/ E-Retailers

eMusic’s catalog grows to more than 4 million tracks

eMusic, which claims the title of the largest retailer of independent music, reported today that its worldwide catalogue now exceeds 4 million tracks from more than 40,000 record labels.

Posted 08/05/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Online pranksters unite as Outrageous Ventures buys competitor GagWorks.com

Outrageous Ventures sells joke items online through such sites as PrankPlace.com and FunnyTies.com. GagWorks.com, which began selling online in 1996, had been one of its biggest competitors.

Posted 06/23/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Early search engine entrepreneurs launch a video-sharing web site

Courtney Jones and Robert Brahms, two of the founders of early search engine FindWhat.com, are among the founders of LoyalTV.com, a web site that lets consumers upload videos about their favorite products.

Posted 04/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

How a sudden YouTube frenzy swamped a small e-retailer with orders

A YouTube video from 1998 of the Indiana University a cappella group Straight No Chaser suddenly began registering hundreds of thousands of views a day. A-cappella.com, the only place that had the full DVD for sale, quickly sold out.

Posted 02/26/2008Don DavisPost a comment

Record label Naxos steps up its online efforts

Classical music record label Naxos is offering its catalog through MusicGiants.com, which also will carry music from PentaTone, a Dutch label distributed by Naxos of America. Naxos earlier this year launched its own download store, ClassicsOnline.com.

Posted 08/24/2007Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

The beat goes on as Amazon launches an “indie” music section

Only a month after launching a classical music section, Amazon launches an indie music section featuring independent music labels and bands not associated with major labels.

Posted 04/19/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Online music expands the market, says a trade group’s survey

A survey of 1,008 online music consumers by the Digital Media Association reports that nearly 60% listen to more music since they started using an online service.

Posted 01/16/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

eMusic to celebrate 100 millionth with Barenaked Ladies

EMusic is barreling down on the sale of its 100 millionth MP3 download. The retailer has enlisted pop group Barenaked Ladies to write and record a personalized song about the eMusic subscriber who downloads the 100 millionth track.

Posted 11/22/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

MTV buys its way into the digital music games market

MTV Networks is making a play for the interactive music games business. MTV is acquiring Harmonix Music Systems Inc., developer of the PlayStation 2 Guitar Hero and other digital music gaming titles, for $175 million in cash.

Posted 09/27/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

Webloyalty.com, Fandango say lawsuit has no merit

Webloyalty.com and the operator of Fandango.com say they will vigorously fight a lawsuit that accuses them of engaging in a scheme in which Fandango customers were enrolled in Webloyalty’s Reservation Rewards program without their knowledge.

Posted 09/14/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment