In our previous article The DIY Music Revolution we explored some of the reasons why despite the “DIY music Revolution,” Indie Record Labels are here to stay. Recently, the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) released a report about how much it costs a major record...

One of the most interesting social network models to develop of late are artist funding websites. Artist funding websites work like this: Artists sign up and pitch their projects to the public via the website. Users go on the website, browse through different projects and if they find something interesting,...

The digital internet revolution has not only changed the music and the newspaper industries.. the magazine business is also changing radically. Case in point: On March 26, 2009, Blender magazine stopped printing magazines and moved to an online-only format, eliminating 30 jobs along the way. I knew the...

according to this report the number of independent labels are increasing their numbers in terms of total music sales (almost 30%), digital downloads, webcasting and satellite radio. Also, independent label artists’ had a great year at the Grammy’s * Independent labels accounted for 32% of...

Professor Dave Winer has posted one of the most convincing articles about the sunset of online advertisement in his blog The idea behind his theory is that online review sites and blogs will make online advertisement completely ineffective by offering something that advertisements could never offer,...