Comments on: If Facebook Music Really Launches, Will It Get Dissed By 50 Cent? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2029205 ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:48:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2029205 <strong>MySpace Still > Facebook for Music Marketing...</strong> Couch Sessions points to some of the differences between MySpace and Facebook that suggest that MySpace will remain the leader in music marketing. In related perspectives, Erick Schonfeld has a negative view of a possible Facebook music service.... MySpace Still > Facebook for Music Marketing…

Couch Sessions points to some of the differences between MySpace and Facebook that suggest that MySpace will remain the leader in music marketing. In related perspectives, Erick Schonfeld has a negative view of a possible Facebook music service….

]]> By: crimson reign http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2019435 crimson reign Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:58:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2019435 It seems actually that MySpace is way ahead of Facebook in terms of technology. Just check out their latest features, they have games, books, horoscopes, classifieds, and even some dating components. Meanwhiles Facebook is struggling to churn out this ONE feature that is music. They should be churning out tons of these to match the rapid feature developments that MySpace has seen. Speaking of which, MySpace has also made its presence known in many fairs and venues where you'll see their white tents with computers set up, and I've yet to see a Facebook tent. http://humanpets.com/ - Flirting and dating community It seems actually that MySpace is way ahead of Facebook in terms of technology. Just check out their latest features, they have games, books, horoscopes, classifieds, and even some dating components. Meanwhiles Facebook is struggling to churn out this ONE feature that is music. They should be churning out tons of these to match the rapid feature developments that MySpace has seen. Speaking of which, MySpace has also made its presence known in many fairs and venues where you’ll see their white tents with computers set up, and I’ve yet to see a Facebook tent.

http://humanpets.com/ - Flirting and dating community

]]> By: randomwalker http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017653 randomwalker Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:38:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017653 This is a very confusing post. You seem pretty confused yourself. Did you have a clear argument to make, or did start with the conclusion that facebook should stay out of music and then come up with a crutch to support it? Sometimes it's ok to just report the news, especially when not many details are known. This is a very confusing post. You seem pretty confused yourself. Did you have a clear argument to make, or did start with the conclusion that facebook should stay out of music and then come up with a crutch to support it?

Sometimes it’s ok to just report the news, especially when not many details are known.

]]> By: Sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017398 Sam Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:46:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017398 So how about the white elephant in the room (or the article)? Does it not strike anyones funny bone that Facebook is competing with Applications already on Facebook (say iLike)? Either Facebook is a platform or it is not. If they keep competing with application on Facebook then what incentive does someone have to write a cool and successful app if Facebook is just going to duplicate it? Don't they also have a movie services coming out? Wait that be Flixter they are going after... At least with Microsoft (the other not just a platform company) you know you are safe outside of Office... With FB it looks like open season... [Michael or whoever] Stir it up... Write about the White Elephant... It will be far more controversial and entertaining :-D So how about the white elephant in the room (or the article)?

Does it not strike anyones funny bone that Facebook is competing with Applications already on Facebook (say iLike)? Either Facebook is a platform or it is not. If they keep competing with application on Facebook then what incentive does someone have to write a cool and successful app if Facebook is just going to duplicate it? Don’t they also have a movie services coming out? Wait that be Flixter they are going after… At least with Microsoft (the other not just a platform company) you know you are safe outside of Office… With FB it looks like open season…

[Michael or whoever] Stir it up… Write about the White Elephant… It will be far more controversial and entertaining :-D

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017347 Jonathan Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:54:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017347 This is Yahoo? http://fireeagle.yahoo.net/ This is 50 http://thisis50.com/ Is this a New Trend? This is Yahoo? http://fireeagle.yahoo.net/
This is 50 http://thisis50.com/

Is this a New Trend?

]]> By: Merredith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017340 Merredith Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:43:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017340 Facebook may find itself squarely in between its users and the content providers... just like, let me think -- oh, the other content channels. Good luck to them; maybe it will add more pressure in the anti-DRM discussions, because at least the ad-supported content is built-in. BTW, Kuldeep, think it's fine that Erick reported this. He's there, he's good, he can write it. No biggie. And wasn't 50 Cent supposed to retire after losing the CD war with Kanye West? Just a thought... Facebook may find itself squarely in between its users and the content providers… just like, let me think — oh, the other content channels. Good luck to them; maybe it will add more pressure in the anti-DRM discussions, because at least the ad-supported content is built-in.

BTW, Kuldeep, think it’s fine that Erick reported this. He’s there, he’s good, he can write it. No biggie.

And wasn’t 50 Cent supposed to retire after losing the CD war with Kanye West? Just a thought…

]]> By: Hawaii808 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017262 Hawaii808 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:31:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017262 50 Cent hasn't even sold out half his Hawaii show... I think he is old news... 50 Cent hasn’t even sold out half his Hawaii show… I think he is old news…

]]> By: BR http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017187 BR Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:30:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017187 Anti-Facebook application video. Cute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzP_69ZTFk Anti-Facebook application video. Cute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzP_69ZTFk

]]> By: Allen_Ford http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017136 Allen_Ford Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:51:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017136 Sound Beast Digital Music Definitely Won't be dissing 50 cent or ANY other music artist for that matter. -iTunes, eat your heart out... http://www.myspace.com/soundbeastdigital Sound Beast Digital Music Definitely Won’t be dissing 50 cent or ANY other music artist for that matter.

