few $$$ a month to support the artists.
[tags]Social Media, Music, Commerce[/tags]
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If you combined MySpace with a DRM-free online music store and throw in a Darwinist market philosophy you end up with Amie St.
Amie St. has provided a place where independent musicians can find new fans, network and sell their music. There’s a catch though. New songs start out free and rise in price depending on [...]

In the past month I’ve had three shopping experiences with Amazon.com. One was related to purchasing a book. Another related to researching a new mobile phone purchase. And the third was in connection with last minute Christmas shopping.
In the process I spent quite a bit more time on the e-retailers site than I had in [...]