-iTunes, eat your heart out…
http://www.myspace.com/soundbeastdigital

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017096 Peter Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017096 i agree - social network should stay out of the music business, lest they make some money. i agree - social network should stay out of the music business, lest they make some money.

]]> By: airj1012 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017084 airj1012 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:19:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017084 I'm glad that Facebook is getting into this. I HATE visiting artists' pages on MySpace to listen to a few mp3s, etc. MySpace's designs are just awful. However there are some drawbacks to Facebook getting into this "business". Facebook is becoming too popular and as a result there is becoming an access amount of spam. Which includes fake artists pages. For instance, search for "Eminem" (if you don't know he's a VERY popular rap artist). You'll notice there are 10 pages that are displayed as a result of searching for "Eminem". However all the results are garbage. There is "Eminem Fans", "The KING of Rap: Eminem", and my favorite "JAILBIRD= TIGHTER THAN EMINEM, PAUL WALL" which has 4 results and they all claim to be Musicians. Facebook needs to be able to limit special pages like artist pages to ensure they are legit. For now I will continue to visit artists' pages on MySpace until someone else can fix these issues, unfortunately. I’m glad that Facebook is getting into this. I HATE visiting artists’ pages on MySpace to listen to a few mp3s, etc. MySpace’s designs are just awful. However there are some drawbacks to Facebook getting into this “business”. Facebook is becoming too popular and as a result there is becoming an access amount of spam. Which includes fake artists pages. For instance, search for “Eminem” (if you don’t know he’s a VERY popular rap artist). You’ll notice there are 10 pages that are displayed as a result of searching for “Eminem”. However all the results are garbage. There is “Eminem Fans”, “The KING of Rap: Eminem”, and my favorite “JAILBIRD= TIGHTER THAN EMINEM, PAUL WALL” which has 4 results and they all claim to be Musicians. Facebook needs to be able to limit special pages like artist pages to ensure they are legit. For now I will continue to visit artists’ pages on MySpace until someone else can fix these issues, unfortunately.

]]> By: kuldeep http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017051 kuldeep Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:57:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017051 No offense to you Erick, but I thought Michael should have posted this article. He really tracked all the updates on new possible music model on the web and brought great insights. Expected same on this big news. No offense to you Erick, but I thought Michael should have posted this article. He really tracked all the updates on new possible music model on the web and brought great insights. Expected same on this big news.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017047 Patrick Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:54:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2017047 Facebook this, Facebook that, Facebook blah blah blah . . . Jeez I'm tired of seeing Facebook mentioned over and over and over again. Facebook this, Facebook that, Facebook blah blah blah . . .

Jeez I’m tired of seeing Facebook mentioned over and over and over again.

]]> By: Ryan Holiday http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016998 Ryan Holiday Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:23:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016998 Ze'ev, You do realize that there is a difference between being the fan of what a label produces and being a fan of the label itself. No one likes Universal Music Group. The name is meaningless. You don't head out to Best Buy to get whatever UMG put out this week. But there are thousands, maybe millions of people would buy ANYTHING that 50 Cent releases. That's the difference. People are fans of Michael Moore, no one cares about Dimension or New Line or Time Warner. Ze’ev,

You do realize that there is a difference between being the fan of what a label produces and being a fan of the label itself. No one likes Universal Music Group. The name is meaningless. You don’t head out to Best Buy to get whatever UMG put out this week. But there are thousands, maybe millions of people would buy ANYTHING that 50 Cent releases. That’s the difference. People are fans of Michael Moore, no one cares about Dimension or New Line or Time Warner.

]]> By: Eric http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016982 Eric Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:12:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016982 Pretty sure this was just announced the other day, but Facebook is using iTunes to sell music. When you visit the site and try to buy music it directs you to the itunes page of the song or album. www.facebook.com/music Pretty sure this was just announced the other day, but Facebook is using iTunes to sell music. When you visit the site and try to buy music it directs you to the itunes page of the song or album.

http://www.facebook.com/music

]]> By: Ze'ev http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016942 Ze'ev Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:46:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016942 um nobody fans a record label? check out the different record label channels @ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/universalmusicgroup -has 210,615 subscribers making it the #2 most subscribed channel on YouTube content is still king um nobody fans a record label? check out the different record label channels @ YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/universalmusicgroup -has 210,615 subscribers making it the #2 most subscribed channel on YouTube

content is still king

]]> By: The Hater http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016940 The Hater Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016940 That graphic is unbelievably terrible. Tell me it's not real. That graphic is unbelievably terrible. Tell me it’s not real.

]]> By: bs http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016935 bs Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/if-facebook-music-really-launches-will-it-get-dissed-by-50-cent/#comment-2016935 "What is happening with 50 Cent is indicative of a bigger battle brewing in the music industry between artists and record labels over who will get to control future online revenues" my question: why does this all even matter, why does this deserve a mention any financial issues they have are dealed with contracts, end of story. “What is happening with 50 Cent is indicative of a bigger battle brewing in the music industry between artists and record labels over who will get to control future online revenues”

my question: why does this all even matter, why does this deserve a mention

any financial issues they have are dealed with contracts, end of story.

